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Position Overview
As a Sr. Controls Engineer, you will lead cross-functional efforts with internal teams, equipment vendors, and external partners to procure, install, commission, support, and continuously improve automation and control systems across manufacturing, R&D, and laboratory operations. You will design and implement hardware and software controls for equipment, instrumentation, SCADA, and Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS), helping ensure reliable, maintainable, and compliant system performance. In this role, you will define control system architecture, develop equipment and instrumentation requirements, support commissioning and troubleshooting, and drive scalable engineering standards. You will also mentor fellow engineers and help establish controls engineering best practices across the team and broader organization.
Essential Duties
Include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Conceive, specify, procure, and implement control system installations and modifications based on stakeholder input and collaboration with internal and external partners.
- Support existing control system installations, including, but not limited to, hands-on troubleshooting, system setup and adjustment, integration of new equipment, repair, planned maintenance, and performance monitoring.
- Lead projects to analyze, troubleshoot, and improve systems, such as environmental monitoring, automated batch production in a cGMP environment, and clinical laboratory diagnostic sample testing automation in a CAP/CLIA environment, with guidance from leadership.
- Use engineering knowledge to lead and assist in consolidating project requirements and data, interfacing with functional specialists on cross-functional teams to ensure stakeholder understanding of trade-offs among cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
- Participate in all aspects of project delivery from inception to turnover in accordance with accepted project management principles and internal engineering practices.
- Develop and maintain documentation, such as standard operating procedures, custom reports, engineering standards, user requirements, design specifications, component specifications, and commissioning protocols, to ensure consistent, high-quality projects.
- Provide technical support, ensuring appropriate change control practices are followed.
- Lead or participate in investigations and troubleshooting of control systems and manufacturing processes associated with internal review, CAPA, audits, or complaints.
- Identify and evaluate software tools and applications to enhance control systems, processes, and operational performance.
- Build relationships with IT Administrators and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with architectural and technical support processes for the assigned systems/applications.
- Establish and track key performance indicators that measure the health of systems and proactively identify failure modes.
- Provide coaching and mentoring for other controls engineers and team members and help establish industry best practices.
- Communicate effectively across all organizational levels, as well as with external suppliers.
- Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
- Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
- Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
- Act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
- Ability to work seated for approximately 80% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for approximately 20% of a typical working day.
- Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds for approximately 10% of a typical working day.
- Ability to work designated schedule.
- Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.
- Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
- Ability and means to travel between local Exact Sciences locations.
- Ability to travel 10% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or field as outlined in the essential duties; or High School Diploma (GED) and 4 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties.
- 6 years of experience working in manufacturing, R&D, biotech, or similar industries.
- 3 years of experience as a controls engineer working with PLC and/or SCADA systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, such as: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in country where work will be performed on a full or part-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a controls engineer in a regulated (FDA, CAP/CLIA or similar) environment.
- Experience managing and executing projects of various sizes and scopes and communicating to cross functional stakeholders.
- Experience working with AVEVA System Platform (Wonderware) and/or Allen Bradley PLCs.
- Experience leading cross-functional and multi-site projects.
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Salary Range:
$91,000.00 - $155,000.00
The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis. In addition, this position is bonus eligible.
Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.
Our success relies on the experiences and perspectives of a diverse team, and Exact Sciences fosters a culture where all employees can develop personally and professionally with a sense of respect and belonging. If you require an accommodation, please contact us here.
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