Engineer Principal Automation - JP11856
Engineer Principal Automation - JP11856
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Job Title:Engineer Principal Automation (JP11856
Location:Thousand Oaks CA.
Employment Type: Contract
Business Unit:Advanced Technology and Automation
Duration:1 year with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent
Rate: $5864/Hour (contingent on market)
Posting Date:10/03/23
3 Key Consulting is hiring anAutomation Principal Seniorfor a consulting engagement with our direct client a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
Job Description:
Client is seeking a contract Principal Automation Engineer based in Thousand Oaks California to augment our Automation team. This role will support Drug Product Assembly & Packaging equipment Critical Equipment Monitoring systems (CEMS) and technology development projects within the Drug Product Automation team by maintaining and improving automation systems new technology introduction and critical site support. The successful candidate must exhibit sound analytical thinking and problemsolving skills exemplary communication and collaboration and operational excellence. A proven ability to work in crossfunctional teams is critical for this r
Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree Or
Masters degree and 3 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience Or
Bachelors degree and 5 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience Or
Associate degree and 10 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience Or
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience
Preferred qualifications:
Top Must Have Skills:
Interview process:
Virtual interviews via Webex.
We invite qualified candidates to sendyour resume to. Ifyou decide that youre not interested in pursuing this particular position please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our websitewww.3keyconsulting/careers. You are also welcome to sharethis opportunity withanyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.
Location:Thousand Oaks CA.
Employment Type: Contract
Business Unit:Advanced Technology and Automation
Duration:1 year with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent
Rate: $5864/Hour (contingent on market)
Posting Date:10/03/23
3 Key Consulting is hiring anAutomation Principal Seniorfor a consulting engagement with our direct client a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
Job Description:
Client is seeking a contract Principal Automation Engineer based in Thousand Oaks California to augment our Automation team. This role will support Drug Product Assembly & Packaging equipment Critical Equipment Monitoring systems (CEMS) and technology development projects within the Drug Product Automation team by maintaining and improving automation systems new technology introduction and critical site support. The successful candidate must exhibit sound analytical thinking and problemsolving skills exemplary communication and collaboration and operational excellence. A proven ability to work in crossfunctional teams is critical for this r
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain process control automation solutions utilizing Rockwell and Siemens Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA).
- Support functional area projects focused on improving process equipment/utilities/facilities to sophisticated unit operation skids to integrate new drug product manufacturing technologies into clinical/commercial facility.
- Lead/support technical root cause analysis incident investigations and solving problems related to process control issues within plant operations.
- Lead and support new technology introductions by performing automation engineering assessments implementing automation system configuration changes and supporting engineering and process qualification runs as applicable.
- Provide Continuous Improvement initiatives including Safety Reliability Efficiency and Environmental sustainability improvements to meet clients goals
- Maintain Data Integrity Assessments with the current client and Industry standards
- Collaborate with clients Drug Product Plant network to improve the automation design for ATO Drug Product Plant Operations.
- Follow GMP and SOP to add/remove equipment from CEMS
- Follow GMP and SOP to add/remove user access to CEMS and/or WIN911.
- Follow GMP and SOP to enable/disable alarms from CEMS and WIN911 system.
- Follow GMP and SOP to perform Preventive Maintenance activities including OS patching on CEMS & WIN911 system.
- Lead root cause investigation for any failures on CEMS and/or WIN911 system.
- Own and close deviations/CAPA within agreed upon timelines.
- Daytoday Operational Support including:
- Participate in the 24 x 7 Onsite/On Call rotation.
- Troubleshooting Support to Mfg. Operations
- Automation System Administration
- Automation System Operating Systems (OS) and HotFix assessments and rollout
- Daily manufacturing and engineering work center team meetings
- Preventative and corrective maintenance
- Automation System spare parts management
- Drive true root cause investigations and resolutions by interfacing with equipment Vendors.
- Business Process Improvements including departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree Or
Masters degree and 3 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience Or
Bachelors degree and 5 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience Or
Associate degree and 10 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience Or
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing Automation Engineering experience
Preferred qualifications:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science Chemical Engineering or Biotech
- Extensive understanding and background in programming design installation and lifecycle management of manufacturing process controls automation and field instrumentation
- Demonstrated handson experience in developing process control strategies for New Product
- Direct knowledge of Automation design experience in process control engineering and solving problems with GMP biopharmaceutical production facility equipment/systems and integrating various OEM automation software.
- Demonstrated experience with continuous improvements resulting in enhanced safety system reliability and efficiency (e.g. cycle times and reduced plant utilities usage etc. related to Drug Product Plant Operations.
- Experience in Capital Project Lifecycle Management: Conceptual Design Scope and cost estimate development business case development detailed design engineering and validation documentation and project leadership is a plus.
- The ideal individual must be a selfdirected teammate ready to mentor as well as develop engineering staff and accept a teambased culture that relies on partnership.
- Strong leadership technical writing and communication/presentation skills.
- Ability to perform independently selfmotivated organized able to multitask in project environments and skilled in communication facilitation and teamwork.
- 4 years combined experience with the following:
- Rockwell Automation SCADA and PLC Platform.
- Siemens SCADA and PLC Platform
- iFix SCADA Platform
- Electronic Batch Reporting Systems Design and implementation experience.
- Process Control Network design including network segregation.
- Process Control Systems: Virtual Infrastructure design and implementation and ability to perform sophisticated troubleshooting activities with IS department.
- System Integration using OPC ETHERNET/IP technologies.
- Knowledge of ODBC and RDBMS interfaces.
- Compliance and regulatory requirements such as 21 CFR Part 11 ASTM 2500 S88 S95 and GAMP.
Top Must Have Skills:
- Strong Automation Engineer experience specifically experience in Drug Product Automation preferable.
- Experience in developing and maintaining process control automation solutions.
- Experience in leading/ supporting technical root cause analysis incident investigations and solving problems related to process control issues within plant operations.
Interview process:
Virtual interviews via Webex.
We invite qualified candidates to sendyour resume to. Ifyou decide that youre not interested in pursuing this particular position please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our websitewww.3keyconsulting/careers. You are also welcome to sharethis opportunity withanyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.
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3KC Talent Acquisition Team
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