Process Engineering Engineer (API)

About the role

Amgen is hiring a Process Engineering (API) engineer for its Chemical Synthesis API Manufacturing Facility in Singapore (Tuas). The role acts as a process equipment system owner for the facilities and engineering team, bridging manufacturing, maintenance, engineering and automation to troubleshoot and resolve equipment issues. It is a key contributor to the facility's reliability, efficiency and agility.

Key responsibilities

• Support manufacturing as a subject-matter expert in process engineering, including process equipment and process automation, to ensure safety, compliance and sustained operation.
• Lead and take part in investigating and troubleshooting process equipment issues, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to minimise interruptions and support operational continuous improvement projects such as yield improvement, risk mitigation and capacity expansion.
• Take part in design reviews, commissioning and qualification (IOQ protocols, FAT, SAT, PSSR) and set up maintenance plans and spares in Maximo.
• Work with manufacturing, process development, quality assurance and validation to define requirements and implement equipment and facility modifications.
• Benchmark equipment performance, assess predictive technologies and continuously improve business intelligence capabilities.

Required profile

• Master's degree, or Bachelor's degree with 2 years of directly related experience, or Associate's degree with 4 years, or High School diploma / GED with 6 years of directly related experience.
• Preferred: experience in a process engineering team in chemical synthesis API manufacturing.
• Preferred: expertise in at least two engineering areas such as equipment design, operation, maintenance, automation, process engineering, project management and/or validation.
• Preferred: working knowledge of high-potency API processes and equipment such as glass-lined reactors, filter dryers, isolators, TCU and scrubbers.
• Preferred: knowledge of lean manufacturing and lean maintenance.

Required skills

• Demonstrated project management skills (schedule and cost development, facilitation, collaboration).
• Problem-solving using scientific and engineering theory and calculations.
• Strong analytical skills and good oral and written communication, including presentation skills.
• Ability to combine technical problem-solving with business acumen.