Senior Automation Engineer
PfizerAbout the role
Use Your Power for Purpose
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 ensuring zero down time.
As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards 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, ensure 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.
Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)
Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a master's degree with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 6 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience
Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents
Experience with Industrial Control Systems such as Rockwell, Siemens, Wonderware, iFix
Strong knowledge of Computerized Systems, Compliance regulations and standards
Teamwork spirit, good communication skills and training abilities
Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills {written and oral}
Ability to learn new technologies and adapt to change
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
Relevant pharmaceutical experience
Vmware and virtualization knowledge
Basic networking knowledge
Basic RESTful API knowledge
Database/Historian knowledge (SQL, AVEVA PI)
Experience with Batching system and standards
MES Integration and Deployment
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Office and plant environment. Keyboarding, lifting, standing, bending, walking.
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Weekend and off hours work required, some overtime. Supporting 24/7 operation – on call coverage. Adhere to safe work practices. Some travel
Relocation support available
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
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