Senior Electrical Engineer System Owner

BioSpace; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer System Owner to lead the safe, reliable operation and lifecycle management of critical electrical systems within the Facilities & Engineering group. You will oversee design, qualification, and performance enhancements while ensuring compliance and safety.

The role requires strong leadership, regulatory knowledge, and coordination across operations, engineering, and safety teams, with up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED with 10+ years engineering experience.
• Associates degree with 8+ years engineering experience.
• Bachelors degree with 4+ years engineering experience.
• Masters degree with 2+ years engineering experience.
• Doctorate degree (PhD) preferred or required depending on role.

Responsibilities

• Support design and equipment selection from an electrical perspective for process, utilities, and building systems.
• Manage faults and incidents; coordinate response and corrective actions.
• Monitor performance, reliability, and risk; prioritize corrective work.
• Support engineering runs and performance qualification; provide hyper care support.
• Perform engineering assessments and equipment modifications for new products/technology.
• Lead 24/7 on-call readiness and travel up to 10%.
• Deploy AI tools for troubleshooting and fault analysis.
• Collaborate with customers and EHSS for safety initiatives.
• Represent Amgen with external firms and regulatory bodies.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree + 4 years Engineering

Master's degree + 2 years Engineering

Associates degree + 8 years Engineering

High school diploma/GED + 10 years Engineering

Doctorate degree

Tools

cGMP knowledge

Electrical distribution systems

Regulatory standards (OSHA/NEC/IEE)

Job description

Join Amgens Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like youre part of something bigger, its because you are. Our shared missionto serve patients living with serious illnessesdrives all that we do.

Since 1980, weve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the worlds toughest diseases. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. As a member of the Amgen team, youll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, youll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER SYSTEM OWNER

What you will do

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this vital role you will be joining the Facilities & Engineering (F&E) group.The Electrical System Owner (ESO) is accountable for the safe, reliable, compliant operation and lifecycle management of an electrical system. The owner may delegate work to qualified personnel but retains oversight of the system and its risks.

Operational Readiness

• Support the design and equipment selection from an electrical perspective of process, utilities, and building systems to optimize quality and cost across the total life cycle of assets. Ensure appropriate use of technology, and alignment to best operation and maintenance standards/practices
• Manage faults and incidents: Coordinate response to failures, outages, near misses, and electrical incidents; ensure investigation findings lead to corrective actions.
• Monitor performance and risk: Review reliability, condition, recurring defects, overdue actions, and emerging risks; prioritize corrective work.
• Support execution of engineering and performance qualification runs while providing hyper care support as needed.
• Perform engineering assessments for plant equipment operations, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs in support of new product/technology introductions as required.

Site Operations

• Responsible for Electrical engineering expertise in process, utilities, and building systems providing end-to-end support for operations.
• Effectively collaborate with key customers and support groups to ensure reliable plant operations.
• Work with EHSS in support of electrically related safety initiatives, plans, and investigations.
• Lead identifying and implementing engineering-based improvements or upgrades to process equipment systems. This may include developing business cases for improvements, identifying design requirements, and translating these requirements into process equipment/system design, specifications, and supporting the construction, startup, and validation of equipment.
• Ensure plant readiness and quality and regulatory compliance for internal audits, external agency audits, and partner audits.
• Plan maintenance and testing: Set inspection, testing, and preventive-maintenance requirements based on risk, manufacturer guidance, and operating experience.
• Provide technical mastery and problem‑solving leadership to proactively reduce production downtime. This includes leading technical root cause analysis and implementation of corrective/preventive actions for families of systems, as well as the use of AI tools for troubleshooting and fault analysis.
• Lead new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, equipment performance risk assessments, identifying gaps and owning their remediation, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs.
• Advance AI innovative solutions and technologies for implementation and to enable volume driven growth.
• Represent Amgen with outside firms, technical societies and regulatory bodies.
• Deploys engineering expertise from within the company (global and site-based authorities) as well as expertise from our industry to optimize Amgen's assets throughout their life cycle.
• Provide rotational on‑call support and ensure 24x7 day-to-day reliability for plant operations.
• Up to 10% domestic/international travel.

What we expect of you

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience
• Associates degree and 8 years of Engineering experience
• Bachelors degree and 4 years of Engineering experience
• Masters degree and 2 years of Engineering experience
• Doctorate degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong leadership and collaboration skills, and the ability to approach technical issues with ascience-basedmentality whileprovidingclear direction within the area of expertise.
• Documented electrical/electrical engineering experience. 10 plus years of experience.
• Documented experience working in a regulated environment, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.
• Knowledge of regulations (e.g.cGMP, building codes, fire codes,electrical codes,IEE, NEC, NETA, insurance FM,OSHA, LEED, Energycodes)to ensure compliance.
• Experience in the operation and maintenanceformedium voltage electrical distribution systems including switchgear,transformersand paralleling generators.
• Knowledge of design and construction for 600V (and below) electrical distribution systems equipment including switchgear, panelboards, lighting / lighting control, power monitoring, generators,Life Safety Systems,andLightning Protection Systems.
• Ability to provide direction and guidance to external design firms to deliver capital projects
• Ability to provide solutions to a large variety of technical problems of moderate to large complexity and scope.
• Problem-solving skills to apply the application of scientific and engineering theory and calculations and creative skills in the development of hypotheses and approaches.
• Independent, ambitious, organized, able to multi-task in project environments, and skilled in communication, facilitation, and teamwork.
• Strong leadership, technical writing, and communication/presentation skills
• Work schedule flexibility asrequiredto support 24/7 operations.
• Ability for domestic/international travel.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, well support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In Addition To The Base Salary, Amgen Offers a Total Rewards Plan, Based On Eligibility, Comprising Of Health And Welfare Plans For Staff And Eligible Dependents, Financial Plans With Opportunities To Save Towards Retirement Or Other Goals, Work/life Balance, And Career Development Opportunities That May Include

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.