Senior Automation Engineer
Company: Rangam Consultants Inc.
Location: San Diego
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Onsite location is San Diego, CA Duties:
- The Senior Engineer, Automation, provides technical leadership
to the automation team at our gene therapy technical research and
development facility.
- This role will be responsible for driving automation solutions
to integrate process and analytical equipment with the operational
technology infrastructure by working with the equipment
manufacturers.
- This role will work in liaison with development teams to meet
the requirements and timelines for new projects and programs and
support transfer of technologies to the manufacturing
platform.Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, configuration, installation, and maintenance
of automation software (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
and associated hardware; including interacting with other teams as
necessary.
- Provide oversight or participation on all automation aspects of
future projects including integration of 3rd party equipment to the
plant SCADA systems, data concentration, batch reporting, and data
retention.
- Maintains, troubleshoots and modifies the GMP and non-GMP
control systems; Systems may include plant wide SCADA, 3rd party
local control systems, freezers, air handlers and chillers.
- Prepare scopes of work and manage automation contractors as
required to complete required work on within project timelines;
determine equipment or system specifications and most
cost-effective technology to be implemented.
- Participate in discussions with internal business partners on
priorities, timelines and transparent sharing of information.
- Establish equipment specifications in standard documentation -
User Requirements (URS), Functional Specification (FS) and Detail
Design Specifications (DDS/HDS/SDS).
- Responsible for maintaining procedures to meet GMP
requirements, FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR's) and internal
company policies.
- Support site-based operations outside business hours as
needed
- Other related duties as assigned.Requirements:
- B.S. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related
technical field.
- 8 years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical based GMP
manufacturing operations including experience in cell culture,
recovery, purification, aseptic fill/finish.
- Experience programming, troubleshooting, and maintaining site
SCADA systems (e.g. FactoryTalk View SE, iFix, Wonderware), site
PLC systems (e.g. ControlLogix), site data historian (e.g.
FactoryTalk Historian) and developing SQL queries
- Proven experience applying S88 in an automated environment and
validation testing
- Working knowledge of field wiring practices and panel design,
experience with troubleshooting and start-up of control systems,
and familiarity with instrumentation.
- Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as MODBUS,
Ethernet IP, etc.
- In-depth knowledge of FDA regulations particularly 21 CFR part
11 and GMP systems.
- Strong project management skill set with extensive experience
in strategic / tactical planning, demonstrated ability to perform
long-term project planning; Ability to prepare contingency plans
and logically work through complex issues in a pressure filled
atmosphere.
- 10 % travel may be required.
About Rangam:
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