Career Category

Information Systems

Job Description

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.

Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with multiple disciplines, 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 creating original code for multiple different applications and platforms.
• Communicate proactively with supervisor and support staff, highlighting issues and proposing solutions.
• Responsible to provide On-Call support coverage nights and weekends, on a rotating basis.

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 communication 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.

Our culture is what makes Amgen a special place to work. We have a powerful shared purpose around our mission – to serve patients. We respect one another, recognize contributions, and have embedded collaboration, trust, empowerment and inclusion in all that we do.

We equip all our staff members to live well-rounded, healthy lives. Most recently, Amgen added benefits for transgender employees and continues to pride itself on industry-leading, family-friendly offerings for families of all compositions.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and uses its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

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