Process Development Engineer

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About the opportunity

Join QIAGEN as a Process Development Engineer, supporting manufacturing through reliable automation, software, and equipment solutions. You’ll maintain existing systems while developing future automation in collaboration with Production, Product Development, Quality, and PIMS teams.

Your tasks include

• Designing, developing, testing, and implementing customized automation solutions for manufacturing and laboratory equipment.
• Partnering with Production, Product Development, Quality, and PIMS teams to translating user requirements into reliable, compliant automation solutions.
• Developing software and applications for automated manufacturing equipment, including equipment interfaces and RESTful APIs where required.
• Maintaining, updating, and troubleshooting in-house software, automated equipment, hardware, and associated processes to supporting daily manufacturing operations.
• Developing, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining PLC programs, HMI applications, and associated control logic.
• Preparing and maintaining control narratives, functional specifications, electrical and I/O documentation, software design records, testing documentation, and change-control records.
• Applying appropriate source-code version control, software backup, configuration management, and access-control practices to automation systems.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline preferred.
• 1–2 years of experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, instrument automation, manufacturing engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on programming experience using C#, Python, Java, or a comparable language for equipment interfaces, data handling, or supporting applications is required.
• Experience with a major PLC/HMI platform such as Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Beckhoff, or an equivalent platform is an advantage.
• Experience with equipment commissioning, functional testing, troubleshooting, and structured root-cause analysis, together with familiarity with source-code version control such as GitHub or an equivalent platform.
• Strong logical and analytical skills, with the ability to understand manufacturing processes, translate user requirements into dependable engineering solutions, and apply practical engineering mathematics.
• Ability to working independently and collaboratively across diverse, cross-functional teams; knowledge of biotech or regulated manufacturing processes is an advantage.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $80,000 - $96,000. Compensation will be based on the candidate’s experience, skills, geographic location, and other job-related factors. In addition to base salary, we offer a total compensation package that includes a bonus plan and generous benefits.