Serialization and Electrical Engineer

Sharp Services; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Services is seeking a Serialization and Electrical Engineer to support programming, documentation, qualification, and configuration of control systems, serialization systems, and master data configuration tasks.

The role involves creating electrical schematics, selecting components for automation systems, and ensuring compliance with Sharp validation requirements. You will mentor technicians and collaborate with clients and vendors on system design and data integrity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of pharmaceutical packaging, electrical controls and serialization experience is preferred.
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating electrical schematics, control panel layouts and select components for automation controls and serialization systems.
• Implement and support qualification of PLCs, HMIs, OC/V OCR vision systems, barcode verifiers and motor drives.
• Familiar with field instrumentation and machine safety designs and implementation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Engineering Technicians.
• Interface with clients, vendors and internal teams to meet compliance, validation and data integrity requirements.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning and validation activities.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

VB scripting

SQL scripting

Electrical schematics

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related technical field

Tools

VB (Visual Basic)

SQL

Job description

The Serialization and Electrical Engineer position supports the electrical engineering / serialization group with respect to the programming, documentation, qualification and configuration of control systems, serialization systems and master data configuration tasks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists in the creation of electrical schematics, control panel layouts and design/select the necessary components for industrial and automation controls and serialization automation systems and machinery. Understanding of machine power requirements, industrial controls circuitry and integration as well as IT/OT networking.
• Implements and supports the qualification of programs and configurations for industrial and automation controls and serialization systems such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Optical Character Verification/Recognition (OCV/OCR) Vision Systems, Barcode Graders/Verifiers and Frequency, Stepper and Servo Drives and Motor Controls.
• Familiarity with field instrumentation and machine safety designs and implementation.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship for Engineering Technicians.
• Interfaces directly with Sharp clients, Sharp vendors and other internal Sharp groups to support systems designs such that all Sharp compliance, validation and data integrity requirements are met.
• Supports equipment installation and commissioning activities and supports Sharp validation groups with respect to equipment qualification.
• Support Engineering Technicians with respect to the accuracy of product and serialization configurations and master data that has been entered into all Sharp systems from the Sharp EPCIS systems to the Sharp line level systems.
• Generate and provide reports based upon EPCIS and site level data to allow for analysis, decision-making, troubleshooting and compliance purposes.
• Ensure all entered data follows consistent formatting and standards, based upon existing Sharp procedures, to maintain uniformity and facilitate easy data retrieval and analysis.
• Supports a department head assigned roster of Sharp clients with respect to serialization technical and documentation requirements. Executes serialization and controls related tasks based upon the agreed and established technical and documentation requirements.
• Authors and/or reviews engineering and GMP documentation such as SOPs, Work Instructions, PLTs, MPRs, Master Data Configurations and Investigations related to industrial and automation controls and serialization automation systems and machinery.
• Able to utilize both VB (Visual Basic) and SQL scripting for vision tools execution and database tools for complaints and investigations.

PREFERRED / REQUIRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

5+ years of pharmaceutical packaging, electrical controls and serialization experience is preferred along with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or a combined equivalent of experience and education.