Amgen

Sr. Utilities Engineer – System Owner

Ireland · On-site · Full time

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EmployerAmgen
LocationIreland
Work styleOn-site
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted16 Sep 2026

Career Category

Engineering

Job Description

This position will be part of the Site F&E (Facilities & Engineering) group and the successful candidate will be System Owner for certain Utilities Equipment Systems on site within the group. He/She reports to the Sr. Manager – Utilities Engineering. The candidate will have knowledge and proficiency in a variety of areas, including GMP and nGMP systems, the use of statistical analysis tools, continuous improvement methodologies, problem solving and applied engineering relating to systems and equipment and their associated automation systems & interfaces.

Scope:
The Utilities Systems for which the successful candidate will be responsible includes some (but not all) of the following:

Plant Utilities including Steam Boilers, and Low Pressure Hot Water Systems
Plant Utilities Water Systems including Potable Water, Industrial Water, Cooling Tower Water, Chilled Water, Fire Water.
Fire Protection, Fire Detection and Gas Detection Systems
Electrical Systems including General Power, Emergency Power, UPS Power
GMP Clean Utilities Water Systems, including Purified Water, Water For Injection and Clean Steam
GMP Gas Systems including Nitrogen, Compressed and Process Air
Process Waste

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Responsibilities include:
The chosen candidate would typically be accountable for the following activities:

Lead, primary owner, responsible for troubleshooting issues relating to the systems owned.
Lead for RCAs, investigations, deviations for any operational issues related to the Systems owned.

Liaison with Manufacturing, QA and Labs on performance issues and with EHS on Safety and Environmental issues, relating to the Systems owned.

Being the site contact (SME Subject Matter Expert) for external and regulatory audits.

Rolling out training on systems for which the candidate is the designated SME / System Owner
Planning shutdown interventions for maintenance on the systems owned.

Driving Continuous Improvement in the performance elements of Systems owned
Actively engaging in Work Centre Teams, as the SME for Equipment and Systems owned

Measuring and maximizing the uptime of their systems.
Monitoring of day to day performance of their assigned systems.
Data trend analysis of all performance aspects of their systems and equipment to identify and proactively manage performance trends, including anticipating, solving or escalating problems as appropriate.
Troubleshooting of performance trends.
Risk assessments and mitigation projects relating to system performance.
Ensuring the preventative maintenance schedule for their systems is successfully implemented.
Driving predictive maintenance methodologies and best practice maintenance governance
Ensuring that critical spare parts lists for their system are identified and appropriate levels of spares are maintained.
The definition and scoping of all improvement activities relating to their systems
Ownership of interactions, understanding of the interface of their systems with the BMS or PCS systems on site
All design reviews associated with equipment purchases / changes to their systems
All Quality System Triage sessions, investigations, deviations and CAPAs associated with their systems, including the ownership and completion of any RCAs
The development and execution of FAT, SAT and IOQ protocols
Representing F&E on site based teams involved in implementing new technology, products or business processes to the site
Reviewing and approval of changes to operating procedures and the change control process relating to their systems
Owning and completion of any CMMS administrative WOs associated with their systems.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical).
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical or BioTechnology industries, in a direct or supportive Equipment Owner role, operating equipment and troubleshooting all types of utility or process systems, including electrical, mechanical and instrumentation experience, preferred.

Amgen is an equal opportunities employer

Salary Range

70,408.90 EUR - 95,259.10 EUR

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