Facilities Automation Engineer

Responsible for overseeing the operation of the Building Management System (BMS), policies, and procedures for maintaining the system in a compliant GMP status. Includes compliance with the alarm response procedure, making changes under change control, writing system requirement documents, assisting with validation, modifying existing SOPs, and creating new documents as directed.

Responsibilities

• Applies basic engineering and scientific principles to define user requirements for the operation of the automated Building Management System.
• Oversees day-to-day operation of the Building Management System.
• Interfaces with IT, Facilities, and other departments to ensure proper operation of system components (controllers, sensors, and alarms).
• May lead teams or collaborate with Validation and Facility personnel in testing mechanical systems, air handling systems, differential pressures, cold rooms, and stand-alone refrigeration units.
• Generates reports using BMS data to demonstrate compliant operations.
• Executes engineering tests, commissioning, and validation protocols following Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Collaborates with Quality Assurance, Validation, QC, Warehouse, and Manufacturing groups.
• Effectively communicates goals and results within Facilities.
• Interacts with other functional groups on specific tasks.
• Authors internal reports at appropriate milestones with minimal guidance.
• Works with and directs contractors to modify, commission, and validate changes to the BMS.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science with 1 year’s experience in facilities.
• Preferred degree in chemical, biochemical, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or information technology-related disciplines.
• Working knowledge of Building Management System Operations, preferably Siemens Desigo and Insight.
• Basic understanding of applied physics as it relates to HVAC and refrigeration systems.
• Basic understanding of programming logic.
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions in a safe and GMP-compliant manner.
• Executes validation and commissioning protocols without guidance.
• Regularly required to talk and hear to exchange ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly through oral communication.
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate but may require shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Required to perform repetitive tasks such as typing, use of mouse, screwdriver, and other hardware.
• Consistently required to perform sitting, standing for sustained periods, reaching, twisting, handling, fingering, and feeling objects such as tools and controls.
• Frequently required to climb stairs, ramps, and step ladders; occasionally involves stooping, balancing, kneeling, crouching, and feeling.
• Required to work within a manufacturing facility and laboratory environment where employees may be exposed to risk group 2 agents.
• Must be able to gown appropriately and don required personal clothing to enter controlled manufacturing facility including sterile environments (e.g., protective eyewear, Tyvek suit, nitrile gloves (double gloves), and safety shoes).
• Occasionally works within a laboratory environment.
• Required to work outside of the building in equipment yards and on rooftops; may be exposed to close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, manholes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.
• May be subject to oils where there is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• May be required to work at heights when performing standard facilities work.
• May be exposed to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
• Required to work in some areas with poor lighting and may be exposed to pressurized vessels.
• Occasionally exposed to thermal hazards and may be required to work in temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as humidity and wind.
• May be exposed to one or more of the following conditions which may affect the respiratory system: dusts, fumes, odors, vapors, or mists.
• On occasion, may work on weekends, nights, or on-call as needed.

Pay

$85,728 - $105,017