Sr. Automation Engineer - (Building Automation Systems)

Amgen•New Albany, OH

About The Position

The Sr. Automation Engineer for Amgen’s new Advanced Assembly and Final Product Operation facility will be part of the Facilities & Engineering team. The role provides maintenance leadership and technical expertise for safe, reliable facility infrastructure, equipment, utility systems, and production suites, helping ensure systems operate within designed parameters in GMP assembly, packaging, and warehouse operations. The scope may include multiple facilities, subject areas, or clients. Work must minimize production impact and comply with cGMP guidelines and Amgen procedures. The engineer develops and maintains building-control automation and automated warehouse systems, including Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC, HMI, and SCADA platforms. The role also supports operational maintenance, system administration, incident investigation, reliability and continuous-improvement initiatives, and automation-related expansion and capital projects. It includes 24/7 onsite/on-call operational support.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Biotech, or a related technical subject area, plus 2 years of automation experience; or master’s degree in one of these fields plus 2 years of automation experience; or bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of automation experience; or associate degree plus 8 years of automation experience; or high school diploma/GED plus 10 years of automation experience.
Technical experience in automation, with education and experience in a listed or related technical subject area.
Ability to work cross-functionally, deliver technical solutions, and implement improvements.
Knowledge of the project-management cycle and ability to support project development and delivery.
Leadership abilities and experience working in a team environment and interdependent culture.
Technical report-writing and communication/presentation skills.
Ability to make data-driven decisions.
Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Biotech, or a related technical subject area.
Extensive understanding and background in automation programming, design, installation, and lifecycle management.
Experience in process-control engineering, troubleshooting GMP biopharmaceutical production facility equipment and systems, and integrating OEM automation software and field instrumentation.
Experience in an FDA GMP or comparable regulated environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Knowledge of plants and applicable industry regulations.
Hands-on automation or systems experience in a technical role within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Experience with Allen Bradley SCADA and PLC platforms.
Experience with Siemens SCADA and PLC platforms.
Experience with RCM, TPM, or other reliability-centered concepts.
Experience managing GMP facility cleaning and pest-control programs.
Experience managing integrated service providers.

Responsibilities

Follow company safety and cGMP policies and procedures.
Determine automation system specifications.
Coordinate and lead contractors performing maintenance on managed systems.
Own the Maximo CMMS for automation locations and assets.
Establish preventive maintenance for automation systems using reliability engineering principles.
Develop and maintain building-control automation and automated warehouse systems using Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC, HMI, and SCADA platforms.
Support functional-area projects to improve process equipment, utilities, and facilities and integrate new drug-product manufacturing technologies.
Lead or support technical root-cause analysis, incident investigations, and resolution of process-control problems in plant operations.
Provide continuous-improvement initiatives for safety, reliability, efficiency, and environmental sustainability.
Maintain data-integrity assessments in accordance with current Amgen and industry standards.
Collaborate with the Amgen plant network to improve site automation design.
Provide day-to-day operational support, including 24/7 onsite/on-call coverage and troubleshooting for site operations.
Administer building and warehouse automation systems, assess and roll out automation system operating systems, and participate in daily engineering work-center meetings.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and manage automation system spare parts.
Lead root-cause investigations and resolutions with equipment vendors.
Improve business processes, including departmental SOPs and job plans, to ensure maintenance operations are safe and reliable.
Provide automation subject-matter expertise for facility expansion and capital projects.

Benefits

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.
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.