Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer

US-MA-Taunton

Waters Corporation

Req #: 21557
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				Overview:

Waters Corporation is currently seeking a highly motivated Sr Engineer to support our newly completed Precision Manufacturing Facility in Taunton, MA. In this critical role you will support the advancement and maintenance of the Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Supervisory Controls and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, associated PLCs, hardware, instrumentation, networking, and/or interfaces depending on your experience and the site needs.

The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter authority for these production management and automation systems. They will partner on site with Engineering, Production, Facilities, and Quality Assurance to ensure delivery of our high-quality chemical products. The products manufactured at this site are essential for the development and testing of medicines as well as for the purity of food / water for people across the globe.

Responsibilities:

* Utilize MES, SCADA, and/or PLC software to support the ongoing manufacturing processes and new equipment/product introductions.
* Collaborate with Process Engineers, Production supervisors, and QA specialists to implement system upgrades, new features, corrective actions, and other continuous improvement initiatives across the site's automation/data systems.
* Develop and improve work instructions (WI), standard operating procedures (SOP), guidance, and standards for automation-owned programs.
* After sufficient traning and experience, rotate on-call support with other engineers to assist with Production's M-F manufacturing schedule as well as weekend maintenance activities as required.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree in chemical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related engineering field.
* 5-10 years of experience in MES and/or Automation in a manufacturing environment.
* Ability to read and interpret piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs), PLC logic, electrical schematics, and loop drawings.
* Experience with MES / DCS / SCADA / PLC programming and configuration, in particular with Korber Pas-X MES (formerly Werum), AVEVA System Platform (Wonderware), AVEVA Batch Management, Rockwell Studio5000, and FactoryTalk View is a plus.
* Experience with batch and continuous manufacturing operations in the chemical industry is a plus.
			
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