Principal Engineer - Automation

About the role

The Principal Engineer - Automation is responsible for applying advanced scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to complete complex assignments related to automation within the engineering specialty. They manage multiple, often concurrent, projects and meet deadlines. They also designs and leads complex experiments, often with multiple variables, gathers data, and performs detailed analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies.
• Identifies, plans, and conducts medium- to large-size projects within engineering specialty requiring custom, risk-managed execution plans, investigations, and/or equipment.
• Maintains project controls and reporting for cost, scope and schedule; develops execution strategy including procurement; balances multiple demands.
• Works with marketing, product development, and manufacturing to establish scope, priorities, and schedules on multiple projects.
• Analyzes business forces in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses.
• Designs and leads complex experiments, often with multiple variables, gathers data, and performs detailed analysis.
• Applies technology in innovative ways. Combines technologies to anticipate or address customer needs; shares solutions across sites; employs proven solutions to increase effectiveness of engineering methodology or manufacturing process.
• Provides tasks/project assignment opportunities for employee development and evaluates performance.
• Interacts with both senior management and external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.

Requirements

• A Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence, with a desired 8+ years of significant engineering and/or operational experience.
• Possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Works on problems of complex scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors.
• Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators.
• Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations.
• Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment.
• Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences.
• Has a technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries (preferred).
• Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control.

Qualifications

• Has a career history marked by a consistent series of technical contributions and accomplishments.
• Significant contribution to product or process development or improvement through creative application of technical effort will equally be recognized.

Skills

• Advanced scientific knowledge
• Engineering knowledge
• Mathematics
• Ingenuity
• Custom, risk-managed execution plans
• Investigations
• Equipment
• Scope, priorities, and schedules
• Business forces
• Complex experiments
• Data gathering and analysis
• Technology innovation
• Customer needs anticipation
• Proven solutions
• Employee development and evaluation
• Senior management and external personnel coordination
• Technical background in health care, medical devices, pharmaceutical, biologics, or similar industries
• Financial systems and fiscal control

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).
• This job is eligible to participate in AbbVie's long-term incentive programs.

Pay

$109,500 - $208,500 USD

Schedule

Hybrid