Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Systems

• Support the design and equipment selection from an electrical perspective of process, utilities, and building systems to optimize quality and cost across the total life cycle of assets.
• Ensure appropriate use of technology, and alignment to best operation and maintenance standards/practices
• Support factory acceptance testing working in partnership with global engineering during site installation, including reviewing protocols and resolving punch list items.
• Provide engineering support during construction to the Capital Projects team, resolve technical issues, and ensure project objectives are met.
• Execute and guide the commissioning and validation of systems to ensure their operational capability is aligned with requirements and GMP regulation and on-time project delivery.
• Support execution of engineering and performance qualification runs while providing hypercare support as needed.
• Perform engineering assessments for plant equipment operations, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs in support of new product/technology introductions as required.
• Responsible for Electrical engineering expertise for process, utilities, and building systems providing end-to-end support for operations.
• Effectively collaborate with key customers and support groups to ensure reliable plant operations.
• Work with EHSS in support of electrically related safety initiatives, plans, and investigations.
• Lead identifying and implementing engineering based improvements or upgrades to process equipment systems.
• Support delivery of capital projects with responsibilities for electrical design.
• Ensure plant readiness and quality and regulatory compliance for internal audits, external agency audits, and partner audits.
• Provide technical mastery and problem-solving leadership to proactively reduce production downtime.
• Lead new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, equipment performance risk assessments, identifying gaps and owning their remediation, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs.
• Advance AI innovative solutions and technologies for implementation and to enable volume driven growth.
• Represent Amgen with outside firms, technical societies and regulatory bodies.
• Deploys engineering expertise from within the company (global and site-based authorities) as well as expertise from our industry to optimize Amgen’s assets throughout their life cycle.
• Provide rotational on-call support and ensure 24x7 day-to-day reliability for plant operations.

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience OR Associate degree and 8 years of Engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree and 4 years of Engineering experience OR Master's degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR Doctorate degree

• Professional registration, such as a Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills, and the ability to approach technical issues with a science based mentality while providing clear direction within the area of expertise.
• Familiarity and/or experience working in a regulated environment, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.
• Knowledge of regulations (e.g. cGMP, building codes, fire codes, electrical codes, IEE, NEC, NETA, insurance – FM, OSHA, LEED, Energy codes) to ensure compliance.
• Experience in the design and construction for medium voltage electrical distribution systems including switchgear, transformers and paralleling generators.
• Knowledge of design and construction for 600V (and below) electrical distribution systems equipment including switchgear, panelboards, lighting / lighting control, power monitoring, generators, Life Safety Systems, and Lightning Protection Systems.
• Ability to provide direction and guidance to external design firms to deliver capital projects
• Ability to provide solutions to a large variety of technical problems of moderate to large complexity and scope.
• Problem-solving skills to apply the application of scientific and engineering theory and calculations and creative skills in the development of hypotheses and approaches.
• Independent, ambitious, organized, able to multi-task in project environments, and skilled in communication, facilitation, and teamwork.
• Strong leadership, technical writing, and communication/presentation skills
• Work schedule flexibility as required to support 24/7 operations.
• Ability for domestic/international travel.