Principal Engineer, Robotics Controls

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and integration of robotics control solutions (PLC, HMI, SCADA) for site and global capital projects.
• Define and promote standardized controls architectures to enable scalable robotics deployment across manufacturing networks.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to implement robotics solutions that enhance efficiency, repeatability, and reliability.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, and validation activities.
• Collaborate with Digital teams to ensure an optimized and integrated data and system landscape, including IIoT and 3rd party software.
• Provide technical oversight to external design firms and system integrators.
• Mentor technical expertise within the robotics and automation community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in industrial automation and robotics within a GMP environment.
• Strong experience in PLC programming (Rockwell/Siemens), HMI, SCADA, and motion control systems.
• Proven track record of delivering smart factory, automation, or robotics initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of GAMP, GxP, and data integrity requirements.
• Experience in fill and finish, packaging, or high-mix/personalized manufacturing environments.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Norwood, MA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Project Management experience.
• Experience with process control systems, historians, and application servers.
• Experience evaluating and integrating digital systems and IIoT-enabled devices.

Benefits

• Best-in-class healthcare coverage and voluntary benefit programs.
• Holistic well-being support, including fitness, mindfulness, and mental health resources.
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sabbatical, and global recharge days.
• Savings and investment opportunities.

About the Company

Moderna is pioneering the development of a new class of drugs made of messenger RNA (mRNA). We are building the leading mRNA technology platform and the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered to patients worldwide.