Project Engineer - Visual Inspection

Prochem Engineering; Leinster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Prochem Engineering is seeking a Project Engineer – Systems Owner Engineer – Visual Inspection for a biopharmaceutical facility expansion in Ireland. You will own and validate automated syringe inspection systems, focusing on vision systems, rejection mechanisms, and performance optimisation.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 5+ years in biopharma manufacturing, with strong data integrity and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 5+ years in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience with automated visual inspection systems (AVI) and vision systems.
• Knowledge of particulate detection and cosmetic defect inspection.
• Experience supporting equipment validation and data integrity compliance.

Responsibilities

• Act as System Owner for automated syringe inspection systems.
• Lead FAT/SAT, commissioning, qualification and validation activities.
• Ensure GMP, Annex 1 and data integrity compliance.
• Own system performance metrics including false reject rate and detection capability.
• Support inspection recipe development and optimisation.
• Develop maintenance and lifecycle strategies for inspection equipment.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations for inspection failures.
• Support audit readiness and regulatory inspections.

Skills

AVI systems

Vision systems

Root cause analysis

Analytical skills

Data integrity

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

• An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Project Engineer – Systems Owner Engineer – Visual Inspection at our client’s biopharmaceutical facility in South Dublin.
• The System Owner Engineer will be supporting the installation, validation, and lifecycle management of automated syringe inspection systems within a GMP fill-finish facility expansion.
• This role will focus on vision systems, reject mechanisms, and inspection performance optimisation.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as System Owner (SO) for automated syringe inspection systems.
• SO during the FAT/SAT, commissioning, qualification, and validation activities.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, Annex 1, and data integrity requirements.
• Own system performance metrics including False reject rates, Detection capability, OEE performance
• Support inspection recipe development and optimisation.
• Develop maintenance and lifecycle strategies for inspection equipment.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations for inspection failures.
• Support audit readiness and regulatory inspections.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, or related discipline).
• 5+ years’ experience in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Automated visual inspection systems (AVI)
• Vision systems
• High-speed packaging or inspection lines
• Understanding of particulate detection, cosmetic defect inspection, and container closure integrity.
• Experience supporting equipment validation and data integrity compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.