Team Member Engineering – Instrumentation

Job Description

Job Purpose

To ensure the reliable operation, calibration, troubleshooting, and automation support for all equipment‑related instrumentation across the pharma manufacturing site, enabling compliant, safe, and uninterrupted production in line with cGMP, data integrity, and regulatory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Equipment Instrumentation Management

• Manage field instruments used in manufacturing equipment, including:
  • RMG, FBD, Blenders, Tablet Press, Coaters
  • Encapsulation & Softgel equipment
  • Derma mixers, homogenizers, reactors
  • Packing line instruments (sensors, cameras, checkweighers)
• Ensure continuous availability and performance of critical process instruments.
• Monitor and maintain transmitters, indicators, load cells, gauges, sensors, and control elements.

2. Automation System Management

• Support PLC / SCADA / HMI systems for process equipment.
• Execute modifications to logic, alarms, and interlocks under proper change control.
• Ensure automation systems comply with 21 CFR Part 11 and data integrity requirements.
• Coordinate with automation vendors for advanced troubleshooting and upgrades.

3. Calibration & Compliance

• Execute calibration of all equipment instruments as per schedule.
• Maintain calibration labels, records, traceability certificates, and calibration history.
• Investigate out‑of‑calibration (OOC) events and support impact assessment.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, ALCOA+, GLP, and site QC/QA expectations.

4. Breakdown, Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Attend equipment‑related instrumentation breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Perform preventive maintenance of instruments and automation panels.
• Diagnose and resolve issues like signal failures, drift, noise, and PLC communication faults.
• Support predictive maintenance activities using trend data and failure history.

5. Documentation & QMS Requirements

• Maintain and update:
  • Calibration records
  • Instrument history cards
  • Maintenance and breakdown logs
  • Job completion reports
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, deviations, CAPA, change control, and internal audit requirements.
• Ensure all documentation is accurate, contemporaneous, and audit‑ready.

6. Cross‑Functional Coordination

• Work with Production to ensure equipment readiness and process continuity.
• Coordinate with QA for calibration approvals, deviations, and audit responses.
• Support QC during instrument‑related sampling/testing requirements.
• Collaborate with Engineering / Maintenance teams for utilities/equipment support.

7. Safety, EHS & Good Engineering Practices

• Follow electrical safety, LOTO, PPE, and MSDS guidelines.
• Ensure safe working during instrumentation maintenance in GMP zones.
• Maintain 5S and housekeeping in instrument rooms, panels, and shopfloor areas.

8. Audit & Inspection Support

• Support internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Provide instrumentation/automation documents and explain system controls.
• Ensure timely closure of audit observations related to instrumentation.

9. Continuous Improvement & Digitalization

• Drive improvements to enhance instrument reliability, MTBF, and reduce failures.
• Implement Lean, Kaizen, TPM initiatives for equipment instrumentation.
• Support digital data collection, dashboards, and automation enhancements.

Qualifications

Educational Qualification

• Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in:
  • Instrumentation Engineering
  • Electronics & Instrumentation
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering (with instrumentation exposure)
• Certification in PLC / SCADA / Automation is an added advantage.

Experience

• 6-12 years of experience in equipment instrumentation and automation in a pharma manufacturing site.
• Hands‑on work with field instruments, PLC/SCADA systems, and GMP documentation.
• Experience in regulated environments (US‑FDA, EU‑GMP, WHO‑GMP) preferred.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of equipment instrumentation
• PLC/SCADA troubleshooting skills
• Calibration, maintenance & validation exposure
• Understanding of cGMP, data integrity & pharma processes
• Good documentation discipline
• Problem‑solving & RCA (Root Cause Analysis) capability

Additional Information

About the Department
Global Manufacturing Organisation (GMO)
At Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, we are dedicated to making a meaningful impact on global healthcare through precision manufacturing and innovation. With a legacy of excellence, we are a leading force in the pharmaceutical industry.
We operate 19 state-of-the-art manufacturing plants across Hyderabad, Vizag, Baddi, Mexico, Shreveport, and Mirfield, comprising 8 OSD facilities, 3 Injectables facilities, and 8 API facilities.
Benchmarking manufacturing processes and continuous operational excellence are at the core of our capability to deliver quality medicines to our patients in 66 countries. We manufacture a portfolio of complex APIs and 1,150+ drug master files across key therapy areas such as Oncology, Cardio-vascular, Central Nervous System and Anti-Diabetes. he World Economic Forum has recognised our largest manufacturing facility in Bachupally, Hyderabad, as part of its Global Lighthouse Network. We aspire to be the most efficient pharma operations in the world. Our productivity improvement and digitalisation efforts are key to staying competitive, meeting business imperatives, and meeting our ambitious ESG goals. Building such ‘factories of the future’ is integral to innovation and to build healthcare of the future.

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.
For more details, please visit our career website at https://careers.drreddys.com/#!/