Senior Automation Engineer 1, DSM MES (Syncade)

Location: Holly Springs
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof. We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together! Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity. What You’ll Do • Spearheads the Automation team through activities, such as code configuration within several process areas and scope work • Leads the development for various specification documents (e.g., user requirements specification (URS), functional specification (FS), design qualification (DQ), etc.) • Supports global alignment of our implemented capabilities, maintaining and protecting our global platform concept Leads the development for various test protocols and functional testing documents (e.g., installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), etc.) • Plans and implements the technical direction for area of responsibility • Leads small teams through Automation changes and Tech Transfers • Makes complex decisions across single Automation systems • Contributes to Automation system hardware and software designs • Serves as on-call support for Automation inquiries and troubleshooting • Collaborates with other departments, such as Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Validation • Conducts training and presents information to team or other stakeholders • Other duties, as assigned Knowledge and Skills • Personal ownership and proactive collaboration with external business partners and internal stakeholders • Effective communication, both written and oral • Advanced problem-solving skills • Ability to effectively present complex information to others • Ability to provide feedback to others, including leaders • Ability to remain up to date on regulatory and quality requirements for manufacturing Basic Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in technical field of study relevant to Automation or Instrumentation & Controls with 8 years of Automation experience OR • Master’s degree in technical field of study relevant to Automation or Instrumentation & Controls with 6 years of Automation experience. • Prior experience with MES that includes exposure to understanding behavior code, ET Configuration, EM configuration, DeltaV DCS configuration concepts, SC consumer execution group configuration. Preferred Requirements • Prior experience and exposure to modelling BPR and eBR recipe components in a Manufacturing Executing System • Proficiency in the fundamental technologies used within DeltaV MES (Syncade), such as SQL Stored Procedures and xPath Matching. • Previous experience within pharma/GMP experience

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