Sr. Automation Software Engineer - 7177

Job Title: Sr. Automation Software Engineer

Location: Columbus, OH

Job Type: Full-Time

Req ID: 7177

 

About Us:

As a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of essential medicines, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates’ mission is to bring Better Health. Within Reach. Every Day.® for millions of patients around the world.  We are a trusted, reliable partner and dependable source of over 750 high-quality generic, specialty and branded pharmaceutical products that hospitals, physicians and pharmacists need to treat their patients across North America, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.  Through our 32 manufacturing plants, eight R&D centers, and 8,500+ employees worldwide, we are always hard at work creating high-quality medicines and making them accessible to the people who need them.

 

Description:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.  We are seeking a talented and motivated T Sr. Automation Software Engineer to join our team. 

 

In this role, you will be directly responsible for the development, maintenance and lifecycle support of complex customized software and database solutions solving production and engineering needs.  Uses technical expertise, communication and collaboration skills to analyze, recommend and lead complex solutions to enhance new and existing processes utilizing modern software platforms and data analytic software solutions.  Provide operational support, complex troubleshooting, and optimization for automation equipment, directing and coordinating activities to improve reliability, and applying advanced engineering and computerized system principles to the design and implementation of new equipment.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops technological ideas and guides their development into a final product.  Updates and maintains complex customized software solutions, databases, and automated tools requiring coordination across multiple organizations to enhance operational and engineering efficiencies. 
• Research new software technologies relative to automation software solutions that could be utilized to improve business and engineering processes.  Analyze, compare and select software best suited for various applications.  Provides solutions which are highly innovative.
• Leads technical computerized projects involving plan creation, design, specification, installation, startup and validation of computerized automation systems and upgrades.  Ensure site specifications, standards and cGMP compliance expectations are met and that good engineering practices are followed.
• Runs complex group projects with minimal appreciable direction - identify, propose and champion creative and constructive solutions articulating the business value created. Represent organization as prime technical contact relative to software solutions championed and applies extensive technical expertise while demonstrating a full knowledge of other related disciplines. Facilitates at functional forums for the site, regionally, and globally. 
• Troubleshoot control and instrumentation systems to resolve complex equipment issues.  Provides engineering expertise and technical guidance to maintenance to perform repairs, design changes, or other corrections as a result of troubleshooting or performance evaluation.
• Develop calibration, preventative maintenance and additional procedures in support of systems and instruments installed.
• Identify continuous improvement activities relative to automation control and software systems throughout the site and champion solutions aligned with site and department metrics, Business Objectives and Strategy.  Identify areas of opportunity to improve equipment and component reliability.
• Mentor peers and site resources on automation software systems of production equipment.  Provide training and technical supervision to instrumentation and electrical personnel as well as Flow technicians for automation systems throughout the site.

 

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