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Takeda Pharmaceutical
Principal Automation Engineer
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A Process Control Engineer designs, operates and maintains process control systems in manufacturing companies. Works to ensure that production, quality assurance and safety requirements are met in manufacturing operations. Operates and maintains process control equipment and provides preventative maintenance. May create or maintain automation processes for a company.
$116,750 / year median in Massachusetts
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Principal Automation Engineer Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 3.7 Lexington, MA Job Details Full-time $159,390
- $242,550 a year 3 hours ago Benefits Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Tuition reimbursement Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Volunteer time off Life insurance Qualifications PLC-based control system operation Human-machine interface (HMI) systems Procedural guides Electrical control panels Control system upgrades System performance optimization Engineering process optimization Software administration Electrical instrumentation System maintenance Manufacturing standard operating procedures Industrial electronics Bachelor's degree Virtualization Hardware support IT services information & network security Electrical control system maintenance Manufacturing maintenance Commissioning phase involvement PLC networking Instrumentation design Security processes improvement Standard operating procedures (SOPs) Full Job Description By clicking the "Apply" button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda's Privacy Notice and Terms of Use.
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JOB LOCATION
Lexington, MAPOSITION
: Principal Automation EngineerPOSITION DESCRIPTION
: Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Automation Engineer with the following duties: responsible for operational, project, and strategic support of PLC, DCS, Manufacturing Execution systems, and ancillary data systems used to control and collect data for various building and manufacturing unit operations.Main manufacturing systems include:
incubators, bioreactors, chromatography skids, filtration skids, media and buffer preparation vessels, intermediate totes, CIP and caustic distribution skids, COP washers, and autoclaves; provide technical leadership and contribute to the strategic vision of the Automation Engineering group, which supports the equipment and systems in the cGMP manufacturing of commercial and clinical products at Takeda MBO sites; develop and maintain design and fabrication standards for low voltage control panels, instrumentation communication protocols, and overall maintainability of our control hardware by our I&C technicians; accountable for system performance, continuous improvement, system and software platform upgrading, life cycle planning and large-scale and strategic innovation; serve as industry and company recognized subject matter expert on multiple assigned unit operations across multiple platforms; support and lead tasks and activities related to project engineering, including large and transformational projects; serve as consulting to automation engineering and site leadership on major functionality challenges and industry best practices pertaining to design, policies, business processes, goals, and objectives; oversee technical output of full-time engineers, contractors and vendors. Up to 20% domestic and international travel required for project factory acceptance tests and industry meetings and conferences. Up to 20% remote work allowed. The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering plus 12 years of related experience.Prior experience must include:
scope, engineering, program, implement, commission, operate, maintain, optimize, administrate large scale control systems over 100K DST (input\output control signals); control system life cycle planning; control system Major version hardware and software upgrade; system and control performance improvement and control optimization; virtualize and deploy control system with virtualized host infrastructure; integrate third party software and hardware with control system; develop and maintain control panel standard; integrate bused devices for different protocols and managed site instruments assets; coded control applications and configured HMI graphics; carry out ICS system Cyber security evaluation and consultation, recommended cyber security enhancement solutions, execute solutions; develop and maintain control system SOP, maintenance standard and procedures; solve across platform, system, communications, controls, device levels problems. Full time. $159,390 to $242,550 per year. Qualified applicants can apply at https://jobs.takeda.com. Please reference job #R0185552. EOE
Any individual may provide documentary evidence bearing on this application, with information on available workers and information on wages and working conditions, to the Certifying Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210. Locations USA- MA•Lexington•BIO OPS Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time