Senior Automation Engineer I

AbbVie

Singapore, , Singapore permanent

Posted: May 12, 2026

Required Skills

Job Description

About 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 including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Purpose:

• Design, develop and maintain process automation systems to support manufacturing processes.
• Plan and devise good performance metrics of the assigned automation systems.
• Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) regulations and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) within his/her purview.

Major Responsibilities:

Manufacturing/Operation Support

• Provide technical support to assigned automation systems related issues in manufacturing operations.
• Maintain GMP compliant state of the assigned automation systems.
• Ensure periodic alarm management/audit trail reviews are done
• Ensure periodic preventive maintenance is carried out for the assigned automation systems and findings are fixed.
• Support 24/7 on call operational support based on the assigned areas
• Develop, revise and review SOP’s as needed.

Project Management

• Automation lead in the site capital project i.e new product introductions or new technology introductions by performing automation assessments, implementation and qualification activities.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight the assigned task to automation engineers.

Safety, Quality & cGMP Compliance                                      

• Automation representative in non-conformance investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Automation representative in supporting the external/internal compliance audits for assigned systems.
• Perform all the operation support in compliance with AbbVie EHS standards.

Education

• Master’s or Degree in Engineering (Chemical / Electrical & Electronics / Instrumentation / Pharmaceutical)

Essential Skills, Experience, and Competencies (includes Licenses, Credentials)

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical is highly preferred, Chemical / Oil & Gas industries is considered
• Proficiency in programming/troubleshooting in Control Systems (DCS/PLC) applications especially DeltaV, Siemens, Allen Bradley etc.
• Experience in Network Infrastructure/ Virtual Machines – Virtualization, Communication protocol i.e Devicenet, Ethernet/IP, Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus TCP, Profinet, IO link etc
• Experience in Manufacturing Execution Systems like POMSnet etc
• Experience in Data Historian Systems like OSI PI etc
• Knowledge of GAMP/GMP and familiarity with documentation in regulated environment.
• An ideal candidate must be a self-driven team player and communicate technical solutions to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead automation projects with experience in project management tools and mentor teams of engineers

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html

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