About this role
Eng Job Title: Engineering Specialist – Automation (PLC) Career Level: D About Singapore ADC Site: Be part of history in the making. AstraZeneca is building its first biologics manufacturing campus in Singapore — a groundbreaking USD 1.5 billion investment that will serve as a global hub for innovation and excellence. This innovative facility will deliver end-to-end Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) capabilities with different manufacturing units/buildings in one campus: Small molecule- chemical API production Large molecule- monoclonal antibody manufacturing Conjugation Fill-and-finish operations, including sterile filling and lyophilization Final secondary packaging The campus will be equipped with innovative digital and automation infrastructure, enabling autonomous manufacturing powered by artificial intelligence.
In addition, it will be designed for carbon neutrality, embedding sustainability into every aspect of operations and setting a new benchmark for environmentally responsible biologic's manufacturing. Introduction to role: Are you ready to shape the automation backbone that keeps life-changing medicines moving safely and efficiently to patients? Do you want to lead with your PLC and SCADA expertise while elevating a data-rich, compliant, and resilient manufacturing environment?
As an Engineering Specialist for Automation, you will be a key technical owner for Siemens PLC, WinCC SCADA, and TIA Portal platforms on site. You will guide projects from concept to qualification, tackle complex investigations, and turn insights into reliable, compliant solutions that unlock throughput, quality, and cost efficiencies. Your impact will stretch beyond the line, enabling autonomous manufacturing capabilities and contributing to our commitment to a more sustainable future.
Accountabilities: Automation System Ownership: Act as the technical owner for defined automation areas, providing lead expertise across the full lifecycle of on-site automation systems and offering technical consultancy to stake-holders to ensure reliability, compliance, and scalability. Project Execution and Start-Up: Manage or provide technical support to project execution, start-up, and site operations readiness with a focus on automation system management to drive safe and timely delivery into production. Planning to Implementation: Manage and implement project activities from planning through implementation, providing functional expertise to project owners and leading small teams when required to accelerate outcomes.
Standards and Option Selection: Identify, evaluate, recommend, and select technical options aligned to global or industry standards and local business priorities to maximize value and minimize risk. multi-functional Coordination: Co-ordinate resources within operational and project teams, and across the site, to deliver value-based outcomes and maintain business continuity. Siemens Platform Support: Support the operation and maintenance of Siemens PLC, WinCC SCADA, and TIA Portal and associated automation systems in a regulated manufacturing environment to ensure stable, compliant performance. Trouble-shooting and Diagnostics: Perform trouble-shooting and diagnostics for automation software, hardware, control logic, alarms, communications, and system interfaces to rapidly restore service and prevent recurrence.
Configuration and Modifications: Support system configuration and modifications within Siemens PLC, WinCC SCADA, and TIA Portal in accordance with approved procedures and site standards to ensure controlled, auditable changes. Lifecycle Management: Assist with lifecycle management activities for PLC systems, including maintenance, backup, periodic review, and controlled updates to sustain integrity and support future readiness. Preventive Maintenance: Support routine PM activities for package units and associated automation systems to maintain reliability, availability, and compliance.
System Integrations: Support interfaces between package units and connected systems such as Historian, MES, LIMS, and other integrated platforms to enable seamless data flow and decision-making. Change Implementation: Contribute to automation change implementation, ensuring activities are completed in line with quality, engineering, and compliance requirements to protect product and patient. Technical-Documentation: Prepare and maintain technical-documentation, including SOPs, test records, specifications, and system-related documentation to meet audit-ready standards.
FAT/SAT, Commissioning, and Qualification: Support FAT and SAT activities, as well as commissioning and qualification-related execution where applicable to bring new capabilities online efficiently. Regulatory Readiness: Participate in FDA audits and other regulatory inspections by supporting audit readiness and responding to automation-related requests with clarity and evidence. multi-functional Problem Solving: Work with stake-holders across manufacturing, engineering, quality, validation, maintenance, and digital/IT teams to resolve issues and deliver sustained improvements. Digital and AI Enablement: Use approved AI tools and digital capabilities to improve work efficiency, support analysis, and strengthen documentation and trouble-shooting workflows.
Performance Visibility: Contribute to automation dashboards and reporting to improve visibility of alarms, system performance, event trends, and operational insights in support of autonomous manufacturing. Continuous Improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen system reliability, maintainability, compliance, and business continuity. Compliance and Safety: Ensure compliance with site procedures, safety standards, data integrity expectations, regulatory requirements, and digital governance requirements to uphold trust and license to operate.
Essential Skills/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in engineering Mastery in understanding of principles and concepts in technical area of engineering Experience in Siemens PLC, WinCC SCADA, and TIA Portal /MES/LIMS/Historian. Experience in project management Sound understanding of cGMP, SHE standards, Standard Operating Procedures and local regulatory standards Desirable Skills/Experience: Relevant qualification Experience in pharmaceutical industry Managing small groups of people When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions.
That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility.
Join us in our unique and ambitious world. Why AstraZeneca: Here, engineering excellence meets purpose. You will collaborate with experts across manufacturing, quality, and digital subject areas to advance highly regulated, data-driven production while contributing to our ambition to achieve zero carbon across our sites by 2025 and a carbon-negative value chain by 2030.
Expect a culture that values curiosity and ownership, where unexpected teams come together to solve hard problems, and where ambition is balanced with support and kindness. Your contribution will be visible—from stabilizing critical systems and enabling digital-first operations to delivering medicines faster and more affordably for people who depend on them. When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines.
In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible.
We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world Call to Action: Step into a role where your automation expertise powers safer, smarter, and more sustainable manufacturing—apply today to lead change that matters. ineering Specialist – Automation (PLC) Date Posted 17-Sept-2026 Closing Date 27-Sept-2026 AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.
We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.