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Controls Specialist

Pharmaceutical Capital Equipment | International Exposure | Career-Defining Opportunity

Are you ready to become the technical expert behind world-class pharmaceutical automation?

We’re looking for a Controls Specialist to provide hands-on technical support for advanced equipment used in pharmaceutical production — including high-performance freeze dryers. This is more than a support role. You’ll be the go-to automation expert, working closely with engineering teams in Tonawanda and Italy, ensuring seamless performance across European and U.S.-built systems.

To set you up for success, you may receive specialized training at our headquarters in Italy — giving you direct access to global engineering leaders and product experts.

Why This Role Stands Out

• International collaboration with U.S. and European engineering teams
• Exposure to cutting-edge pharmaceutical automation technology
• Opportunity to train in Italy
• High-impact role supporting critical GMP-regulated production environments
• Competitive compensation + bonus potential

What You’ll Own

• Provide on-site technical support for capital equipment and coordinate vendor repairs
• Serve as the technical liaison between customers, vendors, and service teams
• Manage project materials, parts, and structures via SAP/CRM systems
• Support customer training and maintenance program development
• Conduct line audits and assist with rebuilds and refurbishments
• Lead technical troubleshooting across multiple production lines
• Support project upgrades, logistics coordination, and warranty processes
• Ensure compliance with SHEQ standards
• Develop control system documentation and FDA validation materials aligned with GAMP guidelines
• Support field engineers, test technicians, and end users throughout the full project lifecycle

What You Bring

• Associate degree with 3–5 years of experience OR 8+ years in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or capital equipment environment
• Strong PLC, HMI, and SCADA experience
• Ability to work independently while collaborating cross-functionally
• Excellent technical communication skills
• Comfort with electrical and software aspects of machine design
• Willingness to travel 25–30% (domestic & international)
• Openness to training in Italy

What Makes You Exceptional

• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and iFix
• Strong PLC ladder logic and SCADA programming skills
• Knowledge of PID loops, servo systems, VFDs
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, Ethernet/IP, and Profibus
• Experience with MS SQL, MS Access, VBA, SyTech XLReporter
• Background in pharmaceutical manufacturing or aseptic production
• Understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, and motor controls

Compensation

$65,000 – $75,000 + Bonus

If you’re looking for a role where your automation expertise directly impacts life-saving pharmaceutical production — while gaining international exposure and career growth — this is your opportunity.

Step into a position where your technical skill becomes global impact.

Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

Buffalo, NY

Up to $90,000 + Benefits

Structural Steel

Why This Role Matters:

Your expertise ensures the quality and reliability of complex structural steel projects, verifying that every weld, joint, and fabrication meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and workmanship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform weld inspections to AWS, ASME, ISO, and client standards
• Conduct visual, dimensional, and non-destructive testing (VT, PT, MT, UT)
• Interpret welding procedures, blueprints, and technical specifications
• Identify and resolve quality concerns with production and engineering teams
• Maintain accurate inspection records, logs, and reports
• Audit welding processes for compliance and best practices
• Support welders with training on quality requirements and standards

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) – required
• Experience in structural steel, shipbuilding, or heavy fabrication
• Strong knowledge of welding codes (AWS D1.1, ASME Section IX, etc.)
• Proficiency in NDT methods (ASNT Level I/II preferred)
• Skilled at interpreting weld symbols, drawings, and blueprints
• Detail-oriented with strong communication skills

Submit resume to or apply online.

About the Company

This firm is an established engineering and manufacturing company specializing in manufacturing products across industrial, structural, aerospace, defense, and infrastructure applications. The company designs, engineers, manufactures, and tests its products in-house, delivering fully integrated solutions for complex, dynamic, and motion-control challenges.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and refine manufacturing workflows for precision-machined parts.
• Produce CNC programs for lathes, vertical mills, and complex multi-axis / multi-spindle equipment. Familiarity with Mazatrol controls is beneficial.
• Organize job packages, including machining programs, tooling selections, and complete setup documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and hands-on support to production teams regarding machining methods and best practices.
• Collaborate with operators and engineers to design and implement production fixtures for machining, inspection, and assembly needs.
• Generate accurate technical drawings and engineer custom tooling or workholding solutions when necessary.
• Incorporate lean manufacturing concepts into both existing and new operations to improve efficiency and eliminate waste.
• Take part in continuous improvement initiatives and ensure assigned action items are completed.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to diagnose production issues and implement corrective process improvements.
• Serve as the connection point between engineering design and manufacturing operations to ensure build feasibility.
• Plan and drive initiatives that improve throughput, utilization, and overall productivity metrics.
• Promote and support company policies related to workplace safety, environmental responsibility, and compliance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic

About the Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented CAD Drafter to support our engineering and manufacturing teams by producing accurate technical drawings for fabrication and assembly. This role focuses on translating engineer-provided designs, sketches, and specifications into clear, production-ready drawings used on the shop floor.

