Principal Engineer - (Electrical)
About The Position
The Principal Electrical Engineer serves as the site’s senior electrical engineering technical authority at Amgen Ohio, supporting a high-speed, 24/7 final drug product packaging operation. The role provides electrical engineering leadership across medium- and low-voltage distribution systems, emergency power infrastructure, power quality, reliability programs, facility modifications, and capital projects. The engineer partners with Operations, Facilities & Engineering, Quality, EH&S, Automation, Maintenance, and external service providers to support the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of critical electrical systems. The position supports Facilities & Engineering operations at Amgen Ohio, a state-of-the-art final drug product manufacturing facility. It is responsible for the safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient operation of site utility, facility, and infrastructure electrical systems supporting commercial manufacturing. The role is based onsite in New Albany, Ohio, and may require occasional support outside normal business hours for planned shutdowns, emergency response, and critical site events.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of engineering experience; or a master’s degree and 4 years; or a bachelor’s degree and 6 years; or an associate’s degree and 10 years; or a high school diploma/GED and 12 years.
- 10 or more years of progressively responsible electrical engineering experience supporting complex industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, utility, or other mission-critical facilities.
- Demonstrated technical leadership in medium- and low-voltage power distribution, including substations, switchgear, transformers, generators, automatic transfer switches, paralleling gear, UPS systems, and protective relaying.
- Experience leading electrical reliability initiatives, electrical-system troubleshooting, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions following equipment failures, power-quality events, or utility interruptions.
- Experience developing electrical system studies and strategies, including short-circuit, coordination, arc-flash, load-flow, harmonics, and power-quality assessments.
- Proven experience leading electrical capital projects from early scope development and design through installation, commissioning, and operational turnover.
- Strong working knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NEC, OSHA requirements, IEEE standards, and electrical safety practices.
- Ability to translate complex electrical risks and technical recommendations into clear decisions for operations and site leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams, mentor technical staff, and manage external engineering firms, contractors, and equipment vendors.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience working in a regulated GMP, life-sciences, food, semiconductor, or similarly controlled manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for site electrical infrastructure, including medium-voltage distribution, substations, switchgear, transformers, generators, ATS/paralleling systems, UPS systems, and low-voltage distribution.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for electrical reliability, power quality, emergency power, system protection, and electrical safety.
- Lead complex troubleshooting and root-cause investigations involving electrical failures, voltage disturbances, protection-system operation, generator and transfer system events, and facility outages.
- Develop and maintain electrical system standards, operating procedures, failure-mode analyses, preventive maintenance strategies, and critical-spares recommendations.
- Support the planning, design, execution, commissioning, and turnover of capital projects, facility improvements, equipment installations, and expansion activities.
- Review electrical designs, specifications, studies, and contractor work for compliance with applicable codes, Amgen standards, GMP expectations, and site reliability requirements.
- Lead or support arc-flash, coordination, short-circuit, load-flow, harmonics, and power-quality studies, translating results into practical site improvements.
- Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability, reduce operational risk, and minimize manufacturing downtime.
- Provide technical oversight of electrical contractors, engineering firms, equipment vendors, and service providers.
- Support electrical safety programs, including NFPA 70E compliance, energized-work practices, lockout/tagout considerations, and incident prevention.
- Participate in site shutdown planning, outage coordination, emergency-response planning, and return-to-service activities.
- Mentor engineers and technical staff while strengthening electrical engineering capability across the site.
- Communicate technical risks, reliability priorities, project status, and investment needs clearly to site leadership.
Benefits
- Health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents.
- Retirement and savings plans with opportunities to save toward retirement or other goals, including generous company contributions.
- Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Discretionary annual bonus program, or a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
- Stock-based long-term incentives.
- Award-winning time-off plans.
- Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid arrangements where possible.
- Career development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
High school or GED
