Job Description
Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Automation Engineer
The Opportunity
- Based in Hyderabad or Pune, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
- Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
- Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for manufacturing automation, using data analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom digital solutions, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.
Our Technology Centres focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's’ IT and Automation operating model, Tech Center are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.
A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Center.
Role Overview:
The role is responsible for implementing DeltaV automation change controls implementation to worldwide manufacturing sites. Responsibilities also include project management, system upgrades, troubleshooting issues, identifying trends, system administration, Knowledge articles, documentation updates, and participating in problem investigations. Must be able to communicate clearly (oral and written) and frequently with site teams, Product Teams and other support groups. Provide technical leadership and coaching to a group of Manufacturing Automation Specialists in India delivering DeltaV support to sites world-wide.
What will you do in this role
· Bring energy, knowledge and innovation to develop DeltaV solutions for process control automation and site change control requirements.
· Promote a culture of Continuous Improvement to drive process and system improvements.
· Understand control systems architecture and control system administration monitoring using standard and customized monitoring tools including associated processes and tracking.
· Work collaboratively with the above-site Automation Product Teams and sites to drive process, system and compliance improvements.
· Ensure new system installations/upgrades align with the company Standard Automation Architecture and Cyber Standards.
· Support new medicinal product introductions.
· Analyze complex business requirements techniques and identify the impact to DeltaV batch automation software to meet these requirements.
· Participate and/or lead investigations of automation anomalies to prevent recurrence.
· Understand and support GMPs, CSV, safety, and environmental regulations.
· Use technical knowledge to ensure the efficient operation of a variety of automated processing and information technology systems.
· Familiar with lean manufacturing principles with an ability to convert business logic and requirements into detailed system requirements.
What should you have
· 7+ Years of experience of Emerson DeltaV system configuration and administration.
· Strong experience of DeltaV system automation software change controls – planning, execution.
· Experience of Emerson DeltaV system batch design, configuration and administration
· Proficient with Emerson Knowledge Base Articles, Best Practices and Guardian support structure.
· Strong experience with project execution for DeltaV/Automation System implementation and upgrade.
· A high level of innovation, creativity, and self-initiative.
· Experience providing technical mentorship, project management and people management.
· Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
· Excellent organizational skills to multi-task.
· Able to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
· Desire and willingness to learn, contribute and lead.
· Familiar with Emerson DeltaV system standards, Knowledge Base Articles, Best Practices, Cybersecurity and Guardian support capabilities.
· Ensure compliance with Computer Systems Validation (CSV) and Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Cyber Security and Data Integrity to ensure manufacture and supply of quality pharmaceuticals.
· Extensive knowledge of interfaces (OPC, MODBUS)
· Ability to understand, update, design and analyse code modifications in DeltaV.
· Experience with automation system design, start-up and qualification.
· Experienced problem solver/troubleshooter, skilled in root cause analysis
· Ability to prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and cGMP documents.
· Familiarity with US and EU GMP and Safety compliance regulations.
· Strong analytical thinking and technical writing skills
· Pharmaceutical/Life Scince experience with international companies.
Primary Skills:
· Project Management experience with demonstrated skills.
· Agile project development practices, Jira, Confluence
· Aveeva PI, Dynatrace, Qualys, Ansible or other monitoring platforms
· DeltaV Batch control system configuration and Automation Recipes.S95 model from ERP to shop floor instrumentation and working knowledge of S88 model.
· Strong background in IT syst specifically, integration of Automation systems with IT systems.
· Practical experience with MES/EBR integrations and shop floor system interfaces.
· Strong hands-on experience with Emerson DeltaV DCS and demonstrated familiarity with PLC systems such as Rockwell and Siemens control systems.
· Experience with Quality Systems such as eVal (Kneat Solution).
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.
**Required Skills: **
Agile Methodology, Analytical Thinking, Audit Management, Automated Manufacturing Systems, Automation Systems Design, Business Process Improvements, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Digital Technology, Digital Transformation, IT Automation, Manufacturing Automation, People Management, Problem Management, Project Management, Quality Management, Real-Time Programming, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Administration
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Job Posting End Date:
05/11/2026
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