Job Title:
The Automation Specialist will be responsible for the site DeltaV systems and will support complex and challenging initiatives, develop automation strategies, plan and execute system roadmaps and support new technology deployment in alignment with corporate standards.
Responsibilities:
* Provide system administration and ownership support for Delta V and Utility systems.
* Support includes: infrastructure and networking architecture user access patching security and compliance optimal performance for Delta V control system software hardware reliability end-user interface
* Provide technical support to commercial and clinical manufacturing as needed specific to process control and automation infrastructure.
* Lead technical root cause analysis incident investigations and troubleshooting issues related to electrical instrumentation and equipment control systems.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science Chemical Engineering Biotech Engineering or related life science engineering.
* Minimum of 8 years experience in automation engineering in a manufacturing support environment with at least 3 years experience in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industries.
* Direct hands-on experience with lifecycle management of DeltaV software hardware and infrastructure with extensive understanding and background in design programming and installation.
The ideal candidate will have strong process control systems automation background strong network architecture or engineering proficiencies including TCP IP routing switching network IDS IPS active directory domain integration and firewalls. Familiarity with industry standards for batch control systems software development life cycle methodologies 21 CFR Part 11 and GAMP is also required.
Familiarity with OSI PI Historian and in-depth knowledge in programming language e.g. VBA is preferred. Understanding of operational excellence and lean transformation in the automation and engineering context is also an advantage.