Job Description
An amazing opportunity has arisen for an Automation Engineer at our facility in Dunboyne Biologics to provide dedicated automation support, implementation of process control and troubleshooting in compliance with cGMPs for various manufacturing systems within our biotechnology facility and actively contribute to continuous improvement projects for the development and clinical manufacturing of biologics as part of the Process Automation team in the Enabling Technology and Engineering Department.
The Process Automation team in our Dunboyne facility will provide a strategic link between our early and late-stage pipeline and will be responsible to develop and maintain ‘Line of Sight’. The Automation Engineer under the supervision and guidance of the Sr. Automation Engineer or Automation Lead, will support DeltaV / MES Recipe transfers from upstream and downstream sites.
Our facility, in Dunboyne, will be a premier, state-of-the-art facility that enables and advances our best work. By integrating leading-edge technology with a dynamic, activity-based workspace, the facility will support seamless connection and collaboration within and across teams and functions. Our facility will provide Biologics Drug Substance manufacturing for Clinical Supply, Registration & Commercial Launch.
Bring energy, knowledge, innovation to carry out the following:
Provide key automation support for various manufacturing systems such as DCS, OEM systems – in a facility operating Intensified Fed Batch and Continuous Manufacturing, operating with a “Lights-Out” concept.
Support and/or Direct Continuous Improvement projects with automation review of equipment specifications, P&IDs, and System Life Cycle documentation.
Responsible for troubleshooting equipment/automation issues to improve manufacturing performance (e.g. yield improvements, etc.), changes to support new products, and maintaining the automation systems in compliance with cGMP.
Support the transfer of Process Technologies from early-stage pipeline facilities and drive to GMP Operational Status, and support line of sight to commercial supply.
Perform automation change controls with guidance from Sr. Automation Engineer or Automation Lead to ensure that changes are raised and closed on time following the required quality standards.
Effectively collaborates with cross functional peers.
Participate and actively support Digital Transformation initiatives involving system integrations, data connectivity, validation methods and value-based optimization of manufacturing via process control system.
Supporting business need for critical operations.