Process Engineer II

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Provides technical process ownership to core manufacturing processes, further develops process methods, equipment, and support infrastructure to optimize production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and quality performance.
• Develop new manufacturing processes and assess the adequacy of equipment to meet ever changing market/manufacturing demands.
• Identifies new equipment and technologies to support continuous improvement and capacity expansion of core capabilities.
• Design, validate and commission new production equipment and tooling, monitor modifications and upgrades, and troubleshoot existing processes.
• Develops project budgets associated with the procurement of new equipment and technologies.
• Ensuring planned engineering (process) progress with respect to the engineering deliverables for projects, process engineering planning & scheduling, preparation of progress reports, manpower & resource forecasts, time schedules of engineers, utilization of resources effectively & efficiently.
• Provides operational leadership by managing the Process Design & Detail Engineering including performing process simulations, design calculations, Process Optimization, sizing & selection of equipment etc.
• Review of documents, specifications, datasheets, installation, start-up and validation of new process equipment and technologies.
• Interacts with customers, internal team members and vendors to develop process and equipment specifications.
• Prepares qualification reports, flow diagrams, and charts on research data and information.
• Implements and maintains appropriate engineering records consistent with cGMP and ISO regulations for production of Life Science biochemicals and reagents.
• Develops plans for the installation, movement, repair of equipment and utilities within the building.
• Develop and own asset identification system for all manufacturing equipment.
• Develop, implement and sustain reliability best practices to reduce unscheduled maintenance downtime and costs.
• Work closely with engineers/production staff, quality staff to monitor and improve the efficiency, output and safety of the plant.
• Optimize preventative and predictive maintenance programs, including Safety, Environmental, and Quality critical process control.
• Analyze downtime to identify chronic/sporadic failures and lead reliability improvement efforts.
• Making observations and taking measurements directly, as well as collecting and interpreting data from the other technical and operating staff involved.
• Lead RCFE (Root Cause Failure Elimination) process to identify root cause and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence ensuring that all aspects of an operation or process meet specified regulations.
• Development and utilization of key reliability metrics to consistently measure performance.
• Provide long-range planning for the facility and equipment needs, including capital and major repairs.
• Support manufacturing and maintenance efforts as needed by the operation.
• Manage multiple projects as deemed necessary based on requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for

Education: Bachelor's degree; MS or advanced education in mechanical, chemical or industrial engineering preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 2-5 years of working experience in a manufacturing environment, in an engineering capacity involving chemical process design, transfer design input for manufacturability and capital funds request preparation.

Additional Qualifications: Applied engineering experience in a GMP manufacturing environment preferred. Familiar with purified water systems, blending/drying process technologies, evaporation purification systems and aseptic processing systems is a plus. Must possess excellent communication and problem solving skills, be detail oriented, and flexible to work on multiple projects simultaneously.