This is an ideal role for early-career drafters or technically minded professionals looking to grow in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Drafting & Documentation

• Create and revise 2D and basic 3D CAD drawings for mechanical components, assemblies, and layouts
• Convert redlines, sketches, and engineer markups into accurate CAD drawings
• Maintain drawing accuracy, dimensions, tolerances, and bill of material references
• Update existing drawings based on engineering changes or manufacturing feedback

Engineering Support

• Work closely with engineers, designers, and manufacturing teams to ensure drawings meet production needs
• Assist with drawing organization, revision control, and file management
• Help prepare documentation packages for fabrication, welding, machining, or assembly

Quality & Standards

• Follow internal drafting standards, title blocks, and naming conventions
• Ensure drawings comply with basic GD&T, ANSI, and company design standards
• Support quality checks by correcting drawing errors and inconsistencies

Required Qualifications

• 1–3 years of CAD drafting experience or relevant technical education/training
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks (2D required, 3D preferred)
• Ability to read and interpret basic engineering drawings and specifications
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting fabrication, welding, machining, or industrial manufacturing
• Familiarity with:
• Basic GD&T
• Bill of Materials (BOMs)
• Revision control and drawing change processes
• Associate degree, technical certificate, or coursework in drafting, engineering, or CAD design

What Success Looks Like

• Drawings are clear, accurate, and ready for fabrication with minimal rework
• Engineering changes are incorporated quickly and correctly
• Strong collaboration with engineers and shop personnel
• Consistent adherence to drafting standards and deadlines

Project Manager

Buffalo, NY

$65,000 – $100,000 + Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, PTO

Manufacturing / Steel Fabrication

Why This Role Matters:

This role is central to ensuring complex fabrication projects are delivered smoothly from design through to production and final delivery. The Project Manager will coordinate engineering, production, and client requirements to ensure drawings, specifications, schedules, and budgets are followed. By maintaining clear communication across teams and with customers, this role helps ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.

Company

A respected engineering and manufacturing organisation that designs and produces large mechanical steel fabrications used in major infrastructure and industrial projects. The company works closely with clients to deliver custom engineered solutions and has built a strong reputation for quality manufacturing and dependable project delivery. Employees benefit from a collaborative environment with opportunities to develop their careers as the business continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review engineering drawings for accuracy, tolerances, and fabrication practicality

• Prepare and submit project documentation and customer submittal packages

• Manage RFIs and coordinate with engineering, quality, and production teams

• Maintain project schedules and track purchasing requirements and lead times

• Act as the main contact for clients and resolve project issues during delivery

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 5+ years experience in project management, detailing, or drafting within steel fabrication

• Strong ability to read and review mechanical or fabrication drawings

• Understanding of manufacturing processes such as cutting, forming, and machining

• Ability to manage multiple projects and communicate across departments

• Experience supporting project pricing, bids, or change orders is beneficial

Application Process

Submit resume to

*At Securian Financial the internal position title is Infrastructure Dir."

Mission

"To lead the engineering discipline that ensures Securian's technology platforms and cloud services are built and operated with uncompromising resilience, performance, and quality. This role drives the design and automation of fault-tolerant, high-availability architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP-ensuring the enterprise meets resiliency, scalability, and efficiency expectations at every layer of technology."

Positioning

The Director of Resilience Engineering and Quality Leader is both a strategic peer and technical counterpart to the Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering Leader.

This role provides bench depth and succession coverage for REO's most technically complex domains while driving innovation in reliability, resilience, and performance practices.

• Strategic influence: Shapes cloud reliability, quality engineering, and resilience strategy across REO and Architecture domains.

• Operational authority: Leads Sr. Managers and Managers who own the execution of quality, resilience, and performance engineering capabilities.

• Enterprise collaboration: Works hand-in-hand with Technology, Solution, Business, Data, and Enterprise Architects to embed reliability and resilience as core architecture principles.

