Senior Automation Engineer

Get 360Pharma; Leiden; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Get 360Pharma in Leiden seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to maintain and enhance automation systems in compliance with regulations. The role requires a strong technical background and experience in GxP environments, ensuring the reliability and availability of automation systems.

Key responsibilities include troubleshooting, leading projects, and driving innovation. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential, as well as proficiency in automation tools like Siemens S7 and AVEVA System Platform.

Qualifications

• A technical education/degree in industrial automation or relevant engineering discipline is preferred.
• Experience in a GxP regulated environment and knowledge of current Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP).
• Fluent in English and Dutch but only one language fluently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain automation platforms in compliance with applicable regulatory GxP requirements.
• Troubleshoot to find root cause and propose solutions.
• Lead and supervise modifications and projects.

Skills

Good organizational skills

Medium level communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Decisive and pragmatic attitude

Process Automation insights

Education

Technical degree in industrial automation or engineering discipline

Tools

Siemens S7 & Tia Portal (PLC)

AVEVA System Platform 2017 or higher

DeltaV (DCS)

Honeywell (Building Automation)

SynTQ (Process Analytical Technology)

Job description

Senior Automation Engineer

GET - Automation is a dedicated team of enthusiastic and skilled Automation professionals with various technical expertise, responsible for the support of, implementation, validation, qualification and maintenance of the ISA-95 level 1 and 2 manufacturing automated systems and their applicable interfaces and level 3 recipe content for the Leiden manufacturing facility. We ensure that automated systems are fit for intended use and follow applicable regulatory requirements (e.g. cG(a)MP) and company manufacturing standards throughout the entire system life cycle.

The Senior Automation Engineer is a specialist in the field of industrial automation with broad experience of systems across this sector. The Senior automation Engineer feels naturally comfortable with the responsibility of maintaining and enhancing their systems as well as supporting opportunities for continuous improvement across their systems and platforms. With this attitude you make ensure we are delivering current production needs and will be doing so in a constantly evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and keep the automation platforms in a compliant state with its procedures, work instructions and all applicable regulatory GxP requirements throughout the entire system life cycle.
• Ensure reliable availability of the automation systems, inclusive the containing data.
• Act in a troubleshooting role to find root cause and propose a solution (potentially 24/7 on-call support could be required).
• Craft, lead technical strategic plans.
• Contribute to the needed budget requests for OPEX and CAPEX expenses to local and global management.
• Lead and supervise modifications and or projects.
• Ensure that the user requirement specifications and all applicable objectives are met to maintain the platform daily.
• Lead vendors, subcontractors and or technical integrators.
• Review, develop and execute (commissioning) protocols, test plans, reports, and documentation to implement, maintain, operate and validate cG(x)P automated systems.
• Drive innovation and new technologies. During audits act as SME

Qualifications

• A technical education / degree in industrial automation or relevant engineering discipline is preferred, at Bachelor level or higher.
• Experience in a GxP regulated environment and knowledge of current Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP) is preferred.
• Experience in industrial automation technology standards and validation in Pharma industry is preferred.
• Preferred knowledge in Siemens S7 & Tia Portal (PLC) and AVEVA System Platform 2017 or higher "Wonderware ArchestrA" (SCADA), or similar SCADA platform.
• knowledge that would contribute, DeltaV (DCS), Honeywell (Building Automation), SynTQ (Process Analytical Technology) and GxP infrastructure with E/I insights

Key Competencies

• Good organizational skills, including experience organizing self, coordinating, and initiating work arrangements with minimal direction and the capacity to work under stress.
• Demonstrated medium level communication skills and excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills in all layers of the organization including the ability to work independently, flexibly, and collaboratively, and to negotiate effective business outcomes. English and Dutch required, but only one language fluently.
• Decisive, pragmatic and persevering with a can-do mentality.
• Process Automation insights and always looking for the organizational process behind events.
• Ability to understand relationships and different interests in a sophisticated organization.
• Ability to create a path forward even if the solution is not yet clear or there is no standard process.