GMP Automation Engineer for Pharma & Biotech

Academic Key; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong development potential

Long-standing Switzerland presence

Comprehensive training & certification

Local management support

Job summary

agap2 - HIQ Consulting in Basel is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, implement and validate GMP-compliant automation systems across PLC, SCADA, HMI, DCS or MES platforms. You will collaborate with engineering, production, quality and validation teams on complex pharma and biotech projects.

Requirements include a degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering or Industrial IT and 2+ years in GMP environments, with strong troubleshooting and independent project work skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Industrial IT or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in GMP-regulated pharma/biotech environment.
• Experience with PLC/SCADA/HMI/DCS/MES or OT networks is desirable.
• Knowledge of GMP, data integrity and validation principles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, qualification and improvement of automation systems in GMP environments.
• Configure and program PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS or MES systems.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, qualification and validation activities.
• Troubleshoot automation, control and communication issues.
• Develop and improve automation standards, procedures and documentation.
• Support batch control, recipe management, data integrity and process monitoring.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and client stakeholders.
• Contribute to delivery of pharmaceutical and biotech projects.

Skills

GMP experience

Troubleshooting

Independent work

English communication

Education

Degree in Automation / Electrical Engineering / Industrial IT

Tools

Siemens

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Emerson DeltaV

Syncade

Job description

agap2 - HIQ Consulting in Basel is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, implement and validate GMP-compliant automation systems across PLC, SCADA, HMI, DCS or MES platforms. You will collaborate with engineering, production, quality and validation teams on complex pharma and biotech projects.

Requirements include a degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering or Industrial IT and 2+ years in GMP environments, with strong troubleshooting and independent project work skills.