Automation Engineer

Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - King of Prussia
Posted Date: Sep 30 2025

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients' needs and drive our performance.

Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.

We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Join our team as an Automation Engineer and t ake area ownership while providing engineering and technical support for process controls and manufacturing execution systems in the Biopharmaceutical Operations facility. Evaluate and develop technology, plan and implement modifications, troubleshoot and support process controls and manufacturing execution systems and assist in night shift troubleshooting activities during processing operations .

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Provide technical support of site automation systems and network infrastructure. Critical systems include DeltaV DCS and Syncade MES.
• Collaborate with building stakeholders throughout the automation lifecycle: gather system/end user requirements; complete design, implementation, and testing/validation of changes; maintain documentation; maintain and monitor various systems.
• Adhere to GxP expectations for proper change management and system documentation.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose problems with process controls and manufacturing execution systems; generate recommendations and then develop/execute solutions to correct and resolve.
• Drive continuous improvement and support capital projects.
• Adhere to, develop, and continuously improve the operation and maintenance procedures for process controls and manufacturing execution systems.
• Support the maintenance and upkeep of the operational technology environment through administration of systems, networks, databases, and accounts. This includes servers, hosts, and analytical equipment.
• Support site technology related to systems integration and digital transformation initiatives.
• Work in a way that models respect for safety and EHS, quality compliance, data integrity, and engineering standards.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• BS/BA in engineering, life sciences, biology
• OR 4 years of experience working with control system or in a biopharmaceutical environment will be considered in Lieu of education
• Experience in design, programming, start-up, and troubleshooting of process control systems and instrumentation PLC such as Emerson DeltaV, Allen Bradley etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Prior experience in the design, programming, and troubleshooting of Emerson Syncade or similar MES systems is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in systems/account administration, network design, and server troubleshooting is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience coding Visual Basic and similar languages is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a GMP environment is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in the design, programming, start-up, and troubleshooting of PLC (Allen Bradley) systems is preferred.
• A demonstrated ability to interact well with peers and senior personnel in multidisciplinary teams involving scientific, engineering, and operational disciplines is required.
• Ability to diagnose problems, generate options, prioritize issues, select optimal solutions, and implement decisions/resolve problems is required.
• Knowledge in current standards of control system platforms and computer system validation is preferred.
• Training/certification related to one or more of the following areas is preferred: DeltaV, Syncade, Network Design, Systems administration, Database administration, PLCs, Visual Basic and similar languages, Instrumentation

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary t o learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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