Senior Engineer, Integration & Control SME

About the role

West Pharmaceutical Services' Global Equipment Engineering Team is looking for a Senior Engineer to join the Global Equipment Integration & Controls Subject Matter Expert (SME) team. The role supports the company's growth by providing state-of-the-art production equipment and continuously improving existing equipment, covering equipment controls, network connectivity, legacy equipment support and data acquisition across global production facilities. It is a hybrid position with at least 3 days per week onsite, and no relocation is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Lead engineering, management, plant operations and global team members while working with vendors to define engineering specifications for new equipment and improvements, supporting global network connectivity and data acquisition.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of production equipment and associated documentation across the global network.
• Stay up to date on controls and connectivity standards and trends, and propose value-added improvements.
• Convey requirements for equipment controls, network connectivity and data acquisition to vendors, and connect equipment to the network/cloud, gathering the data needed for the cloud.
• Work with the D&T team to develop and run the equipment interface with MES/SAP systems.
• Lead systematic problem solving, coordinate or execute GMP-related validations and process engineering evaluations, and manage equipment projects from URS to PQ with GMP documentation.
• Review drawings and code, create network drawings, support SCADA development, testing and deployment, and support plant technicians in troubleshooting and repairing legacy equipment.
• Ensure equipment complies with safety regulations and corporate goals, and support Lean Sigma programs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5-8 years of in-depth knowledge and experience in electrical and control systems and network connectivity.
• Excellent understanding of machine source code and proven project management experience, including managing projects with minimal direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Functional understanding of cGMPs and compliance with company safety and quality policies.

Required skills

• Preferred: reading and coding in LD, FBD, IL, SCL and ST; Siemens, Rockwell, Mitsubishi, Proface platforms; Visio diagrams; AutoCAD, PowerBI and Microsoft Office.
• Preferred certifications: Siemens PLC (TIA Portal / Step 7), Rockwell Automation (ControlLogix / Studio 5000), industrial networking (PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, OPC UA).