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Meissner · 3 weeks ago

Advanced Automation / Controls Engineer

Camarillo, CA, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $120K/yr

6+ years exp

Meissner is dedicated to manufacturing lifesaving and life enhancing drugs, therapies, and vaccines. The Advanced Automation / Controls Engineer will lead controls engineering for projects in cleanroom environments, ensuring safety and reliability while mentoring junior staff and supporting system integration and validation.

Food and BeverageHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceuticalTelecommunications

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Leads the entire controls engineering scope independently for small-to-medium projects, ensuring continuity, maintainability, and long-term support within the single-engineer model in Class 7 cleanrooms and cGMP environments, while elevating safety, reliability, robustness, and serviceability; delegates tasks to technicians and junior engineers as appropriate; provides initial first-line support at startup and transitions first-line support to Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance (remaining as second-line support)

Project leadership: plan scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies in the company-standard project/task management system; deliver on time and within budget; coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers

Design and documentation: author and review P&IDs; electrical schematics; pneumatic diagrams; panel/device layouts; BOMs; and process flow diagrams; ensure documentation quality for serviceability and knowledge retention

Build: lead enclosure/panel and field wiring plans; direct technicians; ensure compliance with NEC, UL, CE and strong documentation practices

Integration: Design and validate safety circuits Configure operator interfaces, relays/contactors, transducers, pneumatics, motors/drives Networking: sets up and configures advanced segmented local networks and establishes remote connectivity using routers. PLC/HMI: develop maintainable ladder logic architectures and HMI UX; robust signal conditioning; PID and sequencing for multiple variables; integrate via discrete, analog, serial, and ethernet interfaces. Implement advanced motion control (servo drives/axes). SCADA: design and implement SCADA integrations including security, alarming, data logging/visualization, reports, scripting, and basic web-services where needed. Test/debug: define and execute test plans; lead root cause analysis; implement corrective actions and document lessons learned

Validation/documentation: support cGMP validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) led by Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality; ensure comprehensive records and traceability

Support and continuous improvement: provide initial first-line support after equipment goes into service to achieve reliable operation; transition first-line support to Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance and remain second-line support; support legacy controls systems commensurate with role level; Drive reliability and uptime improvements; Contribute to standards and design-for-maintenance/safety enhancements; Mentor junior engineers and technicians

Qualification

Controls/automation experiencePLC/HMI developmentSCADA integrationAdvanced motion controlAutoCAD proficiencyNetworking managementCodes/standardsOrganized planningMS Office proficiencyClear communicationCross-functional collaborationMentoring capability

Required

Bachelor's degree (or similar) in a relevant discipline; equivalent experience considered

6+ years related controls/automation experience with prior industry exposure preferred

Working knowledge of NEC, UL, CE; familiarity with hazardous-area design/compliance (Class I Div 1/Div 2, intrinsically safe circuits, explosion-proof enclosures)

Proficient in AutoCAD (Mechanical or Electrical); maintains drawing standards and revision control

Strong ladder logic and HMI development; modular code organization; robust fault handling; platform-agnostic mindset and ability to support legacy systems appropriate to the role

Advanced motion control (servo) capability for single- and multi-axis systems

Managed local networking (segmentation where appropriate) and remote connectivity using routers

Hands-on SCADA integration experience; scripting/data - intermediate Python and SQL; basic database table design; reporting strategies

Demonstrated independent commissioning of multiple unique systems of moderate complexity (higher IO counts, several PID loops, sequencing); measurable improvements in reliability and safety in cGMP settings

Clear communication; cross-functional collaboration; organized planning and prioritization; mentoring capability

Proficient with MS Office software including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and a working knowledge of a wide variety of software packages, operating systems, and equipment