Scope of Accountability

Resilience Engineering & Cloud Reliability

• Architect and validate fault-tolerant, regionally resilient architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Own resilience automation, chaos testing, and IaC-based recovery validation.

• Lead cross-cloud reliability design reviews and failure-mode analyses for critical systems.

Quality Engineering & Continuous Testing

• Define enterprise-wide quality engineering strategy integrated into CI/CD pipelines.

• Drive automation-first testing (functional, non-functional, performance, resilience).

• Embed observability-driven quality validation and contract testing across services.

Performance, Capacity & Efficiency Engineering

• Oversee predictive capacity planning, scaling automation, and cost/efficiency optimization (FinOps/GreenOps).

• Partner with Platform & Infrastructure teams to tune performance across application and platform layers.

• Measure and report on performance SLIs/SLAs aligned to REO's Reliability Metrics framework.

Cross-Domain Architecture Collaboration

• Partner with Enterprise Architects to codify resilience and reliability standards in technology blueprints.

• Collaborate with Technology & Solution Architects to design service reliability into delivery architectures.

• Engage Data Architects for data resilience, replication, and pipeline reliability.

• Work with Business Architects to align technical reliability goals with critical business outcomes.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead a team of Sr. Managers and Managers, fostering a high-performance, hands-on engineering culture.

• Build and mentor top-tier technical talent in cloud reliability, resilience, and quality automation.

• Partner with HR and REO Enablement to develop succession plans and technical competency frameworks.

Core Technical Competencies

• AWS (primary) - Multi-account design, HA architecture, region failover, resilience automation, Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation.

• Azure & GCP (secondary) - Compute, networking, and reliability constructs; hybrid cloud design and failover integration.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Deep proficiency in Terraform, policy-as-code (OPA/Conftest), drift detection, pipeline integration.

• Reliability & Chaos Engineering - AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Gremlin, steady-state hypothesis design.

• Observability & Quality Automation - OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, CloudWatch, K6, Gatling; CI/CD quality gates and dashboards.

• Performance Engineering - Load, stress, and soak testing automation; performance profiling and SLO alignment.

• Disaster Recovery Automation - Cross-region orchestration, IaC-driven DR runs, replication validation.

• FinOps/GreenOps - Cloud cost and efficiency automation, carbon-aware scaling policies.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Technical Leadership: Operates at the intersection of deep engineering and executive strategy.

• Multi-Domain Collaborator: Integrates reliability and resilience across architecture, operations, and business domains.

• Talent Multiplier: Develops and empowers senior managers, fostering engineering mastery and innovation.

• Credible Technical Authority: Trusted peer to Infrastructure & Reliability Engineering; capable of leading architecture reviews and executive briefings.

• Change Champion: Drives transformation of reliability practices across platforms, pipelines, and teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12+ years in cloud engineering, reliability, or platform leadership roles.

• 5+ years leading Sr. Managers/Managers in technical domains.

• Proven expertise across AWS, with working knowledge of Azure and GCP.

• Experience with multi-cloud governance, DR design, IaC at scale, and reliability automation.

• Strong understanding of observability, SRE principles, and REO/ITIL-aligned reliability frameworks.

• Certifications:

  • Required: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

  • Preferred: AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect

Success Metrics

• 99.9% availability maintained for Tier-1 workloads.

• 100% coverage of DR automation for Tier-1 services.

• 25% annual increase in automated quality/test coverage.

• 15% annual improvement in resource efficiency and cost performance.

• Documented resilience participation across all enterprise architecture blueprints.

• Positive "technical peer readiness" and succession rating from Head of REO.

Summary Value Proposition

This Director role blends deep AWS reliability engineering expertise, multi-cloud technical breadth, and leadership scale.

It ensures REO maintains both technical depth and leadership redundancy, and it strengthens the bridge between engineering execution and enterprise architecture alignment.

#LI-hybrid **This position will be in a hybrid working arrangement.**

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. If you're in a commutable distance (90 minutes), you'll join us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.

The estimated base pay range for this job is:

Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job - it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:

Paid time off:

• We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what's important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.

• Leave programs: Securian's flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.

• Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.

Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian's 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.

Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.

Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.

Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:

• Mental Wellness and Disability

• Pride at Securian Financial

• Securian Young Professionals Network

• Securian Multicultural Network

• Securian Women and Allies Network

• Servicemember Associate Resource Group

For more information regarding Securian's benefits, please review our Benefits page.

