Associate Mfg Systems Engineer (DeltaV)

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to commercial manufacturing, specific to process control, automation infrastructure, and process systems
• Works closely with multiple teams, including manufacturing, process engineering, utility operations, maintenance, quality assurance, and validation to support a diverse portfolio of projects
• Supports technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and troubleshooting on process control issues related to electrical, instrumentation and control systems mainly rooted in DeltaV
• Supports new product introductions or new technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, implementing automation system configuration changes and supporting engineering runs
• Develop, organize, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects of small scope and complexity
• Communicates with multiple levels within the organization, highlighting issues and proposing solutions
• Supports capital project commissioning, and qualification
• Applies automation engineering principles in the design, specification, construction, startup, and validation of process and GMP utilities equipment and systems for an array of projects of significant scope and complexity
• Provides technical support and issue resolution 24x7 on-call support of Automation systems on a rotational based frequency
• Applies experience and knowledge of industry best practices and tools to attain an innovative organization

Requirements

• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of automation and/or engineering experience
• OR Associate’s degree and 4 years of automation and/or engineering experience
• OR Bachelor’s degree

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree related technical field
• 1+ years’ experience in Process Automation Engineering in a manufacturing support environment in the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industries
• 1+ years’ combined experience with the following product platforms: Emerson DeltaV DCS systems
• Familiarity with industry standards for batch control systems, software development life cycle methodologies, S88, 21 CFR Part 11, Validation, and GAMP
• Experience with Mammalian Cell Culture, Protein Purification, Clean Utilities, CIP, SIP, Production Services and non-GMP Utilities preferred
• Experience with Tech Transfer, Process Design, and Commissioning
• Experience with validation and change control methodology

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible
• Total Rewards Plan based on eligibility, comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.