Automation Engineer Ii

Description:

Novartis Gene Therapies is dedicated to developing and commercializing gene therapies for patients and families devastated by rare and life-threatening neurological genetic diseases.

The Automation Engineer II is responsible for participating on automation design teams and supporting specific systems for a Novartis gene therapy manufacturing facility. Systems include plant wide DCS (DeltaV), BMS (Rockwell SCADA) and 3rd party local control systems.

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Helps to maintain, troubleshoot, and modify the GMP and non-GMP control systems.
• Participates in the design, configuration, installation, and maintenance of automation software and associated hardware, including interacting with other teams as necessary.
• Participates on automation aspects of future projects including modification of plant DCS and BMS systems.
• Prepares scopes of work for small to medium sized automation projects.
• Develops project objectives working with user requirements and business plans.
• Participates in discussions with internal business partners on priorities, timelines, and transparent sharing of information.
• Develops/updates equipment specifications in standard documentation – User Requirements (URS), Functional Specification (FS) and Detail Design Specifications (DDS/HDS/SDS).
• Maintains procedures to meet GMP requirements, CFR’s and internal company policies.
• Supports control system changes necessary for new product implementation.
• Supports operational excellence and continuous improvement.