This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital or familial status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, veteran status, status in regard to public assistance or any other protected status. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact us by email at , by telephone (voice), or 711 (Relay/TTY).

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*At Securian Financial the internal position title isEngineering Senior Analyst or Engineering Consultant. The title and salary will be determined based on experience and applied skills.*

Position Summary:

Are you a hands-on engineer who enjoys designing, building, and supporting modern communication platforms? Do you like solving complex problems and working with teams that move quickly from idea to delivery? This role offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact.

As a member of the Telephony and Contact Center Technologies team, you will design, engineer, implement, and support Securian's enterprise telephony and contact center platforms. This role is focused on delivering secure, scalable, cloud-first communication solutions using RingCentral, NiCE CXone, and Cyara.

You will work closely with Contact Center Operations, Agile delivery teams, and technology partners to continuously improve customer and associate experiences across the enterprise.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Design, engineer, implement, and support enterprise UCaaS and CCaaS platforms

• Provide daily operational support for cloud-based telephony, unified communications, SIP services, and IVR solutions

Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience engineering and supporting cloud-based telephony or contact center platforms

• Strong understanding of VoIP technologies, SIP, and call routing concepts

• RingCentral and RingCentral Contact Center engineering

• NiCE inContact / CXone administration and development

• Cyara or similar modern telephony orchestration platforms

• Experience designing and supporting UCaaS and CCaaS (including IVRs and contact center workflows) solutions in large enterprise environments

• Solid knowledge of networking concepts related to real-time communications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supporting remote contact center agents

• REST API integrations and automation

• Scripting using PowerShell or Python

• Workforce management, call recording, or speech technologies

• PSTN carrier and phone number lifecycle management

This role plays a critical part in modernizing Securian's communication platforms and ensuring reliable, scalable experiences for customers and associates. You will have the opportunity to influence technical direction and deliver compelling solutions that matter.

#LI-Hybrid**This position willhave a hybrid working arrangement.**

Securian Financial believes in hybrid work as an integral part of our culture. Associates get the benefit of working both virtually and in our offices. Ifyou'reina commutable distance (90 minutes)you'lljoin us 3 days each week in our offices to collaborate and build relationships. Our policy allows flexibility for the reality of business and personal schedules.

The estimated base pay range for this job is:

Pay may vary depending on job-related factors and individual experience, skills, knowledge, etc. More information on base pay and incentive pay (if applicable) can be discussed with a member of the Securian Financial Talent Acquisition team.

Be you. With us. At Securian Financial, we understand that attracting top talent means offering more than just a job - it means providing a rewarding and fulfilling career. As a valued member of our high-performing team, we want you to connect with your work, your relationships and your community. Enjoy our comprehensive range of benefits designed to enhance your professional growth, well-being and work-life balance, including the advantages listed here:

Paid time off:

• We want you to take time off for what matters most to you. Our PTO program provides flexibility for associates to take meaningful time away from work to relax, recharge and spend time doing what's important to them. And Securian Financial rewards associates for their service by providing additional PTO the longer you stay at Securian.

• Leave programs: Securian's flexible leave programs allow time off from work for parental leave, caregiver leave for family members, bereavement and military leave.

• Holidays: Securian provides nine company paid holidays.

Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan: Share in the success of our company. Securian's 401(k) company contribution is tied to our performance up to 10 percent of eligible earnings, with a target of 5 percent. The amount is based on company results compared to goals related to earnings, sales and service.

Health insurance: From the first day of employment, associates and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage.

Volunteer time: We know the importance of community. Through company-sponsored events, volunteer paid time off, a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program and more, we encourage you to support organizations important to you.

Associate Resource Groups: Build connections, be yourself and develop meaningful relationships at work through associate-led ARGs. Dedicated groups focus on a variety of interests and affinities, including:

• Mental Wellness and Disability

• Pride at Securian Financial

• Securian Young Professionals Network

• Securian Multicultural Network

• Securian Women and Allies Network

• Servicemember Associate Resource Group

For more information regarding Securian's benefits, please review our Benefits page.

This information is not intended to explain all the provisions of coverage available under these plans. In all cases, the plan document dictates coverage and provisions.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital or familial status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, veteran status, status in regard to public assistance or any other protected status. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact us by email at , by telephone (voice), or 711 (Relay/TTY).

To view our privacy statement click here

To view our legal statement click here