About the Role
Stellaro Technologies is seeking highly technical Automation Engineers to design, implement, and optimize continuous automation, process control, and systems integration solutions. We are expanding our engineering delivery team and are accepting applications across multiple career tiers, including Engineer I, Engineer II, Senior Engineer, and Lead Engineer.
We do not evaluate talent based on years of experience. Instead, your placement within our organization is determined entirely by your demonstrated technical competency, past project complexity, track record of execution, and scope of autonomy. Whether you are an aspiring professional looking to launch your career under expert mentorship, or an industry authority ready to define organizational technology standards, we provide a direct runway for technical growth.
Pillars of Responsibility
Our engineers execute work across five core operational areas. Review the progression below to see how your technical autonomy matches our tiers:
1. System Design and Implementation
- Engineer I: Assist in developing automation architectures under the guidance of senior staff, writing and testing foundational PLC or DCS logic with oversight.
- Engineer II: Develop and implement automation architectures with moderate autonomy, configuring and optimizing advanced PLC or DCS logic and controller configurations.
- Senior Engineer: Architect and independently design complex plant wide automation architectures from the ground up, designing sophisticated logic and custom control algorithms.
- Lead Engineer: Direct and oversee the overarching strategy, architecture, and logic configuration standards for all automation systems utilized across the organization.
2. Validation and Compliance
- Engineer I: Draft and execute validation documents (IQ, OQ, PQ) using established templates and guidance.
- Engineer II: Author and execute validation documents, ensuring strict alignment with project requirements and functional specifications.
- Senior Engineer: Design and standardize validation strategies while reviewing complex documentation for the engineering team.
- Lead Engineer: Define and approve company wide validation frameworks, ensuring absolute compliance across all project portfolios.
3. Sales and Proposal Support
- Engineer I: Compile technical data and research to support proposal generation.
- Engineer II: Contribute technical content to proposals and actively participate in technical sales calls.
- Senior Engineer: Serve as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) during sales calls and drive the technical scoping for proposals.
- Lead Engineer: Partner with sales leadership to define overarching proposal strategies and present technical solutions to key enterprise clients.
4. Execution and Testing
- Engineer I: Modify HMI or SCADA graphics under direction, support the integration of vendor skids, update P&IDs or loop diagrams, and participate in FAT or SAT alongside senior team members.
- Engineer II: Deploy comprehensive HMI or SCADA graphics, integrate third party vendor skids via OPC and virtualization, review loop diagrams or network topologies, and independently execute FAT or SAT.
- Senior Engineer: Standardize HMI or SCADA design philosophies, design complex integration strategies for robust OPC networks, approve critical engineering documentation, and lead FAT or SAT while resolving high level technical issues on the spot.
- Lead Engineer: Evaluate next generation HMI or SCADA platforms, act as the ultimate organizational authority on enterprise virtualization stacks, establish corporate documentation standards, and oversee overarching FAT or SAT methodologies.
5. Mentorship and Leadership
- Engineer I: Actively learn from team members and participate in technical training to expand platform knowledge.
- Engineer II: Provide informal guidance and peer support to Level I engineers.
- Senior Engineer: Mentor and formally train junior engineers, reviewing their technical output for quality assurance.
- Lead Engineer: Coach and lead the technical development of the entire engineering team, driving best practices across the department.
Competency-Based Qualifications
To be considered for a role, you must possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or an equivalent technical field of study) and meet the performance competencies for at least one of the following tiers:
- Engineer I Track: You demonstrate a high aptitude and strong foundational understanding of control theory, along with an explicit eagerness to learn core industrial platforms and virtualization concepts.
- Engineer II Track: You apply practical project execution experience in at least one core platform, demonstrating the technical agility to navigate and troubleshoot basic issues across others. You possess documented proficiency in one core system and working familiarity with several others.
- Senior Engineer Track: You exhibit deep mastery as a primary architect for at least one core platform and virtualization environment. You possess a proven track record of independently steering high impact technical choices and integrating across the entire technology stack.
- Lead Engineer Track: You act as an organizational technical authority across multiple automation platforms, guiding technology stack decisions, evaluating new systems, and defining corporate standards for infrastructure and network architecture.
Core Technology Stack
Candidates must demonstrate a willingness to learn (Level I) or proven proficiency (Level II, Senior, Lead) in one or more of the following platforms:
- Emerson DeltaV
- Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley)
- Siemens
- Inductive Automation Ignition
- PI (or other historians)
- OPC Network Standards
- Virtualization Environments
Preferred Qualifications (The Pluses)
We highly value candidates who bring skills that bridge traditional automation with modern infrastructure. Preferred assets across all levels include:
- Software Development: Practical experience building custom desktop or web applications using traditional programming languages such as C# and .NET.
- Artificial Intelligence: Technical knowledge of AI, including practical experience integrating AI solutions into industrial products or internal engineering workflows.
- Industry Rigor: Prior experience in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology sectors, including familiarity with continuous manufacturing GMP environments, GAMP 5 guidelines, and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
- Data and MES Layer Integration: Deep mastery of PI (or other historians) and MES platforms (Syncade, AspenTech, etc.) for candidates who want to expand into full control system execution.
Pay: $75,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Education:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fort Washington, PA 19034
