Automation Engineer
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Become a part of our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and engage with driven and committed group enthusiastic about exploration and discovery. Your work will have real-world impact and youll be supported in achieving your career goals.
Job Description:
Thermo Fisher Scientifics Digital Operations team is seeking an Automation Engineer to drive the deployment of digital solutions and integrating with IoT software platform. This individual will plan develop and/or implement Digital solutions for new product introductions and optimization of manufacturing operations.
This role involves developing implementing and maintaining automation systems ensuring data integrity and security and acting as a liaison between IT and OT teams. Develop and refine automation systems for manufacturing processes to standardize data collection. The position bridges IT and operational technology (OT) systems in organizations focusing on automating processes and improving efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify hardware software and network architecture key to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specifications and compatibility with diverse applications
- Partner with operations teams worldwide to automate production processes through technology like PTC Thingworx Ignition and QAD Redzone.
- Develop test and deploy automated workflows processes and equipment to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Coordinate engineering activities to implement the automation part of strategic initiatives
- Partner with Business Lead and IT-OT Automation Leads to support project teams in developing and improving process automation with IT-supported applications
- Ensures compliance of company policies procedures and objectives regarding processes initiatives and projects
- Support solving shopfloor equipment and systems compatibility challenges to ensure a robust manufacturing ecosystem for implementation of shopfloor management applications
- Monitor system performance and recommend improvements for efficiency and scalability.
Education:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Industrial Engineering or related field.
Required Qualifications:
- 5 years in experience in automation engineering and IT/OT solution build in a manufacturing environment
- Equipment integration experience using IoT applications Ignition OPC UA or PTC Kepware
- Experience with automation technologies such as PLC programming (Siemens Allen Bradley etc.) controls systems robotics or scripting (Python VB etc.).
- Experience with PTC ThingWorx QAD Redzone or similar asset modeling software
- Maintaining and optimizing network infrastructure including switches routers firewalls and cabling.
- Familiarity with Digital Performance Management (DPM) Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) digital analytical tools and Industry 4.0 concepts.
- Strong written and oral communication skills with internal customers and all levels of management in a non-technical manner.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud-based automation platforms or IoT solutions.
- Knowledge of databases APIs and system integration.
- Prior work in the Life Science or Biotechnology industry is a plus
Other Important Information:
- Travel requirement for this position 25%
Employment Type
Full-Time
