Senior Automation Engineer
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Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards Cleanroom: no hair products jewelry makeup nail polish perfume exposed piercings facial hair etc... allowed Office Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses gowning gloves lab coat ear plugs etc.)Job Description
When youre part of Thermo Fisher Scientific youll do challenging work and join a team that values performance quality and innovation. As part of a successful growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.
Position Summary:
The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for working within a team of automation engineers within our pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. This includes coordinating fault finding activities system maintenance system improvement projects driving standardization and process control and analysing equipment data to improve performance. This would also include acting as technical mentor to more junior members of the team.
Responsibilities:
- Specify develop and implement automation systems for pharmaceutical manufacturing processes typically on the site standard Rockwell platform.
- Optimize solutions using an appropriate combination of SCADA networks PLCs IPCs and HMI interfaces.
- Collaborate with the Site Shift Engineering Teams Project Engineering Team MSAT Function and clients to optimize automation effectiveness and standardization.
- Identify and resolve technical issues related to automation systems.
- Prepare and maintain documentation for automation systems and processes.
- Ensure safety protocols are followed and integrate safety features into automation systems.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.
- Provide training and support to shift engineering staff on the function and fault finding of site automation systems.
- Monitor and analyze system performance to identify areas for improvement.
- Develop and implement a departmental roadmap for automation strategy in collaboration with relevant managers and department heads.
- Act as the client liaison when required working closely with counterparts at client sites to align processes to client expectations.
- Handle critical metric measures and ensure actions are completed on target.
- Provide insight and guidance for new product introductions on automation topics to define required activities for the best future state.
- Lead all aspects of project timelines budgets and resources to ensure successful implementation.
- Ensure compliance with cGMP GAMP and site SOPs. Promote standard processes across all automation activities while ensuring regulatory requirements are met.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Automation Engineering or a related field.
- A passion for automation engineering preferably within a pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing industry.
- Proven experience in project management.
- Solid understanding of automation systems PLCs SCADA and HMI.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Effective communication and social skills.
- Familiarity with GMP FDA regulations and other industry standards.
- Experience with data analysis tools and techniques.
Working Conditions:
The position involves working in an office and manufacturing environment. Occasional travel may be required for training and conferences. The ability to respond to emergency situations outside of regular working hours is vital.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific each one of our 120000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular missionenabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- APIs
- Jenkins
- Junit
- Distributed Control Systems
- Testng
- GAMP
- Test Automation
- CI/CD
- Cucumber
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Selenium
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