Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer I

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Automation Engineer to join our Automation Department in support of the operation of our state-of-the-art facility, home to several new sterile manufacturing lines, packaging lines, and product warehouse. In support of our new facility, the Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer I, under minimal supervision, will be responsible for managing the Automation team in continual infrastructure and control system enhancements, administration and maintenance of physical and virtual servers and automation layer networks, and manufacturing operational support related to supervisory level automation systems. In maintaining these systems, the individual will be responsible for ensuring that all systems are in keeping with the site standards for Automation, including virtualization, IOT/IIOT frameworks, centralized supervisory software, as well as the data integrity and compliance guidelines required of GMP systems.

The automation systems which the individual will be responsible for includes the Process Control System (PCS) and PCS Information Management System (PIMS), which contains FactoryTalk View, FactoryTalk Historian (OSI PI Historian), FactoryTalk Transaction Manager and SQL Reporting, FactoryTalk AssetCentre, Automation Active Directory servers, Remote Desktop Terminal Servers, and more. The PCS also includes interfacing to IT infrastructure and firewalls, and multiple site-wide fiber networks to ensure secure, highly available network communications between the manufacturing equipment and PIMS. As such, this individual will work closely with IT and manufacturing while collaborating with the site’s Quality Assurance, Validation, Engineering, Facilities, and other stakeholders. 

Additionally, as all systems are interfacing to the GMP network, the individual should be well versed in FDA Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, Part 11, Computer Systems Validation, GAMP, Data Integrity Compliance, and GMP change management procedures. The individual will be expected to use Maximo, TrackWise, and Veeva Vault systems to facilitate development of documentation, standard operating procedures, work orders, and change management records in line with automation system maintenance and enhancements.

Extensive knowledge of control layer hardware and programming (Allen Bradley ControlLogix, Studio 5000) is strongly preferred, but may supplement roles and responsibilities related to the supervisory level software and hardware.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.