Principal Engineer, Automation Engineering

Principal Engineer, Automation Engineering

The Role:

Moderna is seeking a Principal Automation engineer for a position based at their Cambridge, MA site. The individual in this role will focus on the conceptual development of custom automated equipment for use in the Research, development and production of messenger RNA. He/she will play a key role during the design and build process. The individual will be part of a small hardware development team presently at Moderna. The successful candidate must have 10-15 years of Electromechanical or Automation Engineering experience and be able to show a relevant portfolio of accomplishments

Here's What You'll Do:

• Conceptualize, define and develop Custom automated equipment.
• Coordinate activities related to instrument control and method development using internal and external controls engineers
• Be accountable for deployment of finished operational instruments for use at Moderna Therapeutics
• Assist with the day to day project and task management
• Be a liaison to external suppliers and engineering firms

Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:

• Minimum education required: MS Electromechanical, Biomedical engineering
• Minimum experience required: 10-15 years in Life sciences
• Minimum knowledge required:
• CAD modeling, firmware/software development
• Minimum skills required:
• Analytical approach, Problem solving skills, vendor communication, MS Office.
• Prior success in developing automated equipment, life sciences is a plus
• Proven ability to multitask
• Exceptional written and oral communication
• Preferred Education : PHD Electromechanical, Biomedical engineering
• Preferred Experience : 20 years
• Preferred Knowledge: Biological processes, Solidworks, PLC programming (Allen-Bradley CompactLogix)
• Preferred Skills: visionary, hands-on, methodical, well organized
• A proven track record of successful equipment design
• Familiarity with a variety of sensor technologies
• GMP production experience

Here's What We'll Bring to the Table:

• Daily on-site catered lunches [ Cambridge ] or on-site subsidized cafeteria [ Norwood ]
• Company-provided iPhone
• Free parking, monthly subway pass or a subsidized commuter rail pass
• Free annual corporate membership to Bluebikes
• Highly competitive healthcare coverage including: medical offered through BCBS (HMO/PPO), dental, and vision offered through VSP
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 16 weeks 100% paid family caregiver leave
• 20 weeks 100% paid medical leave
• Adoption assistance and discounts to local childcare centers, as well as access to care.com
• 401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 50% match on first 6% deferred. Match is vested immediately
• A suite of Moderna paid insurance coverage, including: life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Voluntary legal assistance plan
• 15 days' vacation and 7 sick days per year, in addition to a discretionary winter shut down and 11 company paid holidays (includes 2 floating holidays)

Why join Moderna

At Moderna, we believe messenger RNA, or mRNA, is the "software of life." Every cell in the body uses mRNA to provide real-time instructions to make the proteins necessary to drive all aspects of biology, including in human health and disease. Given its essential role, we believe mRNA could be used to create a new category of medicines with significant potential to improve the lives of patients.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Moderna currently has strategic alliances for development programs with AstraZeneca, Plc. and Merck, Inc., as well as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense; and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Moderna has been ranked in the top ten of Science's list of top biopharma industry employers for the past four years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .

Our Mission:
Deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.

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