Automation Engineering Technician

Overview

We manufacture and supply high‑quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive performance. Our network of 37 manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024. Technology transforms how we manufacture, enabling speed, quality and scale of product supply.

Provide daily automation and controls support of value stream production equipment and processes. Contribute to successful implementation of small and large capital equipment projects by offering technical support to engineering teams during installation, commissioning and validation. Manage all responsibilities for the implementation of small equipment and process improvement projects targeted to improve failure rate and overall equipment efficiency. Support assessment and capabilities development of engineering technicians in coordination with maintenance supervisor.

• Provide daily on‑floor production support to value stream areas experiencing engineering/automation or instrumentation and controls equipment issues or failure.
• Work with maintenance, engineering and production staff to develop and implement a variety of equipment improvements, primarily in the areas of OEE, reliability engineering, safety, process and/or quality improvements.
• Work with maintenance staff to continuously evaluate corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance strategies on production equipment and systems by participation in continuous improvement projects.
• Develop technical documentation including e‑pips, Change Control Request, technical specifications, training documents, etc. as directed by maintenance supervisor.
• Provide mentoring and support to maintenance staff as required.
• Support capability development of engineering techs (ET) by participating in skills assessments and training sessions.

• Associate’s degree in computer science, Engineering Technology, Instrumentation & Controls, or equivalent years of experience.
• 5+ years of industrial engineering/automation experience including knowledge of instrumentation, control systems, PLCs, HMIs, pneumatic, electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems.

• Technical expertise in P&, instrumentation and electrical wiring diagrams.
• Proficient in SAP (work orders, history, maintenance plans).
• Good knowledge of cGMPs and experience in an FDA regulated environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bachelor's in science in Engineering.
• Experience with in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil/Structural, Instrumentation & Controls.
• Technical knowledge of this technology and ability to problem solve.
• Works well on team, flexibility, time management, task prioritization, strong communication skills, self‑motivated.
• Ability to learn quickly, think creatively and apply new skills given rapid change in technology.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (Modbus, Ethernet/IP, Device Net, Control Net, BACnet, OPC UC, etc.).
• Experience with software(s):
  Kepware, Wireshark, Patch Manager, Service Now, Panorama, Tenable.
  
  IO, VM Ware, ESXi Host Management, and familiar with Nutanix or other hyperconverged environments.
• Experience administering Windows Active Directory, Network Services (IP, DHCP, DNS and WINS), group management.
• Experience with serialization systems; experience with MES solutions; experience with laboratory automation; experience with databases.
• Experience working in a regulated / GMP environment.
• Experience working onsite with local teams and remotely with global teams.
• Available for on‑call as required.

This role is on‑site at a GSK manufacturing facility in the United States. You will regularly work on the production floor and may occasionally support off‑hour commissioning or urgent troubleshooting.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.