Automation Engineer - Contract

All personnel own the quality of what they deliver and are responsible for notifying the applicable management member in a timely manner of regulatory inspections, serious GMP deficiencies, process deviations, product defects and. Provide a technical resource to operations customers to ensure that instrumentation and automation systems are designed and operating to meet production needs.

Job ID: 26-32365 / 1729
Title: Automation Engineer/Control Engineer
Location: Portsmouth NH 03801
Duration: 6 Months with Possible extension

Summary:
Support ongoing Client operations through technical assistance as it relates to the manufacturing and process automation systems. 
Provide a technical resource to operations customers to ensure that instrumentation and automation systems are designed and operating to meet production needs. 

Department:
Engineering and Facilities 

Reports to:
Automation Supervisor 

Level:
Advanced - 5-10 years 

Area:
Pharma/Biotech (or equivalent industrial automation) 

Skills:
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite with focus on Outlook, Word, and Excel 
• Ability to think critically and logically. 

Education:
Bachelor's of Science Applicable Engineering field or Computer Science 

Job Description:
• Develop technical knowledge on manufacturing equipment and processes automation systems  
• Assist with tech transfer, projects, and process improvements as needed. 
• Support resolution of equipment breakdowns and quality issues in the suites 
• Conduct troubleshooting and technical analyses on manufacturing equipment and processes automation systems including PI data analyses, review/troubleshooting code, etc. both during normal business hours and as part of an on-call rotation. 
• Performs all work safely and meets the requisite training requirements. 
• Participates in IPT/JPT in addition to other meetings as the Controls representative 
• Initiates change controls and participates in all aspects of the change controls process. 
• Complete change request lot assessments to support lot release 
• Review SOPs, Functional Specifications, and work instructions 
• Remain up to date on all assigned training activities 
• Perform other duties as assigned 

Quality Responsibilities:

• Adherence to cGMPs is required at all times during the manufacture of APIs.  
• All personnel own the quality of what they deliver and are responsible for notifying the applicable management member in a timely manner of regulatory inspections, serious GMP deficiencies, process deviations, product defects and 
• related actions. 

Safety Responsibilities:

• Must know and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and 
• potential accidents and injuries.
• Must comply with safety policies of the company and site.  
• Works safely in cooperation with other departments when troubleshooting manufacturing issues and is aware of dangers and potential kinetic energy sources.  

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