Lead Automation Engineer — Pharma Manufacturing & 24/7 Ops

Pfizer; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking an Automation Engineer to support validation activities and maintain process controls in a manufacturing environment. You will work with a forward-thinking engineering team to accelerate delivery of medicines.

The role requires strong collaboration, compliance knowledge, and hands-on automation experience. Requirements include multiple education pathways with 2+ years of relevant experience, ability to draft plans and documents, and willingness to work weekends and some travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in automation engineering and validation planning.
• Ability to draft test plans and system design documents.
• Hands-on with automation compliance projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to moderately complex automation projects and manage time to meet targets.
• Monitor and contribute to the validation master plan for automation engineering.
• Demonstrate planning, organizing, and teamwork in maintenance activities.
• Support 24/7 operation and on-call coverage as needed.

Skills

Automation Engineering

Teamwork & communication

Compliance knowledge

Programming basics

Education

High school diploma with 8+ years experience

Associate's degree with 6+ years experience

BA/BS with 2+ years experience

MBA/MS with any years of relevant experience

Tools

Drafting software

Job description

Pfizer is seeking an Automation Engineer to support validation activities and maintain process controls in a manufacturing environment. You will work with a forward-thinking engineering team to accelerate delivery of medicines.

The role requires strong collaboration, compliance knowledge, and hands-on automation experience. Requirements include multiple education pathways with 2+ years of relevant experience, ability to draft plans and documents, and willingness to work weekends and some travel.