Sr Automation Engineer (Delta-V)

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Sr Automation Engineer (Delta-V)

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role as a senior member of the Automation Engineering team, you will support process automation initiatives that require understanding of analytical problem-solving techniques, project management, lifecycle management and Operational Excellence. Additionally, the person will be accountable for providing project leadership and daily operational support to the Automation Engineering team at the Amgen Rhode Island site

Amgen is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer, internally known as a Sr. Manufacturing Systems Engineer, in our pioneering Rhode Island facility to join the Automation Engineering team within the Facilities & Engineering department and who will work with the Associate Director of Automation. We are seeking a person with a strong background in DeltaV batch implementation in a biotech environment.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Leads and supports capital project planning and execution

• Facilitates the application of automation engineering principles in the design, specification, construction, startup, and validation of GMP process and utilities equipment and systems for capital projects of scope and complexity

• Leads and supports technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and trouble shooting on process control issues related to electrical, instrumentation and control systems

• Leads and supports new product introductions or new technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, implementing automation system configuration changes and supporting engineering runs

• Devises new solutions to problems through adaptations and modifications of standard automation technical principles

• Works closely with multiple subject areas, including manufacturing, process engineering, utility operations, maintenance, quality assurance, and validation to manage a diverse portfolio of projects

• Provides technical support to commercial and clinical manufacturing as needed

• Develops and implements critical initiatives for long-range planning and lifecycle upgrades of various Automation platforms with activities including managing a 5-year roadmap of systems, presenting high level scope and cost estimates to executives for annual capital funding plan, and project management of initiatives once approved

• Provides mentorship to Automation Engineering team in daily operations

• Communicates with multiple levels within the organization, highlighting issues and proposing solutions

• Provides technical support and issue resolution 24x7 on-call support of Automation systems on a rotational based frequency

• Applies experience and knowledge of industry standard processes and tools to attain an innovative organization

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The automation engineering professional we seek is a dedicated teammate with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of automation and/or engineering experience OR

• Associate’s degree and 8 years of automation and/or engineering experience OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of automation and/or engineering experience OR

• Master’s degree and 2 years of automation and/or engineering experience OR

• Doctorate degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering or related technical field

• 5+ years’ experience in Process Automation Engineerin