Senior Automation Engineer

About the role

The Automation Engineer designs, implements, qualifies, and supports automation and control systems for sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing. The role ensures reliable, compliant operation of PLCs, VFDs, HMI/SCADA, DCS, BMS/EMS, instrumentation, and industrial network systems. Working with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, IT/OT, vendors, and integrators, the engineer supports capital projects, technology transfer, commissioning, qualification, troubleshooting, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement for sterile processing and packaging operations.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains automation and controls solutions for sterile manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Prepares or reviews user requirements, functional and design specifications, control narratives, I/O lists, alarm strategies, network architecture, and configuration documentation.
• Programs, configures, tests, and supports PLC, VFD Programming, HMI/SCADA, distributed control system, BMS/EMS, historian, instrumentation, drives, motion-control, and related systems while maintaining approved configuration baselines and lifecycle plans.
• Ledds or executes assigned automation workstreams for new equipment, facility upgrades, technology transfer, and process improvements.
• Coodinates system integrators, equipment vendors, contractors, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and IT/OT.
• Suports design reviews, factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), commissioning, startup, automation qualification, and IQ/OQ/PQ activities; verifies traceability to approved requirements and ensures timely turnover of complete technical documentation.
• Suppports day-to-day technical support for automated sterile manufacturing and packaging systems.
• Diagnoses control, instrumentation, communication, sequence, interlock, alarm, and equipment-performance issues; analyzes system and historian data; performs root-cause analysis; and implements sustainable corrective actions.
• Suports planned shutdowns, maintenance, calibration, production changes, and after-hours response when required to protect product quality, personnel safety, and reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation/Controls Engineering, or a closely related engineering field - Required
• Experience: 5 years or more in Automation, controls, or electrical engineering experience in sterile or aseptic GMP pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life-sciences manufacturing
• Specialized Knowledge: Advanced working knowledge of industrial automation platforms and architectures, including PLC, HMI/SCADA, DCS, BMS/EMS, process historians, instrumentation, drives, and industrial communication networks.
• Knowledge: Working knowledge of cGMP, risk-based computerized system validation, GAMP principles, electronic records and signatures, data integrity, change control, deviation management, CAPA, and inspection-ready documentation.
• Skills: Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capability across electrical, electronic, controls, software, network, instrumentation, and equipment interfaces in a sterile manufacturing environment.
• Additional Requirement: This position requires successful completion of an OSHA-compliant Respirator Fit Test.

Benefits

Amneal offers a comprehensive, flexible and competitive benefits program for eligible positions that enables you to choose the plans and coverage that meet your personal needs. This includes above-market, diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our employees as well as a significant 401(k) matching contribution to help our employees save for retirement. We also promote employee well-being with programs that helps you enjoy your career alongside life’s many other commitments and opportunities.

Pay

The base salary for this position ranges from $120,000 to $145,000 per year. Amneal ranges reflect the Company's good faith estimate of base salary that Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills.

Schedule

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