Automation Engineer (onsite role in MA)
- Support a Safe working environment by aligning with all pertinent environmental health, safety & maintenance program practices, rules, and regulations.
- Understanding of cGMP processing with change control, nonconformance, corrective & preventative actions, and Commissioning & Qualification activities.
- Experience with the following product platforms.
- Rockwell PLC Platform
- Emerson DeltaV
- Day-to-day Operational Support:
- 24 x 7 Onsite/On Call: Rotational Support
- Trouble shooting Support to Mfg.
- Be a knowledgeable SME for Upstream and Downstream Unit operations by
- Trouble shooting activities in partnership with the Plant Engineering & Maintenance teams to enhance manufacturing uptime through the highest reliability of Automation systems.
- Being responsible for continuous improvement in partnership with Plant Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Process engineering and OPex to drive operational efficiencies.
- Responsible for collaborating within the AbbVie network to learn, implement and share Continuous improvement opportunities within the Drug Product manufacturing AbbVie Global network.
- This role involves the application of automation engineering principles in the design, specification, construction, startup, commissioning and qualification of process equipment and systems for capital projects of significant scope and complexity. Demonstrated understanding of project life cycles is preferred
- Candidate should be familiar with engineering processes from initial conceptualization through project turnover to operations. Responsible for developing & maintaining Engineering Specifications, documents, drawings, and Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) including Administrative SOPs and Job Aids.
- Provide AbbVie User requirements to OEMs/System Integrators during the development of process control applications applying Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA), and development of Batch Reports using Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform like POMS.
- Conversant with industry standards on quality and regulatory compliance requirements such as 21 CFR Part 11 (Data Integrity, User Security, System Disaster Recovery, Data Backup & Restore).
- Ability to communicate in the simplest business language at various partner forums in the workplace
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is required.
- Minimum 2-4 years’ experience, developing and maintaining automation software and equipment and PLC systems in a manufacturing environment; AI and machine learning experience, including experience with new technology development for new product introductions.
- Direct experience with system development and validation, including development of system specifications (DS, FS, URS) and risk-based validation strategies, and validation protocol development and execution.
- Demonstrated knowledge of 21 CFR Part 11 requirements for automated systems in the pharmaceutical or medical device industries.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and innovative thinking to develop and implement untested solutions.
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time ofthis posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location,and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs
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