Senior Automation Engineer

We are looking for Senior Automation Engineer to join our growing India operations. The candidate for this position will support the BioPharma industry projects.

Note: this is not IT software test engineering position.

Below are broad requirements and qualifications

• The candidate should have strong domain expertise related to process automation, process controls, and instrumentation.
• Ideal candidate will have 7 to 12 years of industry experience, 3+ years related to Pharma or Biotech industry. either directly with Bio/Pharma company, or with one of the system integration houses, or with OEM equipment fabricators.
• Experience with PLC-SCADA, DCS, Data Historians, IT hardware, network infrastructure. On common platforms including from Rockwell, Siemens, Emerson, etc.
• Possess knowledge of industry guidelines (example, ISA and GAMP) and regulations (example: US CFRs related to highly regulated Pharma industry), data integrity.
• Given our business model, soft skills including: communication, collaborative mindset, critical thinking, affinity for business development will help propel career growth.
• Familiarity with process unit operations, applications, use cases, industry trends, etc. are pluses, but not necessarily prerequisites as long as the candidate has strong core automation skills and is a good cultural fit for the position. XenPharm will provide plenty of opportunities to learn these aspects on the job.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead the automation scope of our projects, under the direction of project lead or principal consultant.
• Typical project examples: conceptual / basic design of Bio/Pharma facilities, owning the core process automation, upgrade of existing or legacy plants, data acquisition and historian system implementation.