Engineer 2

Merck•Bedford, MA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Develop industrial control systems and OT solutions following GAMP 5 guidelines, including technical specifications and validation support documentation, ensuring designs enable GxP compliance for biopharmaceutical R&D environments. Design and implement PLC programming and SCADA/HMI applications. Implement data exchange solutions using communication protocols. Demonstrate solutions via presentations and proof-of-concept implementations. Collaborate with product owners, architects, and stakeholders on the requirements and participate in Agile/Nexus Framework practices. Hybrid role requiring three days onsite and two days remote.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Automation Engineering, or other Engineering discipline.
4+ years of hands-on experience in Industrial Control Systems and OT technologies in PLC programming and SCADA/HMI development in R&D environments.
1+ years of hands-on experience with Siemens.

Nice To Haves

Expert in STL/FBD/Ladder and object-oriented programming using Siemens TIA Portal, CODESYS.
Expert in SCADA/HMI development using Siemens WinCC, Ignition, Aveva System Platform.
Experience with OPC DA & UA, MODBUS, Ethernet/IP protocols for real-time data exchange.
Experience with DCS solutions (Delta-V and/or Siemens PCS), UI design and prototyping.
Experience with MS SQL Server and .NET framework.
Strong hands-on experience with Siemens TIA Portal, Siemens WinCC.
Hands-on MTP (Module Type Package) implementation experience.
Experience with RESTful APIs and WebSocket.
Familiarity with Automated testing frameworks, Version control (GitHub), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), CI/CD pipelines for industrial automation systems.
Familiarity Virtualization technology, Docker, Monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus).
Experience with Prometheus, RabbitMQ, Java, Docker, virtualizing SCADA and PLC packages.
Familiarity with ISA-88/ISA-95 standards.
Agile methodology experience.
Knowledge of AI solutions and using SDLC.

Responsibilities

Develop industrial control systems and OT solutions following GAMP 5 guidelines, including technical specifications and validation support documentation, ensuring designs enable GxP compliance for biopharmaceutical R&D environments.
Design and implement PLC programming and SCADA/HMI applications.
Implement data exchange solutions using communication protocols.
Demonstrate solutions via presentations and proof-of-concept implementations.
Collaborate with product owners, architects, and stakeholders on the requirements and participate in Agile/Nexus Framework practices.