Automation Engineer II

Automation Engineer

Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions: Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Location: US - Greenville, NC

Job Description: As part of the ThermoFisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer!

How will you make an impact? Provide automation support for existing and future pharmaceutical process control systems. Develop, improves or provides guidance of process automation application for present and future automation projects. Develop and implement, in a timely and efficient manner, technology to achieve user goals.

What will you do?

• Work in a safe and responsible manner to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Support automation projects by providing system design requirements to ensure system meets user requirements as well as company GMP and data integrity requirements, creation of user documentation and procedures as required to support new systems and system commissioning and startup support.
• Support the creation of complete and detailed specifications and related user documentation that clearly define user needs and system functionality for new automation systems or modifications to existing systems.
• Support the startup of new operations by ensuring code and configurations meet specifications and validation requirements.
• Under the mentorship and training of more experienced automation engineers, develop the required knowledge and skills to support automation hardware, software, instrument, and process problems to maintain system readiness. Frequently, this effort requires collaboration with other site maintenance teams. Communicate issue resolution summary to impacted area supervision. Upon completion of an estimated training period of 6 months, candidate will be expected to contribute to the 24hr. automation on-call support.

How will you get here?

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject area preferred
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Experience:

• One to three years of validated experience in pharmaceutical automation and/or control system applications is preferred.
• PLC automation control system start-ups, loop tuning, troubleshooting, and control system modifications.
• Development of process, site utilities control systems or equipment control applications using PLC ladder and function block logic. Allen-Bradley PLC, Modicon PLC or GE iFIX experience is beneficial but not required.
• Development, support and troubleshooting of Rockwell FactoryTalk SCADA systems including FactoryTalk Historian.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Allen-Bradley PLC or Modicon PLC
• Rockwell FactoryTalk SCADA system development and support.
• OPC communication software and configuration
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
• SQL Server database support and management
• Knowledge of configuring and fixing servo systems and VFD's.

Benefits: We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Other: Relocation assistance is not provided. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future, without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.