Senior Automation Engineer

**Senior Automation Engineer**
- **Develop strategies that align** with business imperatives.
- ** Based in Singapore,** the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).
- Join the **premier biopharmaceutical company** that has been in Singapore for more than** 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.**

Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**

The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for providing technical support in the field of automation and supports a large spectrum of automated systems within Manufacturing Operations. Responsible for resolution of automation problems, implementation of Automation changes and troubleshooting in compliance with SDLC, GMP, safety, and environmental regulations. Actively supports an empowered team culture including significant interaction with manufacturing, quality, Pharm Tech Operations and engineering groups.
Critical Responsibilities but not limited to:
**Primary Responsibilities**
- Supporting Weighing Scale, Ph Meters & In process Check instruments
- Perform automation change controls with guidance from Automation Lead to ensure that changes are raised and closed on time following the required quality standards. Manages Project Schedule to ensure that manufacturing is not impacted.
- Maximizes production capacity through timely completion of planned maintenance activities and effectively resolving unplanned downtime and events
- Develops Automation SOPs, Job Aids and procedures
- Leads and applies effective root cause analysis and troubleshooting techniques to support resolution of incidents, events, deviations, atypical investigations and fault reports related to Automation and ensures all the resolution are effectively implemented within the agreed time frame to prevent recurrence.

**WHAT YOU MUST HAVE**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Bachelor’s in electrical, Electronics, Chemical, Science or Computer Engineering
- **Good Delta-V/Siemens/Rockwell PLC knowledge**

**Education Minimum Requirement**:
Bachelor’s in electrical, Electronics, Chemical, Science or Computer Engineering

**Required Experience and Skills**:

- Self-starter mindset with the ability to work as a team
- Demonstrates creative problem solving.
- Excellent English written and verbal communications skills.

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of biopharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

**WHO WE ARE**

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

**WHAT WE LOOK FOR**

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us — and start making your impact today.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular

**Relocation**:
No relocation

**VISA Sponsorship**:
**Travel Requirements**:
No Travel Required

**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
Work Week

**Shift**:
Not Indicated

**Valid Driving License**:
No

**Hazardous Material(s)**:
**Number of Openings**:
1
**Requisition ID**:R190119