Lead AVEVA PI Consultant

NNE•Clayton, NC

About The Position

We are looking for a Lead AVEVA PI Consultant with strong experience delivering PI System solutions in regulated pharmaceutical or biotech environments. This role focuses on the design, implementation, and validation of AVEVA PI based data and historian solutions across concept, basic, and detailed design phases. About the job: You will develop technical deliverables, support cross discipline coordination, and contribute to technical excellence within our US Automation & IT team. This is a great role for engineers who enjoy hands on technical work, collaborating closely with customers and project teams, and applying PI System expertise to support GMP manufacturing, data integrity, and data driven decision making.

Requirements

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Automation, or a related field.
Strong experience delivering AVEVA PI System solutions in pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated industries.
Hands on experience with PI System components such as PI Data Archive, Asset Framework, and system integrations.
Familiarity with GMP environments and regulatory expectations (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, ISA 88/95).
Ability to deliver technical work independently and manage small technical scopes or priorities.
Strong collaboration skills within multi disciplinary project teams.
Be able to plan and prioritize work in VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) environment.
ISA S88, S95
EBDVB, Batch Interface, PI-PI, OPC DA, RDBMS
PI Analytics, Event Frames
AF: Parent / Child templates, hierarchies
Advanced Pi Vision
SQL (Intermediate level)

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Network architecture and Security
PI Integration, AF-SDK
Python, HTNL, X-path, VBA, PowerShell
Rt-Reports
OPC UA, EF Gen, PI Web API / RESTFUL
Admin / Troubleshooting
Experience with PI system integration in manufacturing or automation environments.
Experience supporting validation activities for data or historian systems.
Familiarity with cloud platforms, Agile delivery models, or DevOps tools.
Experience improving PI standards, templates, or delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver AVEVA PI System solutions for pharma and biotech manufacturing environments, including PI Data Archive, Asset Framework, system integrations, and data models for small, medium and large size PI scope.
Develop technical deliverables such as architecture documents, functional specifications, data models, and configuration documentation.
Support implementation, testing, and validation activities for PI solutions in GxP regulated environments.
Collaborate with customers to translate business and operational needs into scalable, compliant PI solutions.
Support PI system integration with automation, manufacturing systems, and other OT/IT platforms.
Ensure solutions meet GMP requirements, data integrity expectations, and regulatory standards (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, ISA 88/95).
Participate in design reviews and support risk based assessments related to data systems and compliance.
Support project execution alongside automation, process, CQV and IT engineering disciplines.
As a lead set direction for PI discipline and mentor senior resources.
Provide technical leadership and guidance on PI related topics within project teams.
Act as a technical point of contact for PI focused scopes on assigned projects.
Support coordination across disciplines to ensure integrated and high quality solution delivery.
Contribute technical input to project proposals, scopes of work, basis of design documents, and effort estimates related to PI and data systems.
Support strong client relationships by providing trusted technical expertise within pharma and biotech projects.
Help develop and refine PI delivery standards, templates, best practices, and technical guidelines.
Participate in internal knowledge sharing communities focused on AVEVA PI, data engineering, and regulated environments.