Integration Systems Engineer, PI Data Historian

Bachem AG•Vista, CA

26d•$111,920 - $153,890

About The Position

The Integration Systems Engineer, PI Data Historian is responsible for the full lifecycle management, implementation, and support of AVEVA PI Data Historian systems across manufacturing and IT/OT environments. The role ensures reliable, secure, and compliant data collection, integration, and visualization between production equipment, automation systems, and enterprise applications. It supports new site deployments, system commissioning, GMP validation, operational readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives, working with cross-functional teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to enable scalable digital manufacturing solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, information technology, automation engineering, or a related technical field.
4–6 years of hands-on experience in PI Historian engineering, system integration, and technical project delivery within pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
Hands-on experience with AVEVA PI Data Historian systems, including PI Server, PI AF, PI Vision, Interfaces, Connectors, and Adaptors.
Strong understanding of historian system architecture, industrial data integration, real-time data management, data contextualization, visualization, reporting, and analytics platforms.
Experience integrating OT equipment, PLCs, SCADA, DCS, MES, automation systems, and manufacturing execution/integration platforms with enterprise IT infrastructure and applications.
Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as OPC DA/UA, Modbus, MQTT, BACnet, and Ethernet/IP.
Project experience supporting new manufacturing site deployments, commissioning, large-scale production expansions, and digital manufacturing initiatives.
Background administering production-critical applications in regulated manufacturing environments, with familiarity in Windows Server, virtualization, networking, Active Directory, backup and recovery, and cybersecurity principles.
Experience with Computerized System Validation (CSV), GMP compliance, and data integrity requirements within regulated industries.
Proficiency in scripting and automation tools such as PowerShell or Python for system administration and workflow automation.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills, and ability to work across IT, OT, cross-functional, and global project environments.

Responsibilities

Manage the full lifecycle of AVEVA PI Data Historian systems, including architecture, development, installation, commissioning, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning.
Support greenfield and brownfield manufacturing projects by deploying PI infrastructure for new production facilities, site start-ups, and expansions.
Design, implement, and optimize historian and integration solutions connecting OT equipment, PLCs, SCADA, DCS, MES, automation systems, and enterprise IT applications.
Lead PI System design, implementation, validation, commissioning, and operational-readiness activities.
Translate business and operational requirements into technical solutions, including PI tags, AF structures, event frames, data models, interfaces, connectors, and scripts.
Lead incident, change, and problem management and resolve complex issues involving industrial data collection, communication interfaces, storage, synchronization, and retrieval.
Support GMP, CSV, commissioning, and qualification activities; create and maintain specifications, test protocols, validation records, SOPs, and lifecycle documentation.
Administer a 24/7 operational PI System to support high availability, performance, reliability, and disaster recovery readiness.
Collaborate with automation, infrastructure, cybersecurity, manufacturing, digitalization teams, vendors, system integrators, and engineering partners on projects and operations.
Analyze system performance, improve historian and integration platforms, provide technical guidance to project teams, and serve as an SME during audits, inspections, and assessments.