Equipment Engineer

GSK; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK Zebulon site in the United States is seeking an experienced engineer to drive mechanical and automation initiatives, supporting the site strategy with expert troubleshooting and project leadership.

You will partner with Production, Maintenance, Technical, Quality and EHS to deliver improvements, ensure qualification activities, and mentor fellow engineers in automation and controls technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, automation, chemical engineering or related discipline; or AAS/technical diploma with 10+ years' relevant experience.
• 5+ years detailed experience delivering mechanical and/or automation projects in the Pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience troubleshooting production equipment, instrumentation and controls.
• Experience preparing and executing FAT, SAT, loop checks, and software testing for qualification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a detailed and expert knowledge of current and future pharmaceutical platform technologies, with emphasis on automation and control systems.
• Deliver continuous improvement projects to meet functionality, cost, quality and schedule requirements.
• Collaborate with maintenance and production to troubleshoot day-to-day issues.
• Provide SME input for regulatory inspections and audits as needed.
• Interface with site stakeholders to ensure project benefits are realized.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate with Shared Services and other sites.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Automation engineering

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

AAS/technical diploma

Tools

ISA standards

P&ID diagrams

SCADA (RSViewSE)

SCADA (iFix)

SCADA (Wonderware)

PLC (Rockwell)

PLC (Siemens)

SAP

Aspentech Historian

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 execute the major elements of the site strategy and provide mechanical and automation expertise to the Zebulon site within a multi-disciplinary and extended stakeholder team including Production, Technical, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Facilities, Automation, and EHS; as well as external contractors and consultants. To successfully deliver continuous capital projects which drive the Zebulon True North Strategy, to include measurable deliverables in the areas of Quality, Safety, Sustainability, and Security of Supply. Provide day-to-day production support at the shop floor level, with a strong emphasis in mechanical, automation, instrumentation and controls troubleshooting; both for new and existing pharmaceutical production equipment, as well as peripheral support systems as business drivers dictate.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a detailed and expert knowledge of current and future innovative and diverse pharmaceutical platform technologies, with a strong emphasis in high level automation and control systems as well as cutting edge mechanical processes and systems.
• Responsible for the delivery of continuous improvement projects to meet business requirements in terms of functionality, cost, quality and schedule adherence.
• Partner with maintenance and production stakeholders to assist in day-to-day troubleshooting of production related issues as required.
• Provide process expertise and lead EHS assessments where appropriate. Ensure compliance with all role-related GSK policies, procedures and local codes.
• Interface and build robust partnerships with key site stakeholders including Production, Maintenance, Technical, Planning, Facilities, EHS, Automation and Quality to ensure projects deliver agreed benefits.
• Actively participate in area extended management teams, EIT's, technical investigations and multidiscipline project teams as necessary; while actively managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Interface and partner with the GSK community of Shared Services, Centers of Excellence and other sites to contribute, share, and leverage technology and maintain standards as appropriate.
• Ensure performance management systems are in-use (GPS and Standard work) to manage individual and team priorities and responsibilities.
• Mentor fellow engineering, maintenance and technical stakeholders in mechanical and automation technologies and applications.
• Provide subject matter expertise (SME) in regulatory inspections and interact with auditors as necessary.

Why You?

Work arrangement

This position is on-site in the United States. Hybrid or remote work is not available for this role.

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, automation, chemical engineering or related discipline and 5+ years' relevant experience; or AAS/technical diploma plus 10+ years' relevant experience.
• 5+ years detailed experience delivering mechanical and/or automation projects, technologies and troubleshooting within the Pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience troubleshooting production equipment, instrumentation and controls.
• Experience preparing and executing FAT, SAT, loop checks, and software testing for qualification.

Preferred Qualification

• Technical expertise in several scientific, engineering and/or automation areas including ISA standards, P&ID nomenclature, instrumentation and electrical wiring diagrams, communication networks, control panels, HMI, MES (Propack, Aspentech), SCADA (RSViewSE, iFix, Wonderware) and PLC (Rockwell, Siemens, ELAU Pack Drive) Programming, Historians (Aspentech) and SAP.
• A sound understanding of project qualification execution, including software testing, loop checks, and various other FAT, SAT, commissioning and qualification procedures.
• A sound scienti