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Information Systems

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve earned your degree. How will you use that achievement to reach your goals? Do more with the knowledge you’ve worked hard to acquire and the passion you already have. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Become the professional you are meant to be in this meaningful role.

Automation Engineer

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role the Automation Engineer works with the Manager of the Automation group. The position is responsible for providing Automation Engineering support at the Amgen Rhode Island site.

• Work closely with multiple subject areas, including manufacturing, process engineering, process development, utility operations, maintenance, quality assurance, and validation to implement automation solutions for manufacturing and site utilities.
• Provide technical support to commercial and clinical manufacturing as needed, specific to process control and automation infrastructure.
• Provide technical support to troubleshoot and resolve equipment, automation or process issues in the field.
• Ensure efficient performance and reliability for process and utility automation systems
• Develop, coordinate, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects of medium to large scope and complexity.
• Develop technical solutions and optimizations by crafting original code for multiple different applications and platforms.
• Communicate with supervisor and support staff, highlighting issues and proposing solutions.
• Responsible to provide On-Call support coverage nights and weekends, on a rotating basis.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our outstanding contributions to serve patients. The engineering professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

Master’s degree in Engineering

Or

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 2 years of Process Automation experience

Or

Associate degree and 6 years of Process Automation experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 8 years of Process Automation experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working with Distributed Control Systems, Emerson DeltaV experience is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with designing and coding in DeltaV and PLC based applications.
• Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
• 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing support environment, as a system integrator or a process engineer.
• Experience with Process Automation and ISA S88 Standard
• Experience with Process Design, and Commissioning
• Experience with validation and change control methodology
• Direct experience with regulated environments (i.e. cGMP, OSHA, EPA) including detailed understanding of cGMPs.
• Strong written and verbal skills and the ability to work with minimum direction.
• Experience working with Rockwell Automation PLCs and HMIs, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk SE or ME, and OSI PI historian is a plus.

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act
• Generous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor

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for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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