Asset Reliability Engineer (Automatic Visual Inspection)

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.

Asset Reliability Engineer (Automatic Visual Inspection)

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will lead Maintenance Excellence and Continuous Improvement to drive equipment, system, and process reliability across Automatic Visual Inspection operations. This role ensures that assets perform consistently and predictably while meeting Amgen’s high standards for safety, quality, and compliance. The engineer partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, PD and Digital Technology to reduce unplanned downtime, improve system robustness, strengthen data integrity, and enhance lifecycle performance—using disciplined reliability practices, standard work, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Act as the reliability subject matter expert (SME) for assigned equipment and process areas.
• Own the Reliability Improvement Project Portfolio prioritizing initiatives, aligning stakeholders, and driving execution to measurable outcomes.
• Lead formal root cause analysis (RCA) investigations using established methodologies.
• Conduct Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analyses and develop risk-based asset care strategies.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs within EAM/CMMS for compliance and efficiency.
• Implement and sustain condition-based monitoring technologies (e.g., vibration, thermography, ultrasound, oil analysis, IIoT).
• Monitor and analyze asset performance data; develop reliability KPIs and insights (e.g., MTBF, MTTR, failure trends).
• Provide reliability input for capital projects, design reviews, commissioning, and qualification activities.
• Support technology transfers, system upgrades, and network initiatives to enhance reliability.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to resolve recurring issues and drive improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians.
• Communicate reliability risks, mitigation plans, and progress to site leadership.
• Promote a reliability-centered culture, anchored in safety, quality, and operational discipline.
• Analyze performance data, identify trends, and apply root cause analysis to drive improvements.
• Build relationships across functions and OEM’s. Share knowledge to support team and network success.
• Model a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous learning in alignment with Amgen values.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Engineer professional we seek is an individual contributor with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Engineering

Or

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 2 years of Engineering Support experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• ·Proficiency with CMMS/EAM systems and reliability analytics tools.
• ·Ability to interpret complex data sets and drive cross-functional actions.
• Experience in biotech or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of cGMP, validation principles, and equipment qualification lifecycle.
• Demonstrated expertise in RCA, FMEA, RCM, and risk-based asset management.
• Certifications: CMRP, CRE, CRL or equivalent.
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies and IIoT/Industry 4.0 applications.
• Project Management experience, including cross-functional project leadership, scheduling, resource planning, and stakeholder management.
• Familiarity with Amgen-specific processes.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and an annual site shutdown
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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

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Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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 you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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.

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