Amgen
Holly Springs, NC
Shift: Full time
Career Category Engineering Job Description Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. 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. 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 lie within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Be part of Amgen s newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen s plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027. Manufacturing Systems Engineer : Automation - Delta V What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world . As a Manufacturing Systems Engineer, you will work with a group of a utomation e ngineers who are responsible for building and maintaining various automation systems and platforms that support the GMP Drug Substance Plant Operations. * The schedule for this position will be : 4 days x 10 hr shift : Sun day through Wednesday . * In this vital role as a member of the Facilities Engineering (F E) Automation team you will work hand in hand with the capital project team to deliver robust process automation systems to operate the new plant. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain the process control system on Emerson DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) . Collaborate with key stakeholders and end-users to understand and synthesize key process requirements, and to develop solutions using Amgen standard automation platform for process automation systems . Provide clear documentation for delivered solutions and processes . Support QA partners in performing computerized systems validation in a GxP environment. Perform Data Integrity Assessments (DIA) in accordance with the current Amgen and industry standards. Support process automation systems to ensure design aligns with Amgen specifications, incorporates the latest technology, and meets safety requirements . Support vendor FAT to ensure that control strategy and software code meet Amgen requirements . Develop and maintain engineering and maintenance documentation, and associated procedures for delivered solutions and processes . Support commissioning and qualification efforts including Automation Installation Verification/Automation Check Out (IV/ACO) in a fast-paced environment. Site Operations O wn and driv e to completion Change Controls, CAPAs, and Deviations . S upport technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and troubleshooting . S upport functional area projects focused on improving process equipment , utilities, and facilities as well as large capital projects to integrate new drug substance manufacturing technologies into the facility . Drive continuous improvement for process automation systems to improve operational workflows, safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability . Support day-to-day o peration s including rotational on - call s upport . Prepare/review Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and cGMP documents. Be constantly curious and feed your passion and interests in groundbreaking technology. Use your given time to look for new and innovative ways to do business differently, better, and more cost effectively. What we expect from you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The automation professional we seek is an engineer with these qualifications. Basic Qualifications High School Diploma / GED and 8 years of Engineering experience OR Associate’s Degree and 6 years of Engineering experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR Master’s Degree Preferred Qualifications Degree in Electrical Engineering , Computer Science, Chemical Engineering , Biotech Engineering, or related field . Direct knowledge of Automation System design, experience in process control engineering and troubleshooting with GMP biopharmaceutical production facility equipment/systems automation such as media, harvest, bioreactors, solution prep, s ingle use mixing vess