Engineer I

Amgen•Thousand Oaks, CA

1d•$88,281 - $119,439•Onsite

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, 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. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. 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. In this vital role you will support manufacturing processes in Thousand Oaks Pilot Plant. Responsibilities include providing operational support, troubleshooting, and optimization for assigned equipment; advising and applying engineering principles to the design and implementation of new equipment (Stainless and Single Use Systems). Support system reliability and operational optimization efforts. Identify system performance risks (e.g. single point of failure or obsolescence) and implement risk reduction strategies. Lead and execute improvement efforts, including identifying cycle reduction time opportunities, efficiency gains, and yield improvement opportunities. Support technical investigations, root cause analysis, and equipment troubleshooting activities. Apply structured problem-solving methodologies with guidance. Analyze data and assist in developing engineering solutions using data techniques and methodologies (e.g. Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma, predictive maintenance analysis, etc.) Support new product and technology introductions by assisting with engineering assessments, equipment modifications, and execution of engineering runs. Collect, organize, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects of small scope and complexity. Provide onsite day-to-day technical support for equipment and process troubleshooting. Apply process engineering principles to support the design, specification, installation, startup, and validation of process equipment and systems. Assists with project activities by performing engineering studies and assessments for process equipment systems. Translate user and process requirements into engineering documentation and support design development in alignment with standard engineering practices. Communicate effectively with supervisors, cross-functional teams, and support staff to escalate issues and contribute to solutions. Support a safe working environment by aligning with all pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules and regulations.

Requirements

Master’s degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Engineering experience OR Associate’s degree and 6 years of Engineering experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of Engineering experience.
Required flexibility to support 24/7 operations, including scheduled weekend shifts, after-hours coverage, and on-call rotation.
Strong leadership, technical writing, and communication/presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Bioengineering.
Direct experience with regulated environments (e.g. FDA, cGMP, OSHA, EPA, etc.).
Subject Matter Expert and hands-on experience with complex manufacturing process equipment including sophisticated troubleshooting, reliability and performance improvements, and design optimization.
Direct experience in equipment engineering and problem solving for cleaning, centrifuges, chromatography systems, and/or filtration systems.
Foundational knowledge of Maximo or equivalent Asset Management System for managing equipment maintenance and asset lifecycle.
Solid understanding and experience with cGMP procedures and engineering practices on pharmaceutical/biotech production processes, facilities, and equipment.
Experience in corrective and preventative actions, and commissioning practices.
Experience supporting design and startup engineering directly related to bulk biopharmaceutical production including process equipment and facilities design, procurement, construction, startup, and validation.
Demonstrates independence, strong self-motivation, and organization, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a project-based environment; effective in communication, facilitation, and collaboration.
Demonstrates a strong team-oriented mindset and actively contributes to a collaborative culture that supports effective decision-making.
Applies a continuous improvement mindset in daily activities and promotes a strong commitment to safety in all aspects of work.
Ability to apply sophisticated and diverse engineering principles to the design and implementation of major system modifications, introduction of new equipment, processes, and capital projects.
Develop technical solutions to sophisticated problems requiring the regular use of resourcefulness and creativity.
Develops contingency plan for potential obstacles or setbacks.
Mentorship experience with peers or new team members on complex systems, equipment, machines, and/or processes within their area of expertise.
Demonstrates interest in continuous learning opportunities around new tools, techniques, and configurations to enhance their analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

Support manufacturing processes in Thousand Oaks Pilot Plant.
Provide operational support, troubleshooting, and optimization for assigned equipment.
Advise and apply engineering principles to the design and implementation of new equipment (Stainless and Single Use Systems).
Support system reliability and operational optimization efforts.
Identify system performance risks (e.g. single point of failure or obsolescence) and implement risk reduction strategies.
Lead and execute improvement efforts, including identifying cycle reduction time opportunities, efficiency gains, and yield improvement opportunities.
Support technical investigations, root cause analysis, and equipment troubleshooting activities.
Apply structured problem-solving methodologies with guidance.
Analyze data and assist in developing engineering solutions using data techniques and methodologies (e.g. Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma, predictive maintenance analysis, etc.).
Support new product and technology introductions by assisting with engineering assessments, equipment modifications, and execution of engineering runs.
Collect, organize, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects of small scope and complexity.
Provide onsite day-to-day technical support for equipment and process troubleshooting.
Apply process engineering principles to support the design, specification, installation, startup, and validation of process equipment and systems.
Assist with project activities by performing engineering studies and assessments for process equipment systems.
Translate user and process requirements into engineering documentation and support design development in alignment with standard engineering practices.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, cross-functional teams, and support staff to escalate issues and contribute to solutions.
Support a safe working environment by aligning with all pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules and regulations.

Benefits

A comprehensive employee benefits package.
Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
Group medical, dental and vision coverage.
Life and disability insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan.
Stock-based long-term incentives.
Award-winning time-off plans.
Flexible work models where possible.
Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents.
Financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals.
Work/life balance.
Career development opportunities.