Senior Electrical Engineer

Amgen•Holly Springs, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. Amgen is a biotechnology pioneer since 1980, focused on serving patients living with serious illnesses. The Senior Electrical Engineer will be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant, the FleX Batch facility. This facility combines disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment for flexibility and integrates industry 4.0 capabilities and sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, aligning with Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.

Requirements

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience OR Associate degree and 8 years of Engineering experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Engineering experience OR Master's degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR Doctorate degree

Nice To Haves

Professional registration, such as a Professional Engineer (PE) license.
Strong leadership and collaboration skills, and the ability to approach technical issues with a science based mentality while providing clear direction within the area of expertise.
Familiarity and/or experience working in a regulated environment, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.
Knowledge of regulations (e.g. cGMP, building codes, fire codes, electrical codes, IEE, NEC, NETA, insurance – FM, OSHA, LEED, Energy codes) to ensure compliance.
Experience in the design and construction for medium voltage electrical distribution systems including switchgear, transformers and paralleling generators.
Knowledge of design and construction for 600V (and below) electrical distribution systems equipment including switchgear, panelboards, lighting / lighting control, power monitoring, generators, Life Safety Systems, and Lightning Protection Systems.
Ability to provide direction and guidance to external design firms to deliver capital projects.
Ability to provide solutions to a large variety of technical problems of moderate to large complexity and scope.
Problem-solving skills to apply the application of scientific and engineering theory and calculations and creative skills in the development of hypotheses and approaches.
Independent, ambitious, organized, able to multi-task in project environments, and skilled in communication, facilitation, and teamwork.
Strong leadership, technical writing, and communication/presentation skills.
Work schedule flexibility as required to support 24/7 operations.
Ability for domestic/international travel.

Responsibilities

Support the design and equipment selection from an electrical perspective of process, utilities, and building systems to optimize quality and cost across the total life cycle of assets.
Ensure appropriate use of technology, and alignment to best operation and maintenance standards/practices.
Support factory acceptance testing working in partnership with global engineering during site installation, including reviewing protocols and resolving punch list items.
Provide engineering support during construction to the Capital Projects team, resolve technical issues, and ensure project objectives are met.
Execute and guide the commissioning and validation of systems to ensure their operational capability is aligned with requirements and GMP regulation and on-time project delivery.
Support execution of engineering and performance qualification runs while providing hypercare support as needed.
Perform engineering assessments for plant equipment operations, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs in support of new product/technology introductions as required.
Responsible for Electrical engineering expertise for process, utilities, and building systems providing end-to-end support for operations.
Effectively collaborate with key customers and support groups to ensure reliable plant operations.
Work with EHSS in support of electrically related safety initiatives, plans, and investigations.
Lead identifying and implementing engineering based improvements or upgrades to process equipment systems.
Support delivery of capital projects with responsibilities for electrical design.
Ensure plant readiness and quality and regulatory compliance for internal audits, external agency audits, and partner audits.
Provide technical mastery and problem-solving leadership to proactively reduce production downtime.
Lead new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, equipment performance risk assessments, identifying gaps and owning their remediation, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs.
Advance AI innovative solutions and technologies for implementation and to enable volume driven growth.
Represent Amgen with outside firms, technical societies and regulatory bodies.
Deploy engineering expertise from within the company (global and site-based authorities) as well as expertise from our industry to optimize Amgen’s assets throughout their life cycle.
Provide rotational on-call support and ensure 24x7 day-to-day reliability for plant operations.