Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer: Automation - PLC

Career Category

Engineering

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. As a Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer, you will provide automation technical leadership to a group of automation engineers who are responsible for building and maintaining various automation systems and platforms that support the GMP Drug Substance Plant Operations.

In this vital role as a member of the Facilities & Engineering (F&E) Automation team you will work hand in hand with the capital project team to deliver robust automation systems to operate the new plant utility and standalone systems. This includes complex and challenging system automation initiatives that require strong understanding of various automation platforms, integration between different platforms, analytical problem‑solving techniques, project management, lifecycle management and Operational Excellence.

• Develop and maintain automation solutions utilizing various PLCs such as Allen Bradley, Siemens, etc. and integration with the Emerson DeltaV system.
• Develop and maintain Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA), Trailblazer reporting system, and equipment PLCs and interface hardware.
• Lead and support standalone system implementation and start‑up, participate and provide technical guidance in the control panel / Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) layout and design including power distribution, grounding requirements, I/O assignments, etc.
• Work with process subject matter experts (SMEs) to understand key process requirements and transform them into digital automated solutions.
• Lead in continuous improvement and innovation initiatives for efficient operation and sustainability improvements of standalone systems.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand how standalone systems can improve workflow and productivity. Synthesize requirements from clients, customers, or end‑users to develop the best automation solutions.
• Provide clear documentation for delivered solutions and processes; work closely with QA partners while supporting computerized systems validation processes in a GxP environment. Maintain Data Integrity Assessments with the current Amgen and Industry standards.
• Build the business processes to support the project scope in alignment with project timelines. Develop detailed specification and engineering policies and procedures that affect multiple organizational units.

• Lead and support functional area projects focused on improving process equipment/utilities/facilities as well as large/sophisticated capital projects to integrate new drug substance manufacturing technologies into the facility.
• Lead and support technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and troubleshooting on standalone systems.
• Lead and support new product introductions (NPI) or new technology introductions by performing automation engineering assessments, implementing automation system configuration changes and supporting engineering and process qualification runs as applicable.
• Lead Day‑to‑day Operational Support including: 24 x 7 Onsite/On Call Operational Support, Troubleshooting Support to Standalone Systems, Preventative and Corrective Maintenance, and Automation System spare parts management.
• Be constantly curious and feed your passion and interests in groundbreaking technology. Use your given time to look for new and innovative ways to do business differently, better, and more cost effectively.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The automation professional we seek is an engineer with these qualifications.

• High School Diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience OR
• Associate’s Degree and 8 years of Engineering experience OR
• Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years of Engineering experience OR
• Master’s Degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR
• Doctorate Degree

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, or Biotech Engineering.
• Direct knowledge of PLC design, experience in controls engineering and troubleshooting…