Sr Embedded Eng Supervisor

Position:

Sr Software Eng Supervisor

The purpose of Sr Software Eng Supervisor role is to ensure robust product quality in collaboration with Honeywell technology and business stakeholders. The role demonstrates leadership across multiple product subsystems and is responsible to spearhead the development and implementation of comprehensive Test strategy along with automation and simulation strategy across the Life Sciences portfolio.

Education:

B.E. (Bachelor of Engineering) and B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) – Instrumentation and Control, Electrical, Electronics or Equivalent.

Experience:

Extensive experience (16+ Years) in Batch, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical domain / verticals and strong experience in Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).

Desired Skills

• This leadership role is responsible for providing best quality test deliverables; demonstrating test ownership; aligning test resources and driving test execution and performance to meet customer requirements; developing our test resources and capabilities; and driving standard work of the test methodology, equipment, process, and practices.
• This leadership role will manage/oversee the day-to-day test operations of multiple test teams. This role requires close coordination of with cross LOB Test and development leads.
• At Honeywell, our people leaders play a critical role in developing and supporting our employees to help them perform at their best and drive change across the company. Help to build a strong, diverse team by recruiting talent, identifying and developing successors, driving retention and engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture.
• Hands on/In depth understanding of Distributed Control Systems for Batch, Life Sciences and Pharma Industries.
• Domain understanding of DCS system deployment in Pharma, Batch or F&B verticals, having working experience of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Control Systems for Batch process.
• Candidate is required to have Strong Domain Knowledge on Pharma/Drug Manufacturing Sector , the Compliance/Regulatory requirements of the Pharma Sector .
• Candidate should have a strong understanding of ISA S88 , ISA S95 , FDA , GMP and cGMP Standards and guidelines.
• It will be preferred if the Candidate also has a strong process and Operations knowledge/Experience in Batch Processing Industries like Pharma, Spec Chem, Food & Beverages.
• Hands-on work experience with top Life Sciences, Pharma, Biopharma, CDMO, API, Nutraceuticals, Cosmeceuticals, Food Processing, Cell & Gene Therapy manufacturing companies.
• The Candidate should have experience in Project Engineering, Commissioning and Maintenance of Pharma/Batch Projects with some of following systems e.g. Honeywell Experion Batch Manager , Total Plant Batch , etc .
• The Candidate should have experience in Engineering, Operation and Maintenance of Pharma/Batch MES Manufacturing Execution System platforms and modules like MBR, EBR, W&D, Elogs and interfaces to L3/L4 Systems like ERP, QMS, DMS, TMS, LIMS, etc
• Working experience deploying or operating MES at Pharma companies.
• Should have had experience in Batch Design – Process and Equipment Model based on the Process and Design Inputs. He/She must have experience of FAT/SAT of Batch Projects.
• Good knowledge on cGMP documentation.
• Knowledge on Digital platform SAP & TrackWise to handle PM/BD and QMS documents.
• Should have working knowledge on Batch sequence programming using ladder programming, FBD, SFC and other languages described in IEC61131-3 standard.
• Should have sound knowledge of different communication protocols for third party interfaces and for field device integration.
• SDLC process and various Test management tools and Processes.
• Virtualization concepts and deployment understanding.
• Proven track record of managing complex programs successfully which have critical business knowledge and skills
• Candidate should be able to support, lead and influence team to drive changes successfully
• Understanding of various testing and development methodologies, Test Automation using Selenium, Python, JMeter, Test Complete, etc and DOE (Design of Experiments) techniques to optimize efforts
• Strong communication and Interpersonal skills and should have worked extensively with global stakeholders like projects, TAC, services etc
• Hands on knowledge on breadth of product including various communications standards, controllers, interfaces, Knowledge of Honeywell systems, various performance and capacity specifications etc.
• Continuous improvement and Innovative mindset is essential and candidate should have created/implemented new ideas
• Uses strong domain and product knowledge to guide team to ensure completeness of deployment scenarios, use cases and user profile and built-in product quality.
• Responsible for product validation strategy including estimation, new methodologies, DOE, architecture risks mitigation during elaboration, automation and simulation planning.