Lead Development: Partner with project managers and control engineers at machine suppliers to oversee the development of controls for brand-new equipment and exciting legacy equipment modernization projects.
Champion Safety: Take ownership of machine safety device definition and maintain close collaboration with suppliers to ensure the highest safety standards.
Drive Start-Up Success: Guide equipment from initial commissioning at the supplier's facility through Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), ensuring machines achieve peak performance levels.
Coordinate & Collaborate: Orchestrate machine control manufacturing with suppliers and coordinate seamless installations alongside the GIE project team, local plants, and vendors.
Be the Go-To Expert: Serve as the primary point of contact between machine vendors and internal project teams for all control systems matters.
Technical Excellence: Prepare detailed control machine specifications, select optimal equipment control technologies, and provide technical expertise for Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and SAT protocol preparation and execution.
Documentation Master: Ensure complete availability of critical machine documentation including program source code, CE Mark compliance, safety risk assessments, operator instructions, and electrical schematics.
Knowledge Sharing: Train and mentor the internal project team, implementing best practices in controls and electrical technology across the organization.
Technical Support Hero: Provide ongoing support to Becton Dickinson Plants with machine improvements, troubleshooting, and technical assistance wherever equipment is deployed.
Drive Continuous Improvement: Lead assigned improvement initiatives, managing projects with precision in terms of timeline, cost, quality, and safety while maximizing product quality and process productivity.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage with BD associates across GIE, communities of experts spanning multiple business units, Manufacturing, Quality, and other key departments.
Required Qualifications:
Controls engineering degree
Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC/HMI programming & controls technology, robotics (Fanuc, staubli ...), Scada system, Microsoft Project.
Availability to travel 25%
Requirements
Experience in inline vision systems is (Cognex, LabVIEW National instrument).
15+ years experience in machine automation development preferred or process development.
Knowledge and Skills:
Six Sigma knowledge preferred.
Electrical design.
Skills in electrical cabinet and related components knowledge (Old and new generation machines).
PLC & HMI programing; Experience in different programming languages (Allen Bradley, Siemens) and their fieldbus.
Experience in integration of control systems (Allen Bradeley, Siemens) including motion and linear motion (ATS Supertrak, XTS Beckhoff).
Knowledge in electricity and electronics.
Knowledge in pneumatic.
Communication with all stakeholders (Adapting technical explanations to the audience).
Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, validation, CFR21 Part 11, data integrity.
Ability to communicate in Spanish nice to have.
For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company's receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. I
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insuranceRemote work options
Additional Information
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Job Description
Job Summary
As our lead Controls & Automation Engineer, you'll be the go-to technical expert driving electrical and controls innovation across machinery development projects. You'll own the complete control system lifecycle-from initial design through successful production deployment-while building technical excellence across our global engineering and manufacturing network.
Becton Dickinson · Usa, UT