Automation Engineer

Description

The role is a hands‑on Senior Automation Engineer position supporting a live manufacturing facility within the health, nutrition, or regulated process manufacturing space. The engineer will focus on automation and controls troubleshooting, system reliability, and small‑to‑medium improvement initiatives, working closely with cross‑functional plant teams to enhance performance and sustainability of control systems. The position requires comfort working directly in a production environment and taking ownership of automation enhancements from idea through execution.

• Provide day‑to‑day support to plant operations by troubleshooting automation, instrumentation, and control system issues.
• Lead and execute small‑to‑medium automation improvement projects from initial concept through implementation.
• Improve reliability, standardization, and documentation across control systems.
• Collaborate closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and IT/OT teams.
• Help build internal automation capability and reduce dependence on external contractors.
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed to support site leadership and plant objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 4–8 years of experience in industrial automation or controls engineering.
• Strong experience with PLC and/or DCS platforms (Delta
  
  V or Allen Bradley experience required).
• Proven ability to troubleshoot live production systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting batch or continuous process manufacturing (pharma, chemical, food, or other regulated industries preferred).

• Allen‑Bradley, Delta‑V, I/O Checkout, hardware configuration, data analysis, data science, alarm rationalization, PI Vision, Seeq.

• Culture fit:
  Someone who appreciates a systematic and structured way of doing things, independent minded, very organized, and emphasizes sustainability.

Intermediate Level

Permanent position based out of Belvidere, NJ.

The pay range for this position is $ - $ per year.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, benefits may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Belvidere, NJ.

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 3, 2026.

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccom for other accommodation options.