What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Engineer position at QCS Staffing?
Automation Engineer - North Carolina - 6 Months Contract
Our client, a global pharmaceutical manufacturing organization are looking for a talented Automation Engineer to join their expanding team. With continued organizational growth and considerable investment across their portfolio and capital programs this is an extremely exciting opportunity to contribute towards their brand-new manufacturing facility on the East Coast of the United States.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:
Our client, a global pharmaceutical manufacturing organization are looking for a talented Automation Engineer to join their expanding team. With continued organizational growth and considerable investment across their portfolio and capital programs this is an extremely exciting opportunity to contribute towards their brand-new manufacturing facility on the East Coast of the United States.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:
- Attend regularly scheduled virtual project status meetings with equipment owners, Engineering, and equipment vendors.
- Attend weekly DSM Automation Huddle meeting to provide status to the DSM Automation Team.
- Provide design review and input on Automation requirements related to the PLC controlled equipment.
- Support integration with DeltaV, PI, BMS, or other systems as needed.
- Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) at vendor locations.
- Ensure the PLC controlled equipment meets the site’s data integrity requirements and assist in development and design as required.
- Review life cycle documentation.
- Coordinate with various project workstreams including Automation, FDBD Automation, CSV, CQV, Utilities, Process Engineering, and others as needed.
- Safety, Project Procedure, and Project Instruction training as required.
- Equipment in the Drug Product & Finished Goods area (DPFG) such as automated inspection machines, packaging lines, and assembly machines are excluded from this scope of work.
- Extensive experience designing, configuring, and implementing Siemens and Allen-Bradley control systems
- Experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical facility working with FDA regulations is required
- Excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills and fluency in English with the ability to effectively communicate within cross-functional teams and to management
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively and efficiently in a team-based environment with employees at all levels
- Ability to manage commitments while displaying an eagerness to learn and continuously improve
- Knowledge with Drug Substance Manufacturing (DSM) would be beneficial
- Working knowledge of Kneat validation software is a plus
- MasterControl, ComplianceWire, TrackWise, and Veeva experience is a plus
