Senior Instrumentation Engineer: System Owner, Reliability

NCBioImpact; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 115,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in North Carolina is seeking a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to own instrumentation and controls for manufacturing and lab equipment. You will design, start up, qualify systems and partner with maintenance to ensure safe, compliant operations and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates bring advanced engineering/I&C experience, strong analytics, and ability to lead projects with a focus on reliability and process optimization within a GMP Biopharmaceutical setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering/I&C experience
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of Engineering/I&C experience
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Engineering/I&C experience
• Master’s degree and 2 years of Engineering/I&C experience
• Doctorate degree

Responsibilities

• Provide system ownership for Instrumentation and Control of equipment, and supporting operations at the site, including manufacturing and lab equipment.
• Provide engineering support for design, construction, startup, commissioning and qualification of instrumentation and controls for new or modified systems.
• Lead or work with teams in design, development and selection of new systems, instruments, calibration capabilities and consumable items.
• Partner with Automation Engineers, equipment System Owners and maintenance technicians in identifying and solving field communication issues.
• Evaluate capabilities of current and potential suppliers, and assess new technologies that could provide cost savings, efficiency, or other unique capabilities to Amgen manufacturing.
• Identify, support, and/or lead implementation of engineering-based improvements or upgrades in small to medium scope and complexity to the Instrumentation and Controls or facility systems. Lead the development of a case if required to support the completion of the project.
• Support development of Calibration programs, ensure the availability of spare parts, and coordinate maintenance plan as vital to ensure systems are in accurate working order.
• Ensure systems are installed and operating safely and align with pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules and regulations.
• Ensure vital commissioning and qualification of systems is completed in alignment with site GMP requirements and interact with regulatory inspectors as vital.
• Apply basic engineering principles and practices in support of daily operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of plant and process instrumentation systems.
• Monitor systems to identify performance risks and implement risk reduction strategies.
• Providing troubleshooting support to reduce production downtime. This will involve leading and/or supporting technical root cause analysis and implementation of corrective/preventive action. (Support may be required outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays)
• Support new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs.
• Advance the use of condition based and predictive maintenance practices by incorporating sophisticated data analytics where applicable.
• Own investigations of abnormal conditions through Deviation and business processes.

Skills

Instrumentation & controls

Troubleshooting

Data analytics

Root Cause Analysis

Education

High school diploma / GED

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree

Doctorate degree

Tools

DeltaV

Allen Bradley PLC

Building Automation Systems

Job description

Amgen in North Carolina is seeking a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to own instrumentation and controls for manufacturing and lab equipment. You will design, start up, qualify systems and partner with maintenance to ensure safe, compliant operations and continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates bring advanced engineering/I&C experience, strong analytics, and ability to lead projects with a focus on reliability and process optimization within a GMP Biopharmaceutical setting.