Sr. Automation Engineer
PfizerAbout the role
Use Your Power for Purpose
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 Sr. Automation Engineer 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.
What You Will Achieve
In this role, you will:
- 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.
- Strong knowledge of Computerized Systems, Compliance regulations and standards
- Experience with programming industrial control systems such as DCS, PLCs, SCADA systems, Historians, or SQL Server.
- Demonstrated experience in project management to timelines and budgets
- Experience in troubleshooting issues to root cause and recommending and implementing effective corrective actions.
- Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design
- documents
- Teamwork spirit, good communication skills and training abilities
- Excellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills {written and oral}
Bonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)
- Relevant pharmaceutical experience
- Understanding of programming, and proficiency in at least one language
- Understanding of network infrastructure, windows servers, and virtualization
NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
Schedule is 1st shift, Monday - Friday.
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
OTHER JOB DETAILS
- Last Date to Apply for Job: April 21, 2025
- Referral Bonus Eligibility: YES
- Eligible for Relocation Package: YES
Relocation assistance may be available b
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