Automation Engineer I/II - API
Novo Nordisk
7 hours ago
Remote friendly (Clayton, NC)
United States
IT
The Position
- Work with business stakeholders, project teams, and vendors to ensure process control systems for existing and/or new equipment and processes align with local and global standards.
- Work with equipment vendors to specify equipment requirements (IFAs) to ensure equipment can connect to and be used in local manufacturing; serve as gatekeeper for standards.
Essential Functions
- Support plans to maintain and improve process control systems; schedule and execute in coordination with manufacturing.
- Act as an automation resource on projects involving process control systems.
- Own self-development to understand site process control systems.
- Adhere to automation standards; implement changes to automation specifications and maintenance plans.
- Support audits and inspections for process control systems.
- Use cLEAN tools for Systematic Problem Solving, process improvement, and project management.
- Operate with a Quality Mindset focused on risk management/mitigation.
- Implement effective change management.
- Support corporate, PS, local IT, and local stakeholder initiatives/projects.
- Contribute to new SOPs, best practices, and maintenance procedures.
- Follow all safety and environmental requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in engineering or related field (accredited) required; OR Associate’s + 5 years; OR HS/GED + 7 years in process-based manufacturing/utility/packaging.
- Minimum 3 years engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, and/or packaging systems.
- Knowledge of: SAP EM, PLC, DCS/SCADA, MES, Oracle, MS SQL, Historian (general controls a plus); SAP EWM a plus.
- For Logistics roles: warehouse automation equipment a plus.
Benefits (provided)
- Leading pay; annual performance bonus; 14 paid holidays and generous paid time off; health/dental/vision effective day one; guaranteed 8% 401K + match option; 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave; free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed products; tuition assistance; life & disability insurance; employee referral awards.
- Work with business stakeholders, project teams, and vendors to ensure process control systems for existing and/or new equipment and processes align with local and global standards.
- Work with equipment vendors to specify equipment requirements (IFAs) to ensure equipment can connect to and be used in local manufacturing; serve as gatekeeper for standards.
Essential Functions
- Support plans to maintain and improve process control systems; schedule and execute in coordination with manufacturing.
- Act as an automation resource on projects involving process control systems.
- Own self-development to understand site process control systems.
- Adhere to automation standards; implement changes to automation specifications and maintenance plans.
- Support audits and inspections for process control systems.
- Use cLEAN tools for Systematic Problem Solving, process improvement, and project management.
- Operate with a Quality Mindset focused on risk management/mitigation.
- Implement effective change management.
- Support corporate, PS, local IT, and local stakeholder initiatives/projects.
- Contribute to new SOPs, best practices, and maintenance procedures.
- Follow all safety and environmental requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in engineering or related field (accredited) required; OR Associate’s + 5 years; OR HS/GED + 7 years in process-based manufacturing/utility/packaging.
- Minimum 3 years engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, and/or packaging systems.
- Knowledge of: SAP EM, PLC, DCS/SCADA, MES, Oracle, MS SQL, Historian (general controls a plus); SAP EWM a plus.
- For Logistics roles: warehouse automation equipment a plus.
Benefits (provided)
- Leading pay; annual performance bonus; 14 paid holidays and generous paid time off; health/dental/vision effective day one; guaranteed 8% 401K + match option; 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave; free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed products; tuition assistance; life & disability insurance; employee referral awards.