Biopharma Project Engineer III - Equipment & Process

Lonza Group; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching plan

Competitive compensation and benefits

Career growth opportunities

Access to cutting-edge technologies

Supportive leadership and mentoring

Ethical and sustainable practices

Job summary

Lonza in Portsmouth, NH seeks a Plant Engineer 3 to provide technical leadership for manufacturing and process systems. You will guide equipment design, operation and maintenance to meet production needs and lead capital projects with contractors.

The role emphasizes process engineering, tech transfer, quality/compliance support, and safety execution. Bachelor's in Engineering with 5–10 years of relevant experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical or Biopharmaceutical disciplines).
• 5–10 years of substantial pharmaceutical/biotech experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Equipment Reliability & Maintenance: lead root cause analysis, resolve major equipment breakdowns, and sustain maintenance programs by optimizing preventive maintenance plans.
• Project & Contractor Management: plan and execute capital plant projects, oversee commissioning protocols, and manage engineering contractors.
• Process Engineering & Tech Transfer: own P&IDs and process equipment, lead new technology transfers.
• Quality & Compliance Support: own change requests and CAPA actions, assist deviation investigations, lead quality risk assessments.
• Documentation & Asset Review: review and revise SOPs, batch records, validation protocols, update engineering drawings.
• Audit Subject Matter Expert: serve as SME during facility audits and inspections.
• Safety & Execution: demonstrate safety leadership and balance priorities to meet milestones.

Skills

Project management

Safety leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical/Mechanical/Biopharmaceutical)

Tools

PLC

DCS

Loop controllers

Job description

Lonza in Portsmouth, NH seeks a Plant Engineer 3 to provide technical leadership for manufacturing and process systems. You will guide equipment design, operation and maintenance to meet production needs and lead capital projects with contractors.

The role emphasizes process engineering, tech transfer, quality/compliance support, and safety execution. Bachelor's in Engineering with 5–10 years of relevant experience is required.