Senior Associate Automation Engineer

Amgen is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. Amgen is a values-based company, deeply rooted in science and innovation to transform new ideas and discoveries into medicines for patients with serious illnesses.

The Automation Engineer reports to the Manager of the Automation group. The position is responsible for providing Automation Engineering support at the Amgen Rhode Island site.

• Working closely with multiple disciplines, including manufacturing, process engineering, process development, utility operations, maintenance, quality assurance, and validation to implement operational improvements
• Provide technical support to commercial and clinical manufacturing as needed, specific to process control and automation infrastructure
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment, automation or process issues in the field
• Ensure optimal performance and reliability for process systems
• Develop, organize, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects of small scope and complexity
• Communicating proactively with supervisor and support staff, highlighting issues and proposing solutions
• System owner responsibilities such as change control, maintenance, backup/restore and disaster recovery
• Responsible to provide on-call support coverage for night & weekends on a rotating basis

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or
• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Engineering experience or
• Associate’s degree and 6 years of Engineering experience or
• High school diploma / GED and 8 years of Engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
• 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing support environment, either as end-user or system integrator
• Experience with GMP Utility Systems, Packaged Equipment, and Building Automation Systems
• Experience with Tech Transfer, Process Design, and Commissioning
• Experience with validation and change control methodology
• Direct experience with regulated environments (i.e. cGMP, OSHA, EPA) including detailed understanding of cGMPs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with minimum direction.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and facilitation skills and ability to work in a collaborative team based environment.
• Ability to apply analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex problems using multiple sources of information
• Demonstrated ability to function within cross-functional teams and embrace a team-based culture
• Experience with lifecycle management of Automation hardware and software infrastructure
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs (SLC 5, CompactLogix, ControlLogix), Siemens S7, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk, Andover Controls and iFix SCADA systems.