Project Engineer - Pharma

GEA Group; Vadodara; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA Group in Vadodara invites a Project Engineer to lead multi-project engineering initiatives in the machine manufacturing domain, coordinating with Belgium team, and ensuring quality, cost, and schedule adherence.

You will evaluate BOM and drawings, prepare PFDs and P&IDs, manage layouts, support installation and commissioning, and supervise workshop activities with SAP oversight.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-6 years in project engineering in machine manufacturing or plant maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate Bill of Material, mechanical drawings, and technical specifications.
• Prepare PFDs and P&IDs based on process and project engineering.
• Responsible for equipment layout on general arrangement drawings.
• Coordinate with Belgium engineering team for technical queries.
• Coordinate with supply chain and design engineering for alternate supplier development.
• Coordinate with engineering team for technical queries of specs and design.
• Supplier evaluation and finalisation for critical components per specs.
• Sound knowledge of SAP for project structure, budgeting, and material issuance.
• Supervise fabrication, assembly, and workshop activities; monitor progress as per project schedule.
• Identify risks and mitigation plans for projects.
• Prepare project schedules, design packages, FAT/SAT protocols; support onsite teams during installation and commissioning.
• Review and sign-off drawing submissions to client/vendor.
• Coordinate inspection and field erection of GEA Pharma equipment.
• Oversee startup activities including process and I&C support.
• Coordinate with commercial/QC/assembly/logistics for material dispatch.
• Contribute to team effort by completing tasks assigned by supervision.

Skills

Project engineering

Coordination

Scheduling

Tools

SAP

Job description

The GEA Group is one of the largest system providers globally for food, pharma and energy processes with about EUR 5.5 billion revenue in 2025 with its headquarters in Duesseldorf-Germany.GEA Pharma Systems is part of the GEA Group and is dedicated to innovation and thereby providing durable quality through its well established brands: Aeromatic-Fielder and Collette - batch and continuous granulation, drying, pelletizing and coating; Buck & Buck Systems - containment interface and contained materials handling; Courtoy - tablet compression ( ORAL SOLID DOSAGE); GEA Pharma Systems' activities include partnering with customers to develop new products and enhance clinical effectiveness; the supply of R&D-scale and stand-alone production equipment; and the installation of complete integrated production linesWhat are we looking for? A project engineer capable to engineer, design, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned multiple engineering projects. And whose responsibility lies in delivery and execution of project complying to quality, cost, schedule.

Your responsibilities and tasks

• Evaluation of Bill of Material, Mech Drawings, technical specifications.
• Prepare PFD's, P&ID's based on Process & Project engineering
• Responsible for equipment layout on general arrangement drawings
• Coordination with Belgium engineering team for technical queries.
• Coordinating with supply chain and design engineering team for development of alternate supplier
• Coordinating with Engineering team for the technical queries of specifications, Design etc.
• Supplier evaluation, finalisation technically for the critical components as per specs.
• Sound knowledge of SAP with respect to creation of project structure, budgeting, cost monitoring, raising requisition for components, issuance of material, etc
• Supervision and coordination with workshop on the Fabrication, Assembly of machine periodically.
• Monitoring the progress of machines in workshop as per project schedule.
• Identify the probable risks of projects and mitigation plan for those risks.
• Preparation of Project schedule, Design packages, review assembly protocols, FAT protocols, SAT protocols based on project scope of supply.
• Support the onsite engineering team during installation and commissioning activities of machine.
• Review and sign-off all drawing submittals to client and/or vendor
• Conduct FAT to suppliers end & ensure timely delivery project material
• Coordinate inspection and field erection of GEA Pharma equipment
• Supervise mechanical checkout of equipment and coordinate overall startup activities including process and I&C support
• Co-ordinate with commercial/QC/assembly/logistics team for dispatch of material
• Contributes team effort by completing all tasks as may be assigned by the supervision.

Your profile and qualifications

Qualifications

Experience:

• Minimum 5-6 Years in project engineering experience with the machine manufacturing industry or plant maintenance
• Desirable to have broad knowledge of Pharma product lines - Tablet compression machine is preferred

About GEA

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA's success - come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

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