Automation / Control Engineer

Role Summary

Automation / Control Engineer at Zoetis with responsibilities in a safe, fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role involves working with multiple control systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize equipment and processes. The position supports capital expansion and continuous improvement within a validated, compliance-focused site.

Responsibilities

• Own: Take individual responsibility for your processes, learn, and be treated and respected as an expert. Build knowledge and collaborate with fellow highly motivated experts. As a subject-matter expert, help make decisions about equipment, scheduling and improvements that benefit the team.
• Strategize: Plan and support capital expansion. Contribute to a site that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars over the past decade and continue to grow with the company.
• Customer focus: Work cross-functionally with multiple teams to diagnose and correct issues as they arise.
• Growth: Develop additional skills and adapt to new platforms and requirements. Comply with CFR21-Part 11, ISPE cGAMP and Zoetis Validation standards. Learn new technologies as the site expands to meet global needs.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• Required: 2 years of experience with Process Engineering controls, PLCs, installing and maintaining computer and network systems in a manufacturing environment
• Required: Installing, maintaining, repairing, and administrating computer systems
• Required: Computer programming language (example VB.NET and Python)
• Required: Basic Networking understanding
• Preferred: Experience in Active Biological Ingredient, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient, or Drug Product manufacturing

Skills

• Technical Skills and Competencies: Familiarity with Siemens, Allen-Bradley or CLICK; willing to learn and grow in a fast-paced, regulated manufacturing environment

Education

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Additional Requirements

• Physical Position Requirements: Safely work in an industrial environment; ability to keyboard for extended periods; occasionally lift up to 50 lbs; may be exposed to temperature variations, PPE requirements, and variable working conditions