Back to jobs

AI Enabled Automation Architect

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Build More Than Just a Career. Build Your Future.

At Vailexa, we’re not just hiring — we’re building thinkers, creators, and future leaders.

We believe in giving people the space to grow, the freedom to think, and the opportunity to create real impact from day one. If you’re someone who wants to learn fast, take ownership, and grow beyond limits, you’ll feel right at home here.

Position Overview:
Client is seeking an AI Enabled Automation Architect dedicated to Site Automation Engineering to support advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing initiatives. This role focuses on the continued development, maturation, and application of reusable phase libraries, equipment module abstractions, and digital knowledge structures that enable scalable and repeatable manufacturing automation. The role operates within a GxP and GMP regulated environment and works closely with site automation, process engineering, and execution teams to validate solutions using real batch records and real manufacturing use cases. Required Qualifications
  1. Experience with tech transfer, manufacturing automation, recipe design, control strategies, and batch execution workflows; specifically batch process experience, not continuous process control.
  2. Minimum 6 years of hands-on, batch-specific DeltaV configuration experience (not continuous), plus working knowledge of MES, data integration, and digital manufacturing architectures.
  3. Pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing experience; Small Molecule experience specifically preferred, with biologics, advanced therapies, or multi-modality experience considered a plus.
  4. Capability in data modeling, information architecture, knowledge representation, or related digital-knowledge disciplines.
  5. Experience bridging process knowledge and digital execution systems without over-reliance on custom application development.
  6. Experience designing modular, reusable technical frameworks rather than one-off implementations.
  7. Hands-on experience with AI or machine learning tools in an regulated technical environment, with the aptitude and willingness to grow into more advanced AI-driven workflows (e.g. agentic architectures).
  8. Ability to work iteratively using real process examples, user feedback, and rapid learning cycles.
  9. Strong cross-functional engagement skills with automation, process engineering, operations, PT&E, quality, and related stakeholder groups.
Preferred Capabilities
  • AI-enabled analysis, decision support, or knowledge-system experience in regulated technical environments; particularly agentic architecture and coding experience (e.g. Claude Code, Codex).
  • Change-management, training, and governance experience to help operationalize adoption across functions.
  • Familiarity with data integrity principles (ALCOA+) and data governance frameworks.
  • Experience with Kneat, ValGenesis, or similar electronic validation management systems.

Ready to take the next step?

If you’re excited about this role and ready to grow with a team that values ambition, ideas, and impact — we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now and start building your journey with Vailexa.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Select...
Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Vailexa ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...