Sr. Automation Engineer
Sr. Automation Engineer
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Job Description
Our Work Matters
At Kindeva we make products that save lives ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.
The Impact You Will Make: As an Automation Engineer you will play a vital role in designing implementing and maintaining automated systems to support pharmaceutical manufacturing in a cGMP environment. Your expertise will drive efficiency improve equipment performance and enhance product reliability. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with cross-functional collaboration to ensure automation systems meet operational needs and regulatory standards. Your work will support both innovation and day-to-day performance ensuring continued compliance safety and productivity in a fast-paced high-impact setting.
Responsibilities:
System Design and Development
- Design develop and implement automated systems including software hardware and processes.
- Analyze existing systems identify areas for automation and create solutions that meet specific needs.
- Configure and/or manage site-level automation systems (e.g. serialization data historian reporting industrial networking).
- Lead the design and procurement of new process and utility equipment and lead installation start-up commissioning or qualification activities including authoring and/or reviewing IQ/OQ/PQ protocols test execution and authoring summary reports.
- Support the development of site automation standardization and/or technology master plans.
Programming and Scripting
- Write scripts and code to automate tasks processes and workflows using various programming languages.
Testing and Optimization
- Test and optimize automated systems to ensure they function correctly and efficiently.
- Identify and resolve issues and continuously improve system performance.
- Implement improvements to existing equipment used to manufacture and package multiple types of nasal spray drug products.
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with automated systems ensuring they operate smoothly.
- Diagnose problems implement fixes and perform maintenance tasks.
- Support maintenance activities including review and approval of preventative maintenance tasks calibration tolerances and intervals drawing updates execution of automation-related PMs (e.g. backup/restore) and support of out-of-tolerance investigations related to instrument calibrations.
Collaboration and Communication
- Collaborate with other engineers technicians and stakeholders to develop and implement automation solutions.
- Effectively communicate technical information and ensure project success.
- Provide support to Manufacturing Quality Maintenance and Validation for deviation investigations change controls and CAPAs through participation on cross-functional teams.
- Participate in plant engineering maintenance and calibration activities as needed.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- BS in engineering/related degree or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of related experience; or 6 years with a Masters degree.
- Experience with a variety of PLCs HMI hardware and industrial sensors and applications.
- Controls design experience.
- General electrical design knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of cGMP GAMP5 and regulatory requirements.
- Experience working with nasal spray products and devices or related drug-delivery devices.
- Industrial networking and server management.
- Technical writing experience such as: SOPs Maintenance PMs user requirement specs vendor requests for proposal.
- Experience with site-level automation systems such as:
- Serialization: Antares Tracelink
- Data historian: Aveva OSI PI
- Reporting systems: OSI PI MS Report Builder SQL Development
- Kepware Matrikon AB Factory Talk
- Automated Visual Inspection
Physical Requirements:
- Specific vision requirements include close vision distance vision color vision and the ability to adjust and focus to read/understand/execute documentation as required by the position.
- Employees are required to follow all cGMP and safety procedures.
- The employee must wear all required safety equipment and safely perform assigned work.
- Employees must use proper lifting techniques and be conscious of hazards around them.
- Must follow all GMP and safety procedures within the department.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
