Automation Engineer, MES (Various Levels)
About The Position
The Automation Engineer, MES provides support to Drug Substance Manufacturing (DSM). This includes implementation of changes to the Automation systems, updating design documents, executing testing, troubleshooting events, and being a part of Automation on-call support. This role leads projects and handles complex changes while coordinating with other internal and external groups. Openings available from entry-level to senior engineers. Join us and grow your automation career. FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof. We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together! Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity. Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers
Requirements
- Personal ownership and proactive collaboration with external business partners and internal stakeholders
- Effective communication, both written and oral
- Advanced problem-solving skills
- Ability to effectively present complex information to others
- Ability to provide feedback to others, including leaders
- Ability to remain up to date on regulatory and quality requirements for manufacturing
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering or other relevant field
- 2 years of Automation, Instrumentation & Controls, or other relevant technical experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering or other relevant field
- 5 years of Automation, Instrumentation & Controls, or other relevant technical experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering or other relevant field
- 8 years of Automation, Instrumentation & Controls, or other relevant technical experience
Responsibilities
- Spearheads the Automation team through activities, such as code configuration within several process areas and scope work
- Leads the development for various specification documents (e.g., user requirements specification (URS), functional specification (FS), design qualification (DQ), etc.)
- Supports global alignment of our implemented capabilities, maintaining and protecting our global platform concept Leads the development for various test protocols and functional testing documents (e.g., installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), etc.)
- Plans and implements the technical direction for area of responsibility
- Leads small teams through Automation changes and Tech Transfers
- Makes complex decisions across single Automation systems
- Contributes to Automation system hardware and software designs
- Serves as on-call support for Automation inquiries and troubleshooting
- Collaborates with other departments, such as Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Validation
- Conducts training and presents information to team or other stakeholders
- Other duties, as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
