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Job Title

DT&A - Lead Engineer, MES & Digital Systems

Location(s)

US Remote - MA

Job Description

This is afull-time salaried position withProject Farma,a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate willresidein one of Project Farma's primary markets and bewilling to travel domesticallyto meet client project requests.

Project Farma’s purpose is toimprove patient lives by acceleratingthe delivery of life-changingtherapies.Weaccomplishthisthrough thesuccessful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) teammemberscollaboratewith cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliveran exceptionalcustomer experience, andcontributeto business growth byidentifyingopportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.

All team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by beingcurious,personable, andunselfish, whilemaintaininga strong commitment to aPatient Focused and People First mindset.

TheAutomationEngineer III andLeadEngineerisan advanced individual contributor withdemonstrateddepth in their technical discipline and a growing record of leading complex workstreams. This role applies strong subject‑matterexpertiseto solve high‑impact technical and operational challenges, supports technical decision‑making, and contributes to the evolution of standards, methods, or best practices within their area.Theypartner closely with project and people leaders—whileremainingfocused on technical delivery rather than formal people management.

Key Responsibilities

The AutomationMES & Digital SystemsEngineer provides subject matterexpertisein the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of digital systems across biologics, pharmaceutical, and novel therapy manufacturing facilities. This role requires deep experience with various MES platforms, Data Repositories,Serializationand integration to manufacturing applications (ERP, LIMS, CMMS,etc) and the ability to author, interpret, and lead documentation such asURS,FRS,Functional Narratives, and detailedsystem architecture designs.

MESDesign & Architecture

Developsystem architectures and data flowsfor biologics, pharmaceutical, and advanced therapy manufacturing (DCS, PLC/SCADA, MES, historians, network layers).
Develop product recipe strategies across the full application layer of ERP,MESand DCS Batch.
Detailed knowledge of Master data and how to define and control Master Data.
CreateISA‑88/ISA‑95‑aligned architecture diagrams,incApplication and Data Flow diagrams.
Ensure architecture supports scalability, cybersecurity, data integrity, andmulti‑productflexibility.

URS / FRS / Design Documentation

Lead the creation, review, and approval of:

URS(User Requirements Specifications)
FRS(Functional Requirements Specifications)
DS / DDS(Design Specifications)
Functional & Control Narratives
Recipe Design Documentation(ISA‑88 compliant)
Automation Standards & Engineering Guidelines

Work crossfunctionally to translate process requirements into robust digital system design documents.

Digital System Implementation

Configure, program, and deploy Digital System within the manufacturing environment.
Develop,modify, and test MES (eBR,RbE,eLogbooks, Equipment Tracking, Weigh & Dispense), LIMS, Serialization and CMMS application functionality.
Support integration of OEM skids: bioreactors, chromatography systems, filtration skids, CIP/SIP, and fillfinishequipment.

Commissioning, Validation & GMP Compliance

Detailed knowledge ofFAT,SAT,IQ/OQ, andPQprotocols in alignm

DT&A - Lead Engineer, MES & Digital Systems at PerkinElmer