Associate Director Automation Hardware Controls (Indianapolis)

Summary :

Meet Life Sciences is working with a large pharmaceutical company building a new, highly automated manufacturing site. We are hiring an Associate Director to lead hardware controls engineering efforts. This role combines technical oversight of hardware design with people leadership to support large-scale project delivery in a greenfield environment.

Responsibilities :

• Lead and manage a growing hardware controls engineering team across multiple delivery areas.
• Own design strategy and implementation for automation hardware systems, including control panels, instrumentation, and field devices.
• Oversee interpretation and review of electrical schematics and P&IDs.
• Ensure alignment between internal teams and external systems integrators for delivery of hardware solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for equipment FATs, commissioning, and site acceptance activities.
• Support project execution and technical decision-making across automation and controls scope.
• Build and develop engineering standards and documentation practices related to hardware and instrumentation.
• Collaborate with project management, operations, and quality to ensure compliant, scalable designs.

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