The Lead PLC Software Engineer will create and support innovative software for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. This role involves gathering requirements, designing, developing, testing, and documenting software. Working closely with the team and product owners, the software engineer will help shape the software platform, ensuring biopharmaceutical drugs are developed and produced more reliably and quickly.
What you will accomplish together with us:
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Gather, analyze and understand the requirements for software functionality with input from product owners, customer feedback.
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Engineer and develop sustainable software systems in Siemens based automation platform through the use of prototyping, clear software design, and participating in design reviews.
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Closely collaborate with existing developers.
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Write clear, easy to maintain, high quality code that is optimized for performance and memory usage.
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Write functional specifications, design specification for all aspects of plc code development.
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Validate correct software and hardware system operation.
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Provide assistance to technical support team and product Development whenever needed.
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Adhere to good automation, manufacturing and documentation practice.
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Developing and maintaining tools to enhance build environments and automated Azure DevOps pipelines.
What will convince us:
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Bachelor’s degree in science, technology or a related field.
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4-10 years of experience as an automation development engineer using Siemens platform.
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Should have worked with S7 1200/1500 series PLCs and programming in Structured Control Language(SCL) using TIA Portal.
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Should have experience working with source code management tools, preferably Git.
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Practical experience with C#, PowerShell, and the ability to read, understand, and create pipeline YAML is preferred and will be considered an added advantage.
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Subject matter knowledge on ISA-88 physical model and procedural model.
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Understanding of computer systems validation practices (GAMP).
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Good written and oral communication skills.
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Must have a strong personal initiative and be result oriented.
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Practical experience with application lifecycle management tools(eg: Polarion) will be considered an added advantage.
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
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What We Do
Sartorius is a leading international partner of life sciences research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
We help our customers #SimplifyProgress from drug discovery to manufacturing so that more people can have access to better medicine. With this, we are #PartOfTheSolution in the fight against diseases worldwide.
With innovative laboratory instruments and consumables, the our Lab Products & Services division focuses on laboratories performing research and quality control at pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies as well as academic research institutes.
The Bioprocess Solutions division, with its broad product portfolio focusing on single-use solutions, helps customers manufacture biotech medications, vaccines, and cell and gene therapies safely, rapidly, and economically.
Based in Göttingen, Germany, Sartorius also has a strong global reach with around 60 production and sales sites worldwide. We regularly expand our portfolio through the acquisition of complementary technologies.
In 2023, Sartorius generated sales revenue of around 3.4 billion euros. Currently, around 14,600 employees from around 110 nations are working for customers around the globe.
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