Associate Specialist, Process and Instrumentation Engineer

MSD • Elkhorn, NE

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The selected applicant will develop and maintain the Engineering, Maintenance, Automation, and Calibration teams in high levels of process support and maintainability. The Process and Instrumentation Engineer will be the authority on Key Operating Parameters, Critical Attributes, and Critical Process Parameters within the Engineering and Maintenance department. As a crucial part of this role, the Process and Instrumentation Engineer will serve as a Calibration System Administrator. The Calibration Administration provision of this role will be responsible for defining, documenting, qualifying, and communicating the calibration details of process and utility instrumentation under the Calibration Program. Due to the Process and Instrumentation Engineer’s deep knowledge of the process requirements and the systems that maintain those requirements; the role will play a critical role in defining new processes, change management, deviation investigation, process improvement, and efficiency improvement. The Process and Instrumentation Engineer will work closely with Project Managers, Maintenance Personnel, Calibration Personnel, Automation Engineers, Quality Assurance, Process Development, Production Management, and multiple levels of management to deliver on the goals of the organization. The Elkhorn, NE site is a key supplier of companion and food animal vaccines for our Animal Health Network. Within the global manufacturing and technology, Elkhorn delivers biological production, QC, R&D, animal care, process development, and support services on an 100+ acre site.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree required (MechE, ChemE, EE, or BSEng).
• 0-3 years of relevant industry work experience
• Ability to effectively work on a computer, in specialized computer programs, in the Production Environment, in Utility areas, and across all areas of the site.
• Ability to support team members in Production, Clean room, utility, waste treatment, and outdoor spaces, as the role will be responsible for processes and instrumentation across all locations and applications on the site.
• Ability to read and understand a broad variety of sources daily, from process drawings, electrical drawings, piping diagrams, automation design documents, construction specifications, SOPs, Process documentation, and instrumentation specifications.
• Adaptability
• Biopharmaceutical Operations
• CAD Proficiency
• Data Analysis
• Engineering Principle
• Engineering Standards
• Estimation and Planning
• Experimentation
• Instrumentation
• Instrumentation Engineering
• Process Optimization
• Professional Engineering
• Project Management
• Software Proficiency
• System Control
• Teamwork
• Technical Communication
• Technical Problem-Solving

Nice To Haves

• Previous role as a Process Engineer, Commissioning & Qualification Engineer, Quality Assurance Specialist, Automation Engineer, Instrument Engineer, or Calibration Administrator is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Engineering, Maintenance, Automation, and Calibration teams in high levels of process support and maintainability.
• Serve as the authority on Key Operating Parameters, Critical Attributes, and Critical Process Parameters within the Engineering and Maintenance department.
• Serve as a Calibration System Administrator, responsible for defining, documenting, qualifying, and communicating the calibration details of process and utility instrumentation under the Calibration Program.
• Play a critical role in defining new processes, change management, deviation investigation, process improvement, and efficiency improvement.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Maintenance Personnel, Calibration Personnel, Automation Engineers, Quality Assurance, Process Development, Production Management, and multiple levels of management.
• Develop and maintain Process Flow and Block Diagrams for new, existing, and changing processes.
• Support Biological processes supporting vaccine production including: Fermentation, Concentration, Clarification, Blending, Sterile Filling, Freeze Drying, Serialization, and Packaging.
• Support change controls for process improvements.
• Support deviations and root cause analysis with corrective and preventive action implementation.
• Review, Route and enter new instrumentation into the Computerized Calibration Management System.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level