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Senior Automation Engineer

Employer
Pfizer
Location
Sanford, North Carolina
Start date
Jan 27, 2022

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Discipline
Engineering, Automation Engineer
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Bio NC, Best Places to Work

Why Patients Need You

Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action.

What You Will Achieve

Working with Pfizer’s dynamic engineering team, you will play a critical role in the management of manufacturing information systems to improve manufacturing success rates and ensure zero downtime.

As a Senior Automation Engineer, your knowledge and skills will contribute to the goals and objectives of the team.  Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams.

It is your hard work and dedication that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

  • Contribute to the completion of projects, manage own time on agreed targets, develop plans for own projects, and leads small project teams.

  • Monitor, generate, and complete the periodic review, validation master plan for the automation engineering program.

  • Demonstrate good planning, organizing, time management, and team participation skills.

  • Responsible for routine and preventive maintenance work, ensuring all the equipment and facilities work safely, efficiently, and reliably.

  • Generate and develop standard operating procedures and system support.

  • Analyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and preventative actions.

  • Manage change control authoring and execution.

  • Participate in the site and network-wide teams to provide cybersecurity alignment and direction.

  • Provide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects.

  • Modify moderately complex to highly complex control logic that requires a degree of scientific and/or manufacturing process expertise.

  • Mentor and guide junior staff and serve as a technical trainer, whenever necessary.

  • Clearly communicate progress and issues to peers.

  • Overseeing necessary system changes for supported systems and assisting in developing the approach to solutions.

  • Providing controls/automation technical support and execution of projects/assignments from initial concept to final closeout.

  • Specifying, designing and installing process control systems in direct support of commercial and clinical manufacturing operations.

  • Troubleshooting and problem-solving manufacturing operations control systems/automation/instrumentation issues. Contributes to the interpretation of results and the design of subsequent activities.

  • At a minimum, the position should be able to execute work independently, work with various groups across the organization and be able to oversee and lead projects to ensure that automated cGMP/GLP equipment, facilities and utilities perform as intended.

  • Maintain/modify DeltaV libraries in order to support commercial Gene Therapy manufacturing and maintain harmonization of libraries where appropriate.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • BS degree and 3-5 years in a regulated environment.

  • Preferred BS degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related fields 

  • MS with 1-2 years of experience in a regulated environment

  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills

  • Demonstrated problem-solving capability

Nice-to-Have

  • Knowledge of one to two control system platforms/programming with a depth of understanding.

  • Understanding of systems architecture and operations and related components (e.g. hardware, software, network, database, S88/S95, etc.)

  • Experience with process controls equipment including PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, SCADA systems, SQL relational database systems, and Network Hubs including debugging skills as well as M0dbus, OPC, Profibus, and Ethernet IP

  • Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents

  
 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical:

• Ability to lift to 30lbs, stand for 2 to 3 hours at a time, sit for 2 to 3 hours at a time, walk long distances and bend to obtain items from lower shelving/cabinets.

Mental:

• Energy, enthusiasm & capability to drive change and commitment to challenge how we currently operate

• Intellectual capability to perform complex mathematical problems and perform complex data analysis.

• Passion for continuous improvement and IMEx

• Excellent leadership, influencing, and interpersonal skills

•Willingness to share ideas, to learn, and to be challenged

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

The schedule is primarily day shift (M-F, 8 hrs) but will require off-shift work on occasion including periodic on-call requirements. The position will require working on the floor in manufacturing or utility areas at times which will require a focus on safety. Aseptic gowning will be required. Occasional travel to support project work may be required.

Other Job Details:

  • Last Date to Apply: Feb 9th, 2022.

Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment.  As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.

Sunshine Act

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.  Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA.  Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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