Automation Engineer Senior Analyst (Electrical Mechanical Technician)

Join a high-impact automation team where your expertise directly supports the safe, accurate, and efficient delivery of care. As an Automation Engineer Senior Analyst (Electrical Mechanical Technician), you will play a critical role in keeping sophisticated pharmacy automation systems operating at peak performance.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve the reliability, availability, and performance of critical pharmacy automation systems.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, controls, and automation issues to minimize downtime and restore production quickly.
• Execute preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities on automated production equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair PLC-controlled systems, robotics, electrical controls, mechanical assemblies, sensors, motors, drives, and pneumatic equipment.
• Analyze equipment performance data, maintenance history, and failure trends to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Conduct routine inspections and equipment assessments to proactively identify reliability risks and performance degradation.
• Utilize MAXIMO or similar CMMS platforms to document work activity, equipment history, labor, parts usage, and maintenance findings.
• Recommend and support equipment upgrades, process improvements, and reliability initiatives that increase safety, quality, throughput, and maintainability.
• Interpret alarms, fault codes, diagnostics, and system data to eliminate recurring issues and prevent future failures.
• Collaborate across operations, engineering, maintenance, and quality teams to support production readiness and continuous improvement efforts.
• Participate in on-call support as needed to maintain uninterrupted operation of critical automation assets.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience maintaining automated equipment within manufacturing, distribution, fulfillment, pharmaceutical, or industrial environments.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and computer-controlled electro-mechanical systems.
• Working knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, motors, drives, field devices, and automation systems.
• Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance activities on complex equipment.
• Familiarity with CMMS platforms such as MAXIMO or similar maintenance management systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to safely repair, adjust, calibrate, and validate precision automation equipment.
• Flexibility to support various shifts as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree, technical certification, or advanced training in automation, industrial maintenance, electrical technology, mechanical technology, or a related field.
• Experience supporting high-volume pharmaceutical, distribution, fulfillment, or production operations.
• Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA), OSHA 1910 standards, robotics, industrial controls, or machine vision systems.
• Exposure to data-driven maintenance strategies that improve equipment reliability and operational performance.
• Ability to travel occasionally to support other ESI facilities.

Benefits: No specific benefits mentioned.