Automation Intern

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Asahi Kasei Bioprocess where we sell Planova® virus removal filters and develops and manufactures related bioprocess equipment.

Company:
Asahi Kasei Bioprocess America, Inc.

Job Description:

Under limited supervision, the Automation Intern designs, documents, tests, and assists with the delivery of PLC, SCADA, and bespoke software components for custom and standard capital equipment used for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical product manufacturing (example equipment types include chromatography, buffer formulation, virus filtration, oligonucleotide synthesis).

• interfacing effectively with project stakeholders
  
• designing and building components for user interaction with recipe editing and data analysis tools
  
• participating in software testing and training
  
• configuring and troubleshooting automation hardware and peripheral devices
  
• performing testing/confirmation of system performance against design specs
  
• applying customer-focused mindset
  
• pursuing continual improvement
  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Project Automation/Production (40-60%)

• Relevant Technologies: Rockwell Automation Suite (FactoryTalk View SE, Logix/Studio5000), Windows/OS-level installation and scripting.
  
• Interpret design requirements based on internal specifications, customer specifications, and knowledge of the product application
  
• Design and write Unit-level PLC code for batch process control according to the ANSI/ISA-88 (S88) standard, including:
  
  • Signal Processing Routines
    
  • Control Modules
    
  • Equipment Modules
    
  • Process Phases
    
  • Reporting/Monitoring Phases
    
  • Supervisory Phases
    
  • Unit Operation/Batch Management Routines
    
• Design and configure a SCADA application, including:
  
  • Installation of software(s)
    
  • Configuration and management of SQL database
    
  • Configuration and management of historian software and collectors
    
  • Configuration of HMI screens
    
  • Configuration of HMI tags (including linking to PLC tags)
    
  • Configuration of OPC servers
    
  • Configuration of Alarms, Events, and Audit Trail
    
  • Configuration of tiered privilege/access
    
  • Basic scripting for custom HMI functions
    
  • Integration of/Handshaking with bespoke software applications
    
• Design and configure recipe parameters based on project requirements
  
• Support engineering commissioning, responding to bugs and requests via issue-tracking software.
  
• Configure device-level networks (set IP addresses, confirm connection, etc.), including:
  
  • Variable frequency drives
    
  • Solenoid Valve blocks
    
  • Various analytical sensors
    
• Configure PLC hardware:
  
  • IO Card configuration
    
  • IO/Valve mapping based on electrical schematics
    
  • Network device configuration
    
• Support device commissioning
  
  • Configure individual device/transmitter parameters
    
  • Testing/Checkout of IO, Valve Mapping
    
  • Electrical signal troubleshooting
    
  • Confirm high-level operation before handoff to engineering
    
• Configure system PCs and VMs
  
  • Deploy template windows images to physical hardware
    
  • Connect PCs to corporate network and device network
    
  • Manage remote access software
    
  • Rename PCs per customer request - uninstall and reinstall key applications
    
• Support automation project documentation
  
  • Manage production license certificates from vendors
    
  • Generate project-specific test certificates
    
• Confirm system readiness
  
  • Manage pre-shipment backups of key configurations
    
  • Perform system quality checks to support final shipment clearance
    
  • Document "as-shipped" software versions and status
    

Support of AKBA Browser-Based suite of applications - (15-30%)

• Relevant Technologies: Javascript (React, Typescript, Node.JS), SQL, Delphi
  
• Interpret design requirements based on internal specifications, customer specifications, and knowl