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Instrumentation and Calibration Engineering Advisor
ElancoInstrumentation and Calibration Engineer at Elanco ensuring manufacturing equipment compliance. Advisory role with a focus on calibration standards and operational excellence in animal health manufacturing.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the primary technical advisor to global manufacturing sites on all matters related to instrumentation and calibration
- Provide guidance on best practices for our diverse and specialized equipment across our Biotech and Small Molecule Networks
- Lead the development and implementation of harmonized global calibration standards and SOPs
- Ensure consistency in how calibration is approached across M&Q to drive quality and efficiency
- Act as the functional lead for SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) calibration modules
- Define data integrity standards and optimize maintenance plans
- Monitor the critical importance of completing GMP preventive maintenance (PM) tasks within established windows to ensure continuous compliance
- Conduct technical audits of site calibration programs to ensure alignment with Elanco global standards, USDA, ISO, FDA, and GMP requirements
- Provide high-level technical support for complex instrument failures or system malfunctions
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for significant calibration-related deviations
Requirements
What you’ll need- B.S. degree in Instrumentation, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- Minimum of 5–8 years of experience in instrumentation and calibration within a biotech, pharmaceutical, or highly regulated GMP environment
- Working knowledge of USDA and FDA regulatory requirements pertaining to animal health manufacturing
- Strong foundational background in performing calibrations (multimeters, pressure calibrators, HART, etc.) to effectively advise others
- Deep familiarity with biotech process instrumentation and control systems (PLCs, SCADA, Distributed Control Systems)
- Advanced proficiency in SAP PM as it relates to maintenance and calibration management
- Must be a self-starter and capable of working independently with minimal direction.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Multiple relocation packages
- Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Flexible work arrangements
- Up to 6% 401K matching
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Hard Skills & Tools
instrumentationcalibrationroot cause analysispreventive maintenancedata integritybiotech process instrumentationcontrol systemsmultimeterspressure calibratorsHART
Soft Skills
technical advisorguidanceleadershipindependent workproblem-solving