Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer: Building Automation Systems; BAS

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What you will do 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 building automation systems (BAS) and PLC based process and utility skid equipment to operate the new plant.

Job responsibilities include:
Site design, construction, start-up, and operational readiness:
Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand key process requirements and synthesize feedback from clients, customers or end-users to develop the best automation solutions using Amgen standard automation platform for building automation systems and process and utility skid equipment. Develop and maintain engineering and maintenance documentation and associated procedures 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. Support commissioning and qualification efforts including Automation Installation Verification/Automation Check Out (IV/ACO) in a fast-paced environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop a robust commissioning and qualification plan and/or qualification strategy for the building automation systems and process and utility skid equipment in support of the project delivery. Work with platform leads to ensure standalone PLC based systems are designed with the proper network connectivity to enable centralized monitoring and alarming.

Support design phases to ensure equipment aligns with Amgen’s specifications, incorporates the latest technology and meets safety requirements. Lead vendor’s FAT (for the automation testing) and ensure that control strategy and software code meet Amgen’s requirements.

Emphasize on understand the benefits of a complete and successful FAT will be a contributive factor to successful and on time project delivery. Understand the manufacturing operation and ensure the control strategy aligns with existing manufacturing operations to facilitate release and operation of equipment, especially applicable for retrofit type of projects adding to an existing control system.

Act as system owner for building automation system and standalone PLC based systems responsible for System Administration, maintenance procedures and job plans, spare…