Amgen Inc. Posted July 21, 2026

Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Systems

Holly Springs, United States Full time
Manufacturing & CMC Senior

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About this opportunity

Career Category

Engineering

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission, to serve patients living with serious illnesses, drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.

Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Systems 

What you   will do

In this vital role you will be joining the Facilities & Engineering (F&E) group   and   collaborate with   the  capital   projects team to ensure projects meet the site standards and requirements. You will steer the   projects   electrical planning and design and support construction to ensure the projects are built and commissioned to Amgen standards.

Site design, construction, start-up, and operational readiness:

Support the   design   and equipment   selection   from an electrical perspective   of process, utilities, and building systems to   optimize   quality and cost across the total life cycle of assets. Ensure   appropriate use   of technology, and   alignment   to   best operation and maintenance   standards/practices

Support factory acceptance testing working in partnership with global engineering during site installation, including reviewing protocols and resolving punch list items.

Provide engineering support during   construction   to the Capital Projects team , resolve technical issues, and ensure project   objectives   are met .

Execute and guide the commissioning and validation of systems to ensure their operational capability is aligned with requirements and GMP regulation and on-time project delivery. Support execution of engineering and performance qualification runs while providing   hypercare   support as needed.

Perform engineering assessments for plant equipment operations, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs in support of new product/technology introductions as   required .

Site O perations:

Responsible   for Electrical engineering   expertise   for   process, utilities, and building systems   providing end-to-end support for operations.

Effectively collaborate with key customers and support groups to ensure reliable plant operations.

Work with EHSS in support of electrically related safety initiatives, plans, and investigations.

Lead   identifying   and implementing   engineering   based   improvements or upgrades to process equipment systems. This may include developing business cases for improvements,   identifying   design requirements, and translating these requirements into process equipment/system design, specifications, and supporting the construction, startup, and validation of equipment.

Support d elivery of capital projects with responsibilities for electrical design.

Ensure plant readiness and quality and regulatory compliance for internal audits, external agency audits, and partner audits.

Provide technical mastery and problem-solving leadership to proactively reduce production downtime. This includes leading technical root cause analysis and implementation of corrective/preventive actions for families of   systems , as well as the use of AI tools for troubleshooting and fault analysis .

Lead new product/technology introductions by performing engineering assessments, equipment performance risk assessments,   identifying   gaps and owning their remediation, implementing equipment modifications, and supporting engineering runs .

Advance AI innovative solutions and technologies for implementation and to enable volume driven growth .

Represent Amgen with outside firms, technical   societies   and regulatory bodies.

Deploys engineering   expertise   from within the company (global and site-based authorities) as well as   expertise   from our industry to   optimize   Amgen’s assets throughout their life cycle.

Provide rotational on-call support and ensure 24x7 day-to-day reliability for plant operations.

Up to 10%   domestic /international travel.

What we expect   of   you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients! The   Senior   Engineer professional we   seek   is a strong collaborative individual contributor leader with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

High school diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience OR

Associate degree and 8 years of Engineering experience OR

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of Engineering experience OR

Master's degree and 2 years of Engineering experience OR

Doctorate degree

Preferred Qualifications:

*Professional registration, such   as   a   Professional Engineer (PE) license .*

Strong leadership and collaboration skills, and the ability to approach technical issues with a   science based   mentality while   providing   clear direction within the area of expertise.

Familiarity and/or experience working in a regulated environment, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.

Knowledge of regulations ( e.g.   cGMP, building codes, fire codes,   electrical codes ,   IEE, NEC, NETA , insurance – FM,   OSHA, LEED , Energy   codes )   to ensure compliance.

Experience in the design and construction   for   medium voltage electrical distribution systems including switchgear,   transformers   and paralleling generators.

Knowledge of design and construction for 600V (and below) electrical distribution systems equipment including switchgear, panelboards, lighting / lighting control, power monitoring, generators,   Life Safety Systems ,   and   Lightning Protection Systems .

Ability to provide direction and guidance to external design firms to deliver capital projects

Ability to provide solutions to a large variety of technical problems of moderate to large complexity and scope.

Problem-solving skills to apply the application of scientific and engineering theory and calculations and creative skills in the development of hypotheses and approaches.

Independent, ambitious, organized, able to multi-task in project environments, and skilled in communication, facilitation, and teamwork.

Strong leadership, technical writing, and communication/presentation skills

Work schedule flexibility as   required   to support 24/7 operations.

Ability for domestic/international travel.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team!

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

. Salary Range

115,494.60USD -156,257.40 USD

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Holly Springs, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 373 comparable Senior Manufacturing & CMC roles across 53 biopharma companies.

373Comparable roles tracked
344Currently active
53Companies hiring similar roles
20Countries represented

Salary context

175 of 373 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Scientist II – CMC Developmental Sciences · AbbVie $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Peer group range $0 – $222,900 (median $142,325)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 373 comparable roles

United States267
India37
Ireland10
Singapore10
Netherlands7
Switzerland6

+ 14 more countries

Seniority mix

373 of 373 peers have a known seniority level

Senior250
Principal79
Associate Director44

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 373 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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