
Senior Automation Engineer
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, develop and maintain process automation systems to support manufacturing processes.
- Ensure good performance of the automation systems.
- Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) regulations and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) within his/her purview.
- Automation representative in the site capital project i.e new product introductions or new technology introductions by performing automation assessments, implementation and qualification activities.
- Provide technical guidance and oversight to automation engineer.
- Provide technical support to automation systems related issues in manufacturing operations.
- Maintain GMP compliant state of the automation systems.
- Ensure periodic alarm management/audit trail reviews are done
- Ensure periodic preventive maintenance is carried out for all automation systems.
- Support 24/7 on call operational support.
- Develop, revise and review SOP's as needed.
- Automation representative in non-conformance investigations and implement corrective actions.
- Automation representative in external/internal compliance audits.
- Degree or Master's in Engineering (Chemical / Electrical & Electronics / Instrumentation / Pharmaceutical)
- 8+ years of relevant work experience in Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical is highly preferred, Chemical / Oil & Gas industries is considered
- Proficiency in programming/troubleshooting in Control Systems (DCS/PLC) applications especially DeltaV, Siemens, Allen Bradley etc.
- Experience in Network Infrastructure/ Virtual Machines - Virtualization, Communication protocol i.e Devicenet, Ethernet/IP, Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus TCP, Profinet, IO link etc
- Experience in Manufacturing Execution Systems like POMSnet etc
- Experience in Data Historian Systems like OSI PI etc
- Knowledge of GAMP/GMP and familiarity with documentation in regulated environment.
- An ideal candidate must be a self-driven team player and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead automation projects with experience in project management tools and mentoring teams of engineers.