Our direct client, a Global BioPharma company, needs a Contract - Automation Engineer (Must have 2 years of DeltaV Batch exp. In BioPharma) for a long-term 12-month contract. Excellent pay rate + O/T. Flexible to accept H1B visa candidates on C2C staffing firm direct payroll.

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Job Title: Contract Automation Engineer - DeltaV Batch

Location: Bothell, WA Overnight Travel: 5%

Contract Duration: Initially 12 months, with a chance to extend the contract if needed

Compensation: Pay rate of $70- 100 per hour (including all travel/living expenses) + OT of 1.5X.

The above rate will be reduced if a local person is hired, not requiring travel/living expenses.

Company Info:

This is an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in the BioPharma industry offering specialized drug substances processing.

The Manufacturing unit Operations are only for the drug substance (Up Stream) processing, compounding, bulk packaging, in sterile, clean room environment.

Group Info: Be part of the Engineering and Maintenance group. This role will report to the Sr. Manager of Automation, who has 5 automation engineers under him

Note 1: This person must be Proficient in DeltaV Batch configuration including phases, unit procedures, equipment modules, and control modules. Only DeltaV skills will not be considered.

Note 2: Will also consider direct candidates with Green Card or US Citizens on a W2 basis.

Summary:

The Contract Automation Engineer is responsible for configuration, programming, production support and project engineering of Emerson DCS DeltaV Batch

Candidate Must Have:

• B.S. degree in Engineering/Comp. Sc., or relevant technical field.
• Min. 3 years of General Automation experience with HMI, SCADA, DeltaV, DeltaV Batch, PLC, etc.
• Min. 2 years of hands-on experience with DeltaV Batch programming in the BioPharma industry.
• Familiarity with DeltaV Infrastructure.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Candidate-Nice to Have:

• DeltaV training or certification from Emerson
• Experience managing DeltaV expansion projects

• Familiarity with IT /OT networks
• Familiarity with DeltaV Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware)
• Strong understanding of ISA-88 batch control principles

• Experience supporting commissioning and qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ)
• Working knowledge of DeltaV Operate, Batch Executive, and Control Studio
• Understanding of DeltaV Historian, Diagnostics, and Alarm Management
• Experience integrating DeltaV with external systems such as MES or PI via OPC
• Ability to create and maintain documentation including SOPs, change requests, etc.

Keywords: Automation, ISA-88, DeltaV Batch, DeltaV, Emerson, Pharma, Biotech, BioPharma, cGMP, Manufacturing, drug, DCS, Controls, Engineer, Project, MES, PI Historian, Validation,