Sr. Systems Engineer II

Proconex • Royersford, PA

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About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer II is a senior technical leadership role responsible for leading small to mid-sized automation projects, serving as a primary technical representative for customers, and developing scalable solutions that provide value beyond individual projects. The role provides technical leadership across project execution, commissioning, operations support, customer engagement, and engineering practices, while contributing to the growth and advancement of the engineering organization.

The position applies expert-level process control and automation knowledge to architect solutions, optimize manufacturing operations, mentor engineers, improve engineering standards, and influence customer technology roadmaps. It builds trusted-advisor relationships with customers, promotes collaboration across technical and business teams, coaches developing engineers, and contributes to organizational initiatives that enhance engineering quality, efficiency, and long-term growth.

The role includes up to 30% travel to customer sites for project execution, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, testing, training, consulting, and other customer-facing work. Project assignments may require extended onsite support, and the employee must be open to temporary relocation or assignment-based relocation according to customer, project, and business needs. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience designing, configuring, implementing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and supporting industrial automation and control systems in manufacturing, process control, engineering services, life sciences, or related technical environments.
• 8+ years of experience developing automation architectures, control strategies, system integrations, software configurations, engineering documentation, and technical solutions for industrial control systems.
• 8+ years of experience leading project execution, commissioning, startup support, operational support, lifecycle management, and technical problem resolution.
• 8+ years of experience working directly with customer stakeholders to develop requirements, provide technical recommendations, lead technical discussions, and support strategic initiatives.
• 8+ years of experience mentoring engineers, providing technical leadership, reviewing engineering deliverables, and supporting workforce development.
• 8+ years of experience supporting project planning, estimating, resource coordination, risk management, and technical execution in project-based engineering environments.
• 8+ years of experience using engineering software, business applications, and Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Visio, and Project.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• Must be open to travel up to 30% and possible extended onsite support or temporary/assignment-based relocation for project work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Emerson DeltaV, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Ignition, Wonderware, OSI PI, PLC, SCADA, or similar automation platforms.
• Experience developing and supporting integrated manufacturing architectures involving control systems, industrial networks, historians, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience leading automation projects in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, chemical, energy, utilities, food and beverage, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, qualification, validation, and operational-readiness activities.
• Experience developing technical scopes of work, project estimates, work breakdown structures, and proposal-support deliverables.
• Experience with industrial networking, cybersecurity, virtualization, cloud-connected manufacturing systems, databases, system integration, or industrial communication protocols.
• Experience serving as a recognized technical lead, subject matter expert, or trusted advisor for customers and engineering organizations.
• Experience using AI tools to improve engineering productivity, documentation, software development, troubleshooting, data analysis, project execution, or other business and engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and optimization of industrial automation systems, including DCS, PLC, SCADA, data historians, and related technologies.
• Develop control system architectures, control strategies, network designs, automation sequences, integrations, and software solutions aligned with customer objectives and industry best practices.
• Assess customer processes, operational requirements, existing system architectures, and business objectives to develop practical, scalable automation solutions.
• Lead technical discussions, requirements workshops, design reviews, and solution-development sessions with customers, vendors, and project teams.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers during project execution, operational support, and consulting engagements.
• Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, operational readiness, validation, and lifecycle-management activities.
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving software, hardware, process equipment, networking, integrations, and operational systems, and develop sustainable solutions to improve reliability and performance.
• Partner with project managers on execution plans, schedules, resource requirements, technical strategies, risk mitigation, and project-performance improvements.
• Build customer relationships through technical expertise, proactive communication, responsiveness, and strategic guidance for current and future needs.
• Mentor Systems Engineers and Senior Systems Engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, training, project leadership, and professional development.
• Identify opportunities for additional engineering services and collaborate with account management, leadership, and cross-functional teams to support customer growth and long-term partnerships.
• Contribute to engineering standards, department initiatives, process improvements, technical training, scalable solutions, and best practices.
• Use emerging technologies and digital tools, including AI, to improve engineering productivity, documentation, troubleshooting, project execution, knowledge management, and business processes.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), through which team members share in company growth and success.
• Premium medical benefits.
• 401(k) match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Other unique incentives.

What This Job Offers

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