Electrical & Automation Project Engineer

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 and expansion of manufacturing information systems to improve manufacturing success rates and ensuring zero down time.

As an Electrical and Automation Project 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 with robust and state of the art automated systems and equipment.

How You Will Achieve It

• Working on major capital projects at the PGS Melbourne sterile injectable (SI) manufacturing facility, the Electrical and Automation Project Engineer is accountable for engineering oversight of the electrical and automation scope from inception to implementation according to the CPA agreed timings.
• Expansion of the sites new Siemens PCS7 DCS system to replace obsolete systems on site and ensure the system is built and designed to Pfizer requirements.
• Responsible for prioritising and managing their workload and communicating any issues, constraints or challenges with the automation manager or managing change control authoring and execution.
• Work with the project team and lead design reviews related to electrical and automation scope, including design, implementation/commissioning and operation related to projects to ensure delivery of appropriate, reliable, compliant and safe functionality through to commercial manufacture.
• Work within the project team to engage with design consultants, construction managers and sub-contractors to develop, review, install and finalise project scope.
• Complete feasibility reviews, business case development, project cost book inputs, detailed design, involvement in CPA processes and procurement, liaising with contractors, suppliers, internal customers and management/overview of specific project tasks. Generate and develop standard operating procedures and system support.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Degree, Graduate Diploma or equivalent in Electrical or Automation Engineering from a recognized institution

• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in Automation and/or Electrical Engineering
• Experience with writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents
• Experience on Automation Compliance projects
• A good understanding of the purpose, design and function of the following technologies:
  • SCADA, PLC systems infrastructure (Equipment/Automation industrial communication)
  • Network Infrastructure (network devices, TCP/IP communications)
  • Electrical Infrastructure(Low Voltage, Power Supplies, UPS, Circuit Breakers,)
  • Remote IO (Discrete Analogue/Digital signals, VFDs, Valves )
• Strong knowledge of Computerized Systems, Compliance regulations and standards
• Teamwork spirit, good communication skills and training abilities

Nice-to-Have

• Master's degree
• Relevant pharmaceutical and/or food experience
• Siemens PCS7 experience
• Electrical license
• Digital system knowledge. (Windows OS, Virtualisation, ESXI, Cisco certification)

  
Work Location Assignment: On Premise

  
Work Location Assignment: On Premise

At Pfizer we care about our colleagues’ wellbeing and offer a range of great benefits for them, including:

• Paid parental leave

• Access to Health & Wellness apps

• Career Growth Experiences program

• Recognition & rewards program

• Paid volunteer days

• Life Insurance Benefits

• Pfizer Learning Academy access to top content providers

• Access to flu vaccines & skin checks

• Options to purchase additional leave

• Salary packaging & novated lease options

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