At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.
Senior Electrical Engineer
What youwill do
In this vital role you will be joining the Facilities & Engineering (F&E) groupandcollaborate withthe capitalprojects team to ensure projects meet the site standards and requirements. You will steer theprojectselectrical planning and design and support construction to ensure the projects are built and commissioned to Amgen standards.
Site design, construction, start-up, and operational readiness:
Support thedesignand equipmentselectionfrom an electrical perspectiveof process, utilities, and building systems tooptimizequality and cost across the total life cycle of assets. Ensureappropriate useof technology, andalignmenttobest operation and maintenancestandards/practices
Support factory acceptance testing working in partnership with global engineering during site installation, including reviewing protocols and resolving punch list items.
Provide engineering support duringconstructionto the Capital Projects team, resolve technical issues, and ensure projectobjectivesare met.
Execute and guide the commissioning and validation of systems to ensure their operational capability is aligned with requirements and GMP regulation and on-time project delivery. Support execution of engineering and performance qualification runs while providinghypercaresupport as needed.
Perform engineering assessments for plant equipment operations, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs in support of new product/technology introductions asrequired.
Site Operations:
Responsiblefor Electrical engineeringexpertiseforprocess, utilities, and building systemsproviding end-to-end support for operations.
Effectively collaborate with key customers and support groups to ensure reliable plant operations.
Work with EHSS in support of electrically related safety initiatives, plans, and investigations.
Leadidentifyingand implementingengineeringbasedimprovements or upgrades to process equipment systems. This may include developing business cases for improvements,identifyingdesign requirements, and translating these requirements into process equipment/system design, specifications, and supporting the construction, startup, and validation of equipment.
Support delivery of capital projects with responsibilities for electrical design.
Ensure plant readiness and quality and regulatory compliance for internal audits, external agency audits, and partner audits.
Provide technical mastery and problem-solving leadership to proactively reduce production downtime. This includes leading technical root cause analysis and implementation of corrective/preventive actions for families ofsystems, as well as the use of AI tools for troubleshooting and fault analysis.
Lead new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, equipment performance risk assessments,identifyinggaps and owning their remediation, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs.
Advance AI innovative solutions and technologies for implementation and to enable volume driven growth.
Represent Amgen with outside firms, technicalsocietiesand regulatory bodies.
Deploys engineeringexpertisefrom within the company (global and site-based authorities) as well asexpertisefrom our industry tooptimizeAmgen’s assets throughout their life cycle.
Provide rotational on-call support and ensure 24x7 day-to-day reliability for plant operations.
Up to 10%domestic/international travel.
What we expectofyou
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients! TheSeniorEngineer professional weseekis a strong collaborative individual contributor leader with these qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience OR
Associate degree and 8 years of Engineering experience OR
Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Engineering experience OR
Master's degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR
Doctorate degree
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional registration, suchasaProfessional Engineer (PE) license.