Automation Engineer II

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.

Role Summary

Provide engineering technical support related to the maintenance, installation, startup/commissioning, testing, and qualification of automation systems for process equipment and process related systems within a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Also, provide some detailed engineering on change controls and limited functionality upgrades to existing systems.

Responsibilities

The candidate will troubleshoot multiple platform automation systems, with a focus on Allen-Bradley PLC’s and Emerson DeltaV control systems. The candidate will work with maintenance technicians to help resolve automation related issues. This role will focus 2nd shift hours to support multiple manufacturing suites, production support areas, CIP systems, and Infrastructure support systems. May involve cell culture, harvest, or purification process equipment automation design, development of user requirement specification (URS), functional requirement specification (FRS) and configuration specification (CS). Will support commissioning plans, validation/qualification documents, execution of commissioning plans, troubleshooting, executing the qualification activities, assisting maintenance, attending necessary meetings and maintaining specific training requirements. The position may require equipment maintenance history review, investigation and audit support.

Basic Qualifications

Applicant must have eight years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's degree with six years of experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of experience; OR a Master’s degree with more than one year of experience. Experience with automation of pharmaceutical process systems executing design, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities. They must have a working knowledge of cGMP type systems and practices. Computer skills, ability to work across functional areas such as operations, maintenance, and validation are required to provide appropriate support. Good communication skills, verbal and written, are required.

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates should have Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI experience. Candidates should have experience with Emerson DeltaV and OSI Pi products. Candidates should have experience with GE iFix and iHistorian. Candidates should also be familiar with relational database such as SQL or Oracle. Candidates should also be familiar with automation networks, such as Ethernet, DH+, ControlNet, etc.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to stand, sit and walking. Ability to think logically and perform system troubleshooting. Ability to communicate team and work with teams for system support.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

The candidate requires working 2nd shift hours.

The Schedules available shall be 1pm to 1am, 2 On 2 Off 3 On 3 Off repeat …. Or

M-F 5 days per week 3pm to midnight.

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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.