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Automation/Controls Engineer
Vacaville, CA
Posted Oct 22, 2026
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ROLE OVERVIEW
Seeking a hands-on Automation/Controls Engineer with experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing to support design, construction, equipment installation, and controls integration within an existing manufacturing facility. The role focuses on low-voltage wiring, instrumentation, control panels, and troubleshooting during brownfield capital projects, rather than commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV).
About the Position
Seeking a hands-on Automation/Controls Engineer with experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing to support design, construction, equipment installation, and controls integration within an existing manufacturing facility. The role focuses on low-voltage wiring, instrumentation, control panels, and troubleshooting during brownfield capital projects, rather than commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV).
Key Responsibilities
- ✓3–7 years of relevant engineering experience.
- ✓Automation and controls experience in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
- ✓Strong hands-on experience with low-voltage and field wiring.
- ✓Experience with instrumentation installation, termination, and troubleshooting.
- ✓Knowledge of control panels, I/O systems, instrumentation loops, and equipment controls.
- ✓Experience supporting design and construction activities for biopharmaceutical capital projects.
- ✓Brownfield project experience integrating new equipment into existing manufacturing facilities.
Requirements & Qualifications
- •Experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA, or industrial automation systems.
- •Familiarity with bioreactors, process skids, pumps, tanks, and other biopharmaceutical equipment.
- •Experience with equipment startup and controls troubleshooting.
- •Background in large-scale brownfield expansions or commercialization projects.
- •Experience in mammalian cell culture or cell culture manufacturing facilities.
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