Automation Engineer (DCS) Job at Danaher Corporation (Muskegon)

Automation Engineer (DCS)

Danaher Corporation

Location:
United States of America , Muskegon

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

The Automation Engineer (DCS) role will support Cytiva’s new plant for manufacturing of chromatography resins located in Muskegon, MI. This exciting role will lead start-up and establishment of distributed control systems (DCS) on the site to support all parts of manufacturing and building management. You are expected to travel outside of the US as the Muskegon site cooperates with our Uppsala site in Sweden. Your duties vary from assisting with deployment of world class distributed control systems, changes and improvements to systems and training of end users. You will work in a highly collaborative environment with the Operational Technology team in Uppsala Sweden.

Job Responsibility:

Lead automation projects and teams through concept planning, configuration, and development in cooperation with vendors and the Uppsala Sweden automation team
Monitoring system performance and functionality, and provide technical support, operator and engineer training and instruction for the various DCS and PLC (Programmable Logic Control) systems at the site
Develop technical documentation of projects and maintenance activities, execute validation plans, and continuously work to improve the various control and operating systems

Requirements:

Bachelors degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical engineering or similar discipline or 15+ years of experience in a similar setting
Minimum of five years of direct experience in management, and/or maintenance of current process automation systems like Emerson DeltaV and ABB 800xA, and Rockwell PlantPAx
Direct experience with automation project execution observing the ISA S88 batch standard and Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP)
Possess strong communication and coordination skills across a multi-disciplinary spectrum for manufacturing, including operations, maintenance, engineering, quality, and management of control systems in a 24/7 environment
Problem solving and technical issue resolution in commissioning and operating environments to deliver safe and robust systems for manufacturing
Ability to travel – 5-10%, overnight, domestic and international

Nice to have:

Direct experience in programming and/or configuration of Emerson DeltaV, ABB 800xA, or Rockwell PlantPAx
Experience in the Life Sciences or Pharmaceutical industry with knowledge of requirements for documentation, change management and validation as well as the batch concept
Working with control systems in a virtualized environment
Experience with the full lifecycle of safety instrumented systems
Knowledge of the ISA 95 standard, as well as basic understanding of control system

What we offer:

Broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs
Health care program
Paid time off
Eligible for bonus/incentive pay

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 10, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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