Lonza · 1 day ago
Manufacturing Systems Engineer (Greenwood, SC - Hybrid)
Greenwood, SC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expLonza is a global leader in life sciences dedicated to improving the world through innovation and collaboration. The Manufacturing Systems Engineer role involves developing and supporting manufacturing systems, ensuring robust operational capabilities, and collaborating with IT teams to enhance system performance.
BiotechnologyLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Develop, install, configure, and support legacy and future manufacturing systems, including RTLS, RFID, AMR robot fleet, MES, CDM, InfinityQS SPC, STAS & ID, custom vision inspection systems, and supervisory control systems
Develop and implement guidelines for troubleshooting systems operating 24/7
Collaborate with IT infrastructure teams to establish robust support mechanisms
Formulate requirements for fresh systems or adjustments to current ones, covering the creation and upkeep of interfaces
Support all relevant activities such as testing, GMP validation, and training document generation
Coordinate with external vendor resources when required to ensure project success
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or Engineering required
Sophisticated experience (5-10 years) with manufacturing systems in the food processing, pharmaceutical, or a closely related industry
Experience in one or more of the following: VB, C#, C/C++, Python
Familiarity with control systems development platforms like PLC/HMI/SCADA; experience with Siemens and GE iFix platforms is helpful
Familiarity with, and practical application of operations support systems, such as MES warehouse management systems, etc
Expertise in SQL queries, SQL databases such as MSSQL and PostgreSQL
Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping, and data modeling
Experience with importing data for use in reporting software, spreadsheets, graphs, and flowcharts
ELT (Extract Transform Load) experience
Experience in programming REST / gRPC interfaces
Proficiency using Microsoft Suite of applications required
Understanding GAMP 5 and cGMP practices is a plus
Understanding of networking technology (firewalls, switches, security requirements)
Company
Lonza
Lonza Group supplies products and services to pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (3)
2022 (1)
2021 (3)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$444.8M2023-11-06Post Ipo Debt· $444.8M
2020-12-07IPO
Leadership Team
Wolfgang Wienand
Chief Executive Officer
Alfons Ehinger
Founder
Recent News
2025-12-17
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