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Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting the upkeep of systems, engineering is crucial to ensuring customers and patients receive the medicines they need. By collaborating with our forward-thinking engineering team, you'll play a pivotal role in accelerating the delivery of medicines to the world.\nWhat You Will Achieve\nIn this role, you will:\nContribute to the completion of projects, manage own time on agreed targets, develop\nplans for own projects and leads small project teams.\nMonitor, generate and complete the periodic review, validation master plan for the\nDigital Network & Automation (DNA) systems/programs.\nDemonstrate good planning, organizing, time management and team participation skills.\nResponsible for routine and preventive maintenance work, ensure all the equipment and\nfacilities work safely, efficiently and reliably.\nGenerate and develop or update standard operating procedures, local work Instructions for new or existing system support.\nAnalyze operational process problems and recommend appropriate corrective and\npreventative actions.\nManage or assist with change control authoring and execution.\nParticipate in the site and network wide teams to provide cybersecurity alignment and\ndirection.\nProvide 24x7x365 support of our automation systems and perform automation activities for capital and non-capital projects.\nModify moderately complex to highly complex control logic that requires a degree of\nscientific and/or manufacturing process expertise.\n Mentor and guide Automation Engineers staff and serve as a technical trainer, whenever necessary.\nClearly communicate progress and issues to peers.\nHere Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)\nApplicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a master's degree with 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 6 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience\nRobust understanding of Computerized Systems, Regulatory Compliance regulations, and standards\nProven experience in Automation Engineering\nProficiency in drafting statement of work (SOW), writing software test plans, user requirements, and system design documents\nExperience with programming industrial control systems such as DCS, PLCs, SCADA systems, Historians, or SQL Server.\nExperience in troubleshooting issues to root cause and recommending and implementing effective corrective actions\nHands-on experience with Automation projects with GMP compliance\nFamiliarity with process controls equipment\nExcellent interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills {written and oral} with teamwork spirit skills\nBonus Points If You Have (Preferred Requirements)\nRelevant pharmaceutical experience\nUnderstanding of programming and proficiency in at least one language\nKnowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)\nAbility to train others effectively\nStrong problem-solving skills\nExperience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use\nPHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS\nAbility to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities.\nAbility to perform tasks such as lifting, sitting, standing, walking, bending, and performing test runs/troubleshooting.\n Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address process and equipment issues.\nPhysical presence on the manufacturing floor may be required.\nNON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS\nAbility to work extended hours, holidays and/or weekends as needed.\nFlexibility with work schedule onsite (majority) with minimum offsite (remote) for the unexpected events, when needed.\nAvailability to support operations during non-working hours\nOTHER JOB DETAILS\nLast Date to Apply for Job: October 21, 2026.\nReferral Bonus Eligibility: YES\nWork Location Assignment: On Premise\nThe annual base salary for this position ranges from $82,700.00 to $137,900.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 10.0% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.\nCandidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.\nU.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.\nSunshine Act\nPfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.\nEEO & Employment Eligibility\nPfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.\nPfizer endeavors to makewww.pfizer.com/careers accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please . This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.\nTo learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.\nEngineering","description_format":"text","description_chars":7815,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Oncology Therapeutics","Infectious Disease Therapeutics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-14T04:14:45Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":137900,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pfizer-automation-senior-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pfizer-automation-senior-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T07:31:09Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11208,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3480},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3480"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpfizer-automation-senior-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpfizer-automation-senior-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpfizer-automation-senior-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pfizer-automation-senior-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpfizer-automation-senior-engineer"}]}