Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer
Job Description
Why Patients Need You
Whether you are involved in the design and development of manufacturing processes for products or supporting maintenance and reliability, engineering is vital to making sure customers and patients have the medicines they need, when they need them. Working with our innovative engineering team, you'll help bring medicines to the world even faster by imagining what’s possible and taking action.
What You Will Achieve
Working in Pfizer’s dynamic engineering team, you will play a critical role in developing and modifying process equipment, automation and controls to meet quality standards. Your production engineering skills will help in recommending and implementing improvements, modifications or additions that will help in solving problems.
As a Senior Engineer your planning skills will help in preparing for and leading corrective and continuous improvement projects. Through your comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts and theories of the discipline, you will also work towards advancing new concepts and methodologies. It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.
How You Will Achieve It
Provide engineering and technical support related to the operation and maintenance of process / automated equipment and systems within a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility. This may include production equipment such as bioreactors, fermenters, ultrafiltration skids, Clean – In – Place (CIP) skids, and other support equipment. Additional tasks may include, but are not limited to the support of installation, startup/commissioning, testing, and qualification of new equipment or modification of existing equipment.
Provide on the floor shift support to accommodate all manufacturing hours. This could be rotating A/B shifts or Sun-Wed and Wed-Sat support model (4 – 10-hour days weekly)
Support the maintenance department as needed
Support all investigations and audits as needed
Provide off-shift and on call support when necessary
Support reliability engineering for production and support equipment
Support the design and qualification of improvements, changes, or upgrades to this equipment as needed
Support the development of design and startup documents such as commissioning plans, User Requirement Specification (URS), Functional Requirement Specification (FRS), Configuration Specification (CS)
Support the development of validation and qualification documents
Provide the execution of commissioning and qualification activities
Provide equipment maintenance history review
Support process and component improvement projects as needed
Qualifications
Must have:
Applicant must have a High School Diploma (or Equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience OR an Associate's degree with 8 years of experience OR a Bachelor's in Engineering with at least 5 years of experience OR Master's Degree with more than 3 years of experience, OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience.
The experience required for this role should be on any of the following industried: Computer Science, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or Pharmaceutical
Instrument and Controls (I&C) troubleshooting experience.
Knowledge of database applications, Allen-Bradley PLC, GE iFix and iHistorian, technical writing and document review
Familiarity of automation network, such as Ethernet, DH+, ControlNet, etc
Candidate must be able to work across functional areas such as operations, maintenance, quality and regulatory.
Good communication skills, verbal and written, are required.
Knowledge of working with computers and associated applications such as MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint are recommended.
Nice-to-Have:
GMP/GLP experience
Knowledge of database applications and AutoCAD
Physical / Mental requirements
Ability to sit, stand, bend, and walk to access equipment in a clean room environment
Ability to solve complex problems
Ability to locate information and utilize available organizational knowledge to develop innovative solutions
Ability to lead junior engineers and projects
Non-Standard work schedule, travel or environment requirements
Minimal travel for equipment support
Ability to work off shift (Nights and Weekends) as needed
Ability to work in a clean room environment
Othe job details
Last day to apply: September 5th, 2024
Employee Referral Bonus eligible
Relocation support available
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
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EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.
