Automation Engineer

Job Title:

Automation Engineer

Location:

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Job Type: Full-time

About Us:

As a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of essential medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates’ purpose is to put better health within reach, every day for millions of patients around the world. We are a trusted, reliable partner and dependable source of over 760 high-quality generic, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products that hospitals, physicians and pharmacists need to treat their patients across North America, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Through our global footprint of 30+ manufacturing plants, 8+ R&D centers, and 9,000+ empowered employees, we are committed to making high-quality medicines accessible to the people who need them.

Description:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are seeking a talented and motivated Automation Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and modifying control systems for the pharmaceutical production facility. The production equipment in the plant includes critical systems, filling, inspection and packaging. The position also involves electro-mechanical troubleshooting backup/ recovery of all systems.

Provides guidance and participates in preventive and predictive maintenance of the electrical and control systems. Provides technical support for a variety of electronicelectrical systems. Perform troubleshooting of high-performance production equipment. Make program changes and complete back-ups via multiple manufacturers PLC/HMI and control software. Also responsible for systems programming of computer control programmable logic controller interfaces.  Must be able to evaluate and order critical spare parts.

Maintains equipment maintenance logs and documentation in accordance with SOP and cGMP guidelines.  Completes necessary Corrective and Preventative Work Orders, as well as assigned trainings.  Assist in set-ups or changeovers of equipment as necessary per the production schedule.  Works closely with Operations and Engineering personnel to meet production goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist maintenance personnel with troubleshooting electrical control circuits, motor control and safety control circuits Electrical/Controls Engineer Responsibilities.

Program Control System and troubleshoot and program PLC’s.Support projects occasionally on weekends and outside shift hours.

Maintain documentation and records for the process control and computer systems.

Interface with other departments. Collaborate and work with outside vendors, contractors, production and engineering. Assist the maintenance team in process improvements as part of a culture of continuous improvement.

Troubleshooting personal computer, operating systems (including legacy OS), lifecycle version control, networking, MS office suite, hardware repair and disaster recoveries.

Develop and implement project-specific industrial control systems; starting with proposal, specifications, and drawings.

Coordinate with other Engineering resources on mechanical implementation of control systems.

Develop, document and maintain accurate Electrical Schematics, Technical Manuals and SOP’s.Review standards and compliance requirements applicable to the electrical control systems, provide recommendations as required

Use PLC programming knowledge to design and repair electrical control systems.

Evaluate and analyze control processes to identify opportunities to increase value for the plant.

Serve as lead in developing and implementing strategies for targeted equipment improvements, utilizing new and existing automation and control technologies for both short and long-term solutions.

Qualifications:

We value the skills and experiences candidates bring to the table. While we have listed some qualifications below, we encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all of them:

BS Electrical Engineer or related Bachelor Engineering degree, or Associates Engineering degree with equivalent experience.
4+ years of PLC and HMI design and programming for industrial equipment for machine control using Rockwell and Siemens families.
5 years of experience working directly with the design, installation, and support of electrical and control systems.

Experience in design and development of electrical and software systems. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to be applied in design, programming,…