Principal Engineer

Job Details: Job Title: Principal Engineer Duration: 3 Years contract Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Description: Global leader in the Biotechnology industry is seeking a professional Principal Automation Engineer for employment. As a member of the Manufacturing & Clinical Supply (MCS) – Facilities & Engineering (F&E) Automation team, the successful candidate will be required to support Clinical & Commercial Plant Automation Programs and Capital Projects for ATO Manufacturing, including complex and challenging system automation initiatives that require solid understanding of various automation platforms, integration between different platforms, analytical problem-solving techniques, project management, lifecycle management and operational excellence. This position requires an extensive understanding and background in capital construction projects, design, programming, implementation, and lifecycle management of manufacturing process controls, automation, and field instrumentation technologies. This role is expected to deliver on assigned capital projects and daily plant support as required. Basic Qualifications: Doctorate degree and 2 years of experience OR Master degree and 6 years of experience OR Bachelor degree and 8 years of experience OR Associate degree and 10 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of experience Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets: Life science experience Automation and/or DeltaV Experience GMP Manufacturing facility experience Day to Day Responsibilities: Provide day-to-day support of ATO Drug substance operations Represent plant automation team in Area WCTs Lead a team of Automation engineers responsible to support and deliver on complex capital construction projects including Global Lifecycle Asset Management (GLAM) projects. Lead the direct reports including External Workers (EWs), onboarding the EWs, and ensuring the direct reports’ adherence to Company’s training requirements. Represent Plant Automation team during the development of project plan, business case, and cost estimates in partnership with key customers and stakeholders – ATO MCS Plant Operations, Engineering, Operations Information Systems (OIS), Global Construction Project Management (GCPM), and provide necessary support to obtain funding approval. Based on project scope, work with OIS to estimate manhours and required resources Represent Plant Automation team and participate in the preparation and implementation of detailed design, scope, schedule in partnership with Engineering and GCPM. Represent Plant Automation team during the project implementation of new automation solutions including DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS), Rockwell Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA) related hardware, software, network infrastructure, and electronic Rt-reporting scope across various projects. Represent Plant Automation team during the post-implementation activities including operationalization of the new assets by extending hyper-care support, training the System Owners, and Manufacturing team, revising the SOPs, and training documents, delivering spare parts list, updating Maximo assets and Company’s CMDB systems. Ensure compliance to Company’s Engineering and Operational standards, specifications, and procedures as applicable during the project design and implementation. Represent Plant Automation team and support functional area projects focused on improving process equipment/utilities/facilities -to- large/sophisticated capital projects to integrate new drug substance and drug product manufacturing technologies into clinical/commercial facility. As applicable to the capital project scope, represent Plant Automation team and support new continuous improvements by performing automation engineering assessments, implementing automation system configuration changes, and supporting engineering and process qualification runs. Support a safe working environment by complying with all pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules, and regulations. About US Tech Solutions: US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com . US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Internal Job ID: 25-28949 Thanks and Regards, Anmol Singh Email: anmol.singhustechsolutionsinc.com URL: www.ustechsolutions.com New Jersey l New York l California l Massachusetts l North Carolina l Georgia l District of Columbia Minnesota l Missouri l Texas l Arizona l Washington l Michigan l Pennsylvania l Colorado l Illinois International Locations: UK l Canada I India I Singapore I Australia