Senior DeltaV Control Systems Engineer
Lead Complex Life Sciences Automation Projects
Control Associates is seeking an experienced Senior DeltaV Control Systems Engineer to join our elite engineering team . In this role, you'll serve as a technical leader on large-scale control system implementations for premier pharmaceutical and life sciences clients, taking projects from initial proposal through successful commissioning while mentoring the next generation of control systems engineers.
About This Opportunity:
This is more than just an engineering role - you'll be a trusted technical advisor to our most important clients in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries . Working with cutting-edge DeltaV control systems, you'll design solutions that ensure the safe, efficient production of life-saving medications and treatments. Your expertise will directly impact critical manufacturing processes that serve patients worldwide.
Your Leadership Impact:
• Serve as Project Technical Lead Engineer or Project Engineer for complex DeltaV implementations
• Lead control system project implementation from proposal through startup and commissioning
• Proactively mentor and develop team members, fostering their technical growth and career advancement
• Develop sophisticated control strategies for pharmaceutical and life sciences applications
• Design and configure DeltaV graphics and control system databases
• Review and approve critical project design drawings
• Ensure comprehensive factory acceptance testing meets stringent industry standards
• Collaborate with Project Managers on planning, scheduling, and documentation
• Maintain cutting-edge expertise through continuous DeltaV and control systems training
What You'll Bring:
• Bachelor of science degree required, majors preferred include chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or computer engineering,
• 4+ years of industry experience in Pharma/Life Sciences environments
• Extensive DeltaV configuration experience with continuous or batch process control systems
• Experience with PLCs in batch or life sciences applications
• Knowledge of industry standards: ISA S88, GAMP5, and 21CFR11
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and instrumentation/controls wiring diagrams
• Experience with validation documentation (URS, GDS, DDS, FRS)
• Site startup and process equipment support experience
• Database knowledge (SQL, Historians, querying)
• Understanding of factory floor communication protocols
• Strong troubleshooting skills for process and process equipment
• Excellent communication skills for client-facing interactions
How This Role Embodies Our Values:
Customer Focus: You'll prioritize client needs by delivering exceptional technical solutions and maintaining strong relationships with pharmaceutical customers throughout the NYC Tri-State region.
Collaboration: Working in a robust team environment, you'll achieve superior results by leveraging collective expertise and supporting multiple simultaneous projects.
Innovation: You'll encourage thoughtful, creative solutions by developing cutting-edge control strategies and mentoring team members to think beyond conventional approaches.
Integrity: You'll build trust through responsible technical decisions and honest client relationships, ensuring all work meets the highest pharmaceutical industry standards.
Passion: You'll cultivate enthusiasm and dedication by continuously advancing your expertise and inspiring excellence in those you mentor.
Professional Growth Opportunities:
• Lead high-visibility projects for premier pharmaceutical clients
• Mentor and develop emerging engineering talent
• Continuous learning through company-provided DeltaV and control systems training
• Exposure to the latest pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and industry standards
• Client site visits throughout the NYC Tri-State region
Ready to Lead the Future of Life Sciences Automation?
If you're an experienced control systems professional who wants to make a meaningful impact in pharmaceutical manufacturing while developing the next generation of engineers, this is your opportunity to join a team that values technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous innovation.
Note: This position requires relocation to the NYC tri-state area if not currently local. Work visa sponsorship is not available. This is a direct hire fulltime position.
Control Associates is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.
Control Associates is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.
Control Associates, Inc., offers competitive salaries that include a bonus potential.
Base Salary range for this role is $90,000 - $120,000
Excellent benefits, including multiple medical plan choices, vision, and dental insurance with coverage for both employees and dependent family members. Medical and dependent care flexible spending benefits, health savings accounts, commuter tax benefit, company paid long-term disability and life/ADD insurance plans with a buy up option.
Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and sick days
Our retirement plans include a 401(k) plan (with company match) and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), is a company-funded benefit that provides additional retirement compensation to qualifying employees.
Certification/Training, we provide both in-house and Client/System specific technical training
Control Associates Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, creed, race religion, color, national origin, citizenship, disability, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, gender, ancestry, or liability for services in the U.S. Armed Forces, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
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About Control Associates
Where Innovation Meets Industrial Excellence
For over 90 years, Control Associates has been at the forefront of industrial process automation, transforming how critical industries operate across the New York tri-state area. What started in 1933 has evolved into a premier provider of cutting-edge process automation systems, software solutions, valves, actuation, pressure management, measurement technologies, and asset reliability services.
Industry Expertise
We're the trusted partner providing solutions and services in the Life Sciences, Natural Gas Distribution & Transmission, HVAC, Power Generation, Chemical Processing, and Downstream Hydrocarbons Industries. When precision matters, industry leaders turn to Control Associates.
Global Partnership, Local Expertise
Through our strategic partnership with Emerson, a global leader in process automation, we combine world-class technology with deep local market knowledge. This unique combination allows us to deliver solutions that are both innovative and tailored to our customers' specific needs.
Our Culture of Excellence
At Control Associates, we're driven by our core values: Customer Focus, Collaboration, Innovation, Integrity, and Passion. These values guide every decision we make and solution we deliver. We believe in building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships, while constantly pushing the boundaries of what's possible in industrial automation.
Join Our Legacy of Innovation
Based in Allendale, NJ, we're a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and industry experts who take pride in setting new standards for industrial process automation
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