Automation Engineer - 2nd Shift
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
August 25, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Piscataway, NJ)
Worldwide
Operations
Role: Automation Engineer overseeing and optimizing automation systems in pharmaceutical manufacturing to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Responsibilities: design, develop, validate, and support control systems for upstream/downstream processing equipment, laboratory, and facility utilities; program PLC, HMI, SCADA, VFDs; perform qualification, validation, and acceptance testing per GAMP standards; handle system documentation, calibration, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting; coordinate electrical construction and validation activities; support change control, batch coding, and process validation. Requirements: Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or related field; 3+ years in automation within pharma or manufacturing, with expertise in hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC, HMI, VFD, SCADA, and engineering drawings; experience with validation and GMP practices. Preferred: Masters in Electrical Engineering; project management skills. High-Value: pharmaceutical manufacturing, process automation, control systems validation, GAMP compliance, equipment commissioning, cross-functional coordination with manufacturing, QA, QC, R&D; salary $90K-$100K, with bonus. Work setup: not specified.