Senior Controls Engineer

PepsiCo•Town/Village of Harrison, NY

38d•Hybrid

About The Position

The 1NA Controls and Digital team is seeking a Controls & Information Systems Senior Engineer to define strategy for plant automation and system integration across PFNA Manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
5+ years experience
Consumer Packaged Goods experience with a focus on automation and control systems
Ability to reduce complex problems to a simple set of solutions
Ability to communicate technical and business information effectively
Superior team building skills to work with all levels of the organization
Knowledge of industrial networks, controls software, and MES
Project management skills
Ability to travel 40%

Responsibilities

Define controls and IT scope of processing, packaging, and/or material handling systems to meet functional and business requirements.
Lead cross-functional reviews of electrical design, controls configuration, and functional specification documentation, provided by external vendors.
Assess new IT/OT technology and develop integration strategies to pilot and commercialize.
Manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
Prepare bid packages for system integrators and equipment manufacturers.
Provide direction to diverse groups such as IT, external vendors, and plant resources.
Develop reporting and visualization tools to improve operations performance.
Define system validation requirements, develop validation documentation, generate and execute test protocols.
Provide on-site start-up engineering support during line commissioning.