HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Associate Mfg Systems Engineer- Automation Engineering

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this role the Associate Mfg Systems Engineer for the new Amgen Advanced Assembly and Final Product Operation facility will be part of the Facilities & Engineering team responsible for providing automation and technical support for the safe and reliable operation of our advanced automated warehouse and automated guided vehicle systems (Automated storage and retrieval System - ASRS). You will have the phenomenal opportunity to support performing advanced installation, trouble shooting, maintenance, repair, testing, and documentation/logs of our advanced warehouse automation systems that require strong analytical problem-solving techniques.

Specific Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Strictly follow the company’s safety and cGMP policies and procedures.

• Provide operational shift support for process control applications applying Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and vision systems.

• Apply engineering principles of process automation to provide technical support to the automated warehouse, automated guided vehicles, and manufacturing production.

• Implement control system trouble shooting support for the ASRS integrated system.

• Implement automated process changes to improved equipment performance or upgraded equipment technologies.

• Participate in technical root cause analysis, incident investigations, and trouble shooting on automation control issues related to electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.

• Perform required work in a GMP regulated manufacturing setting.

• Implement Preventative and Corrective maintenance.

• Ensure strict alignment to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and maintain accurate GMP documentation following ALCOA+ principles.

• Support project management efforts for automation-related projects.

• Handle Automation Systems lifecycle including controlled changes, software versioning, and control system qualification. Ensure all changes are properly documented and approved.

• Support Data Integrity Assessments.

• Maintain automated warehouse systems applying Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA).

• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives including Safety, Reliability, Efficiency and Environmental sustainability improvements to meet Amgen’s goals.

• Business Process Improvements including departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Job plans for the area of responsibility to assure all maintenance operations are performed safely and reliably.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The automation professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a technical field with automation

OR

Associate’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a technical field with automation and 4 years of automation experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 6 years of automation experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree Engineering, Computer Science or a technical field with 2 years of automation experience.

• Ability to read and update electrical design packages including User Requirements (URS), Functional Specifications (FS), Design Specifications (DS), wiring diagrams, and P&ID.

• Proficient in PLC Controller and HMI programming skills (preferred Allen Bradley).

• Strong technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.

• Project Management and implementation experience.

• Flexibility to work nonstandard shifts to support 24/7 operations.

• Experience in an FDA (GMP) or comparable regulated environment preferably Pharmaceutical and/or Biotechnology industry

• Strong automation and/or systems capability

• Allen Bradley Automation SCADA and PLC Platform.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast paced environment

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:

• 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.