Automation & Controls Engineer

Danaher • Barrio Pueblo, PR

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Automation and Digital Engineer is responsible for projects to automate and digitalize manufacturing in Cytiva’s Filtration business.
This position reports to the Engineering Sr Manager and is part of the Advanced Engineering Team located in Fajardo, PR and will be an on-site role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant science or engineering discipline e.g. Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering
• Substantial experience in relevant engineering roles, i.e. automation and control, and in manufacturing plants. Must be capable of understanding manufacturing and equipment specifications e.g. drawings and schematics.
• Practical “hands-on” expertise in design, build and test of industrial automation systems. Experience with instrumentation, local controllers, and supervisory control systems is essential and, ideally, with Rockwell Automation products. Familiarity with industrial network design and implementation would be a distinct advantage.
• Knowledge of how electrical safety circuits in an industrial environment work and how to implement proper safety controls that mitigate the risk identified
• Capable of coordinating your own work plus that of others, including contracted third parties, via visual and daily management.

Nice To Haves

• Procedures associated with the management of change in a regulated industry and, specifically, commissioning, qualification and validation.
• Development and implementation of automated batch process control, including recipe management. Knowledge of ISA-88 would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Use insights from Gemba to identify valuable problems to solve and build cases for automation and digitalization of our manufacturing equipment.
• Research alternative technologies to establish state-of-the-art, then design, build and test solutions, working with third-party vendors and contractors as required.
• Commission, qualify and validate new manufacturing technologies, managing these changes according to safety, quality and regulatory standards.
• Support troubleshooting of existing equipment, identify opportunities for continuous improvements, and implement technology upgrades.
• Participate in activities to define and deploy global specifications for automation and digitalization in our manufacturing plants.

Benefits

• Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level