Instrumentation Engineer - AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Purpose

Responsible for the installation, setup, maintenance, and repair of field and bench-top instrumentation used in the production manufacturing facilities. Instrumentation may be standalone or interfaced with control system.  Supports design, programming and specification of equipment and implementation of project related instrumentation and controls hardware.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Applies engineering experience to ensure that instrumentation and controls system hardware used in biologics manufacturing facilities are properly specified, installed, programmed, and performs per design. This includes periodic assessment of instrument performance for replacement/upgrade.  Maintain best in class equipment and instrumentation within the manufacturing facility.
• Troubleshoots analog/digital hardware related problems on process control systems and instrumentation, including distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC's).  Comfortable working around low (24Vdc) and high (120V, 480V) systems.
• Assists calibration technicians in diagnosing instrument and hardware issues.  Complete new instrument setup and testing prior to release to metrology for initial calibration.
• Able to read P&ID and troubleshoot electrical schematics.
• Familiarity with setup and troubleshooting of VFD and/or Servo drives including Allen-Bradley a plus.
• Familiarity with bus protocols such as HART, Foundation Fieldbus, DeviceNet, Profibus, and Ethernet IP.
• Working knowledge of analytical instrumentation such as: High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Mass Spectrometry (MS), Ultra-Violet Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), including other types of industrial analytical instrumentation used in the manufacture of biologics (pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, Conductivity).
• Assists engineering in development of functional specifications for controls programming on major equipment systems including the design of process controls systems. Must effectively communicate, document, and schedule all work activities.
• Responsible for maintaining instrumentation and controls equipment in a validated environment including all GxP areas.  Must effectively communicate the status of job activities to management and applicable production, maintenance, and engineering personnel.

• Bachelor or Associate Degree in Engineering Discipline, or 8-10 years minimum experience (Industrial or Military Setting) with Process Instrumentation such as Pressure, Temperature, Weight, Analytical (pH, DO, Conductivity), Level, and UV.
• ISA CCST Certification Level 1 or 2 a plus
• Previous experience working with calibration of instrumentation (Pressure/Temperature/Flow/etc.) preferred.
• Knowledge of biologics manufacturing process a plus.
• Working knowledge CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) such as Maximo.
• Strong PC skills along with ability to utilize many different software applications and interfaces in the programming and configuration of instrumentation.
• Must manage activities to meet restrictive timelines. Must have skills in working with people, with good written and verbal communication skills.
• Must possess knowledge of validated systems, applicable engineering standards and an ability to work with facility specific software applications is preferred.
• Ability to work within and promote a team environment.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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