Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Automation Engineer (on-site)

Merck & Co., Inc.

Rahway, New Jersey, USA
Base: $106,200.00 - $167,200.00; bonus/equity: eli...
3 days onsite, 1 day remote
Automation system design
Troubleshoot automation and instrumentation issues
Root cause analysis
Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist in Manufacturing Automation Engineering for their Rahway, New Jersey facility. The role involves significant technical and project management responsibilities in a fast-paced environment, focusing on automation systems for drug substance development and GMP clinical manufacturing

Job Summary

  • The automation engineer role at the Senior Specialist level will serve as technical SME and capital team member supporting the Modality Agnostic Chemistry Scaleup (MACS) Center.
  • The automation engineer will troubleshoot automation and instrumentation issues, perform root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions to improve reliability, safety, and energy performance.
  • The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

Matching Summary

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Merck & Co., Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist in Manufacturing Automation Engineering for their Rahway, New Jersey facility. The role involves significant technical and project management responsibilities in a fast-paced environment, focusing on automation systems for drug substance development and GMP clinical manufacturing.

Salary

Base: $106,200.00 - $167,200.00; Bonus/Equity: eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive; Benefits: medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits, retirement benefits, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Automation system design
  • Troubleshoot automation and instrumentation issues
  • Root cause analysis
  • GMP documentation authoring
  • Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System
  • GE PLC 90-30 processors
  • Intellution iFix platform

Nice-to-have

  • Foster a culture of collaboration
  • Continuous improvement initiatives
  • Technical mentorship
  • Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
  • Level of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years relevant experience or Masters degree with 5 years relevant experience
  • Pharmaceutical Operations experience in GMP environment
  • Experience with automation system design, start-up and/or qualification
  • Experience providing project level direction to contractors
  • Familiarity with US and EU GMP and Safety compliance regulations
  • Project Management experience

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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