Automation Engineer I, Manufacturing Engineering (12-hour Days)

About the position

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will be a part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world. We are currently seeking an outstanding Automation Engineer to join our extraordinary team at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in Greenville, NC. As an Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in driving technological innovation and efficiently implementing automation solutions. Typical hours for this role are 6a - 6p, on a 2-2-3 rotation.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for a twenty-four-hour production operation by diagnosing and resolving hardware and software issues to maintain system readiness and function for a wide variety of system platforms including but not limited to; Allen-Bradley (Rockwell), Wonderware, SQL, current DCS (D/3 and Factorytalk), and data historians.
• Complete projects and assignments independently and as part of a team on time and within budget.
• Ensure complete and detailed specifications and documentation through creation and/or review.
• Develop and modify applications as required to meet changing production needs.
• Assure the successful start-up of new operations by ensuring code and configurations meet specifications and all changes meet validation requirements.
• Provide project team input on system capabilities and assist teams with system design decisions.
• Maintain automation databases and procedures as needed.
• Work in a safe and responsible manner to sustain an injury-free and incident-free workplace.
• Stay in sync with all job-related safety and other training requirements.
• Maintain innovative Automation systems, solutions, implementation strategies and trends.
• Accept other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is minimally required.
• An associate's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area is preferred.
• Experience in computer control system start-ups, loop tuning, bug fixes, and control system modification and maintenance is required.
• Minimum of 1+ years of trade or real-world experience with a current DCS such as PlantPAX, D/3 or Delta V is preferred.
• Experience with development of configurable control and supervisory system and historian type program development, configuration and maintenance including the OSI PI, Wonderware, and Allen-Bradley (Rockwell)FT Historian data historians.
• Electro-mechanical or electrical backgrounds such as instrumentation technicians or maintenance technicians looking to move into automation.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley (Rockwell) products ranging from independent SLC, Micro-, Compact-, and ControlLogix applications.
• Experience with Wonderware stand-alone and Wonderware System Platform is helpful.
• Experience with IT and OT networking including VLAN management and Stratix switch configuration is helpful.
• Experience in a cGMP, biotech, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred.
• Experience developing process or equipment control applications is preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Outstanding attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Self-starter that is independent and reliable.
• Effective time management and prioritization skills.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must work well with a team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan
• 401K with company match up to 6%
• Tuition reimbursement
• Range of other employee benefits