Pharma Equipment & Automation Engineer

OneWe Reach; Zebulon (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite cafeteria

Onsite gym

Temperature-controlled climate

Health & Wellness clinic

Job summary

GSK is seeking an MDPI Equipment Engineer for its Zebulon, NC site to provide mechanical and automation expertise in a high‑quality manufacturing environment. The role collaborates with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Facilities, Automation and EHS to drive continuous capital projects and daily production support.

You’ll lead hands‑on troubleshooting, design, commissioning, and validation activities, while mentoring technicians and advancing equipment lifecycle documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years’ experience in mechanical, electrical, automation, chemical engineering or related technical discipline in Pharma/Medical Devices regulated manufacturing environment.
• AAS degree with 10+ years’ experience in production equipment, automation or controls in Pharma/Medical Devices regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with mechanical and automation troubleshooting on production equipment.
• Experience delivering equipment projects from design to handover.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on mechanical, instrumentation and controls troubleshooting on production equipment and peripheral systems.
• Lead design, installation, commissioning, qualification and continuous improvement activities for equipment and automation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and external contractors to deliver projects on time, within scope and compliant with regulations.
• Support investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment and process issues.
• Mentor technicians and junior engineers, share best practice, and support capability development.
• Contribute to equipment lifecycle documentation including FAT, SAT, commissioning records and validation deliverables.

Skills

PLC

HMI

SCADA

MES

Troubleshooting

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Automation/Chemical engineering or related

AAS in Technical field (Industrial Automation, Electronics, Robotics)

Job description

GSK is seeking an MDPI Equipment Engineer for its Zebulon, NC site to provide mechanical and automation expertise in a high‑quality manufacturing environment. The role collaborates with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Facilities, Automation and EHS to drive continuous capital projects and daily production support.

You’ll lead hands‑on troubleshooting, design, commissioning, and validation activities, while mentoring technicians and advancing equipment lifecycle documentation.