Guerbet · 2 days ago
Principal Control Engineer
Raleigh, US
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expGuerbet is a global leader in medical imaging, dedicated to improving the quality of life of patients through innovative solutions. The Principal Control Engineer will lead the automation engineering and instrumentation team, focusing on optimizing process control systems, providing technical support, and driving automation strategies within the plant.
Health CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Manage, mentor, and develop automation and instrumentation technicians
Set clear objectives, priorities, and performance expectations for the team
Foster a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement
Oversee design, commissioning, and validation of automation and control systems, including DCS, PLCs, HMIs systems
Develop and maintain site automation standards, specifications, and documentation
Lead programming and troubleshooting for distributed controls systems and PLCs
Develop and review electrical and other drawings in support of plant processes
Direct the preventive maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting of process instrumentation in compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements
Lead or support automation and instrumentation scope in capital and improvement projects
Support and participate in internal and external audits, providing technical expertise and documentation as required
Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPAs) for automation and instrumentation-related deviations
Identify and implement opportunities for process optimization, energy savings, and enhanced reliability
Work safely in accordance with regulations, standards, and procedures and in a manner that eliminates unreasonable risk to health and the environment. Notify management of unsafe conditions or practices, unlawful activities and activities which present unreasonable health and/or environmental risk. Report all safety and-or environmental incidents to management immediately
Enforce EHS procedures and respond to EHS concerns within his/her area of operational responsibility. Conduct incident investigations for all incidents that may occur within his/her department. Follow through on all safety related corrective actions in his/her department
Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or related field required
Minimum 8 years of automation/controls engineering experience in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
At least 2-5 years of direct people management experience
Experience in programming, maintaining and troubleshooting Distributed Control Systems (Foxboro I/A System preferred) and PLCs (Allen-Bradley preferred)
Strong background in standard PC applications
Strong project management skills
Knowledge in computer validation
Preferred
Foxboro I/A System preferred
Allen-Bradley preferred
Benefits
Continued personal development
Diversity of talents
Company
Guerbet
Guebert is a pharmaceutical company based in France and is mainly focused on research.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$0.96M2022-09-26Post Ipo Equity· $0.96M
1999-04-01IPO
Leadership Team
Karim Boussebaa
Chief Executive Officer
Jérôme Estampes
Group CFO
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