Automation Engineering Technician (2nd Shift)

OneWe Reach; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite cafeteria

Onsite gym

Temperature-controlled climate

Health & Wellness clinic onsite

Job summary

GSK is seeking a skilled Control and Instrumentation Engineer for its Zebulon site, focusing on designing, maintaining, and improving control systems for manufacturing equipment. You will collaborate with production, maintenance, automation and engineering teams to enhance safety, quality and efficiency on the floor.

The role offers hands-on problem solving, exposure to modern manufacturing systems, and opportunities to contribute to regulatory compliance and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certificate in controls, instrumentation, electrical or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with industrial control systems, including PLC programming.
• Experience with instrumentation, sensors, actuators and control loop tuning.
• Experience supporting commissioning, start-up or validation activities in a regulated environment.
• Experience using maintenance or enterprise systems (e.g., SAP) to document work and parts.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred; strong communication and GMP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily on-site production support for engineering/automation or instrumentation issues.
• Develop and implement equipment improvements, focusing on OEE, reliability, safety and quality.
• Evaluate corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance strategies in collaboration with maintenance staff.
• Create technical documentation such as e-pNIPs, Change Control Requests, specifications, and training materials.
• Mentor and support maintenance staff as needed.
• Support capability development of engineering technicians through assessments and training.

Skills

Industrial control systems

PLC programming

Instrumentation and sensors

Control loop tuning

SAP maintenance

Regulated environment

Documentation

Team mentoring

On-site collaboration

Cybersecurity basics

Education

Associate degree or technical certificate

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Kepware

Wireshark

Patch Manager

Service Now

Panorama

Tenable.IO

VMware

ESXi Host Management

Nutanix

Job description

Business Introduction

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Position Summary

You will design, maintain and improve control and instrumentation systems for manufacturing equipment. You will work closely with production, maintenance, automation and engineering teams. We value hands‑on problem solving, clear communication and a focus on safety and quality. This role offers technical growth, exposure to modern manufacturing systems, and the chance to support work that helps get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily on the floor production support to value stream areas experiencing engineering/automation or instrumentation and controls equipment issues or failure.
• Work with maintenance, engineering and production staff in developing and implementing a variety of equipment improvements, primarily in the areas of OEE, reliability engineering, safety, or process
• and/or quality improvements.
• Work with maintenance staff in continuously evaluating corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance strategies on production equipment and systems by participation in continuous improvement projects.
• Develop technical documentation including e‑pips, Change Control Request, technical specifications, training documents, etc as directed by maintenance supervisor.
• Provide mentoring and support to maintenance staff as required.
• Support capability development of engineering techs (ET) by participating is skills assessments and training sessions.

Why You?

Work type
This role is site based and requires 100% on site activities. 2nd shift Monday through Friday.

Basic Qualification

• Associate degree, technical certificate, or equivalent experience in controls, instrumentation, electrical or related field.
• 3+ years hands‑on experience with industrial control systems, including PLC programming.
• Experience with instrumentation, sensors, actuators and control loop tuning.
• Experience supporting commissioning, start‑up or validation activities in a regulated environment.
• Experience using maintenance or enterprise systems (for example SAP) to document work and parts.

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
• Technical expertise in P&ID nomenclature, instrumentation and electrical wiring diagrams.
• Proficient in SAP (work orders, history, maintenance plans).
• Good knowledge of cGMPs, and experience in an FDA regulated environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bachelor's in science in Engineering
• Experience within Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil/Structural, Instrumentation & Controls
• Technical knowledge of this the technology and ability to problem solve.
• Works well on team, flexibility, time management, task prioritization, Strong communication skills, self‑motivated
• Ability to learn quickly, think creatively and apply new skills given rapid change in technology
• Knowledge of Industrial communication protocols (Modbus, Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, ControlNet, BACnet, OPC UC, etc.)
• Experience w/ Software(s): Kepware, Wireshark, Patch Manger, Service Now, Panorama, Tenable.IO, VM Ware, ESXi Host Manag. and familiar w/ Nutanix or other hyperconverged environments
• Experience administering Windows Active Directory, Network Services (IP, DHCP, DNS and WINS), group management
• Experience with serialization systems; experience with MES solutions; experience with laboratory automation; experience with databases.
• Experience working in a regulated / GMP environment
• Experience working onsite with local teams and remotely with global teams
• Knowledge of Industrial Cybersecurity Standards
• Available for On-Call as required

About the Zebulon Site

GSK's Zebulon site is a global supplier of Respiratory and Solid Dose medicines to patients around the globe and the largest GSK Pharmaceutical secondary manufacturing site in North America. The site is located less than 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh, Wendell, Knightdale, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Wake Forest.

Key differentiators about GSK and Zebulon

• Our commitment to inclusion is seen as a critical advantage of ours
• Our focus on cultivating a positive work environment that cares for our employees
• Demonstrated opportunities for continued career growth driven by individual ambition
• Leaders that care about their teams and growth of both individuals and the company
• A priority which focuses on Safety and Quality
• Clean and GMP compliant work environment
• Onsite cafeteria
• Onsite gym
• Temperature-controlled climate
• Licensed, onsite Health & Wellness clinic

What we value

We put safety, quality and inclusion first. We support learning through coaching and training. We look for people who bring practical skills, curiosity and a willingness to learn. If you want hands‑on technical work, career growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.