Specialist, Manufacturing Automation Engineer

Job Description

Specialist, Manufacturing Automation Engineer

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad or Pune, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for manufacturing automation, using data analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom digital solutions, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centres focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's’ IT and Automation operating model, Tech Center are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Center.

At our organization we are advancing Digital Shop Floor technologies and capabilities across the organization.  This role will work with manufacturing sites and the various Automation Product Teams (primarily DeltaV but also MES, OSI PI etc.,) to provide technical guidance and support in all aspects of automation, including change-controls, projects and all aspects of lifecycle management.

The Specialist – Manufacturing Automation will serve as control system engineer as part of Digital Manufacturing Organization (DMO) member supporting the DeltaV Product technical activities for implementing automation change controls.  The Specialist is responsible for DeltaV Batch automation software change controls implementation to worldwide manufacturing sites. Responsibilities also include project management, system upgrades support, troubleshooting issues, identifying trends, process monitoring, system administration, documentation updates, and participating in deviation investigations. Must be able to communicate clearly (oral and written) and frequently with site teams, Product Teams and other support groups.

 What will you do in this role

• Develop DeltaV solutions for automation requirements and site change control requirements.
• Support new medicinal product introductions and continuous improvement by implementing changes in DeltaV code.
• Analyze complex business requirements and identify the impact to DeltaV batch automation software to meet these requirements.
• Support the development of Digital Shopfloor technologies and their integration.
• Work collaboratively with the above-site Automation Product Teams and sites to drive process, system and compliance improvements. 
• Ensure new system installations/upgrades align with company Standard Automation Architecture and Cyber Standards.
• Understand the control systems infrastructure and able to perform control system administration monitoring using customized monitoring tool.
• Understand and support all GMPs, CSV, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Use their technical knowledge to ensure the efficient operation of a variety of automated processing and information technology systems.

What should you have

• 3+ Years of experience of Emerson Delta system configuration and administration.
• Experience of Delta system automation software change controls.
• Ability to understand, update, design and implement required code modifications in Delta.
• Experience with automation system design, start-up and/or qualification.
• Experience with project execution for Delta/Automation System implementation and upgrade.
• Experienced problem solver/troubleshooter, skilled in root cause analysis
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent organizational skills to multi-task.
• Candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Strong analytical thinking and technical writing skills.
• Pharmaceutical/Life Science experience with international companies.

Primary Skills:

• Automation / Process Control Systems
• DeltaV Batch control system configuration
• DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) Automation Recipes.
• Supporting changes and enhancements in automation systems at sites.

Who we are

We are well known outside of the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S. and Canada, we are known as well-known organization, Rahway, N.J., USA. For more than a century, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

#HYDIT2026

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Specialist, Manufacturing Automation Engineer

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad or Pune, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for manufacturing automation, using data analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom digital solutions, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centres focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's’ IT and Automation operating model, Tech Center are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Center.

At our organization we are advancing Digital Shop Floor technologies and capabilities across the organization.  This role will work with manufacturing sites and the various Automation Product Teams (primarily DeltaV but also MES, OSI PI etc.,) to provide technical guidance and support in all aspects of automation, including change-controls, projects and all aspects of lifecycle management.

The Specialist – Manufacturing Automation will serve as control system engineer as part of Digital Manufacturing Organization (DMO) member supporting the DeltaV Product technical activities for implementing automation change controls.  The Specialist is responsible for DeltaV Batch automation software change controls implementation to worldwide manufacturing sites. Responsibilities also include project management, system upgrades support, troubleshooting issues, identifying trends, process monitoring, system administration, documentation updates, and participating in deviation investigations. Must be able to communicate clearly (oral and written) and frequently with site teams, Product Teams and other support groups.

 What will you do in this role

• Develop DeltaV solutions for automation requirements and site change control requirements.
• Support new medicinal product introductions and continuous improvement by implementing changes in DeltaV code.
• Analyze complex business requirements and identify the impact to DeltaV batch automation software to meet these requirements.
• Support the development of Digital Shopfloor technologies and their integration.
• Work collaboratively with the above-site Automation Product Teams and sites to drive process, system and compliance improvements. 
• Ensure new system installations/upgrades align with company Standard Automation Architecture and Cyber Standards.
• Understand the control systems infrastructure and able to perform control system administration monitoring using customized monitoring tool.
• Understand and support all GMPs, CSV, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Use their technical knowledge to ensure the efficient operation of a variety of automated processing and information technology systems.

What should you have

• 3+ Years of experience of Emerson Delta system configuration and administration.
• Experience of Delta system automation software change controls.
• Ability to understand, update, design and implement required code modifications in Delta.
• Experience with automation system design, start-up and/or qualification.
• Experience with project execution for Delta/Automation System implementation and upgrade.
• Experienced problem solver/troubleshooter, skilled in root cause analysis
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent organizational skills to multi-task.
• Candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Strong analytical thinking and technical writing skills.
• Pharmaceutical/Life Science experience with international companies.

Primary Skills:

• Automation / Process Control Systems
• DeltaV Batch control system configuration
• DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) Automation Recipes.
• Supporting changes and enhancements in automation systems at sites.

Who we are

We are well known outside of the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S. and Canada, we are known as well-known organization, Rahway, N.J., USA. For more than a century, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

#HYDIT2026

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Regular

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Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

04/22/2026

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