Cyclotron Engineer — PET Manufacturing (Night Shift)

Cardinal Health, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 69,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Wages access before payday (myFlexPay)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services operates a cyclotron-based production environment to manufacture PET radiopharmaceuticals for patient care. The Senior Product Engineer (Cyclotron Engineer) provides maintenance and on-call support through late-night and early-morning shifts, ensuring systems stay clean, well-lit, and in optimal condition while handling radioactive materials safely.

The role focuses on troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, data-driven reliability improvements, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• Substitution of degree with appropriate experience allowed.
• Minimum 2+ years of related work experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing large-scale electronic, computing and mechanical systems.
• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing in FDA-regulated environments preferred.
• Knowledge of Radiation Safety and handling of radioactive materials preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs and perform crawling/stooping activities.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to on-site manufacturing Operations staff for troubleshooting and repairing cyclotron systems and related equipment.
• Executes the maintenance program for the cyclotron facility based on production demands and business needs.
• Maintains service tools and site-level parts inventory as required by the preventive/corrective maintenance program.
• Participates in investigations of equipment and production failures to determine root cause and corrective actions.
• Analyzes equipment performance trends to maintain reliable, consistent production.
• Implements performance and reliability improvements for assigned systems with guidance from Regional Engineer.
• Performs other engineering duties to meet department goals.

Skills

Troubleshooting large-scale systems

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Radiation safety awareness

Physical stamina

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Cardinal Health PET Manufacturing Services operates a cyclotron-based production environment to manufacture PET radiopharmaceuticals for patient care. The Senior Product Engineer (Cyclotron Engineer) provides maintenance and on-call support through late-night and early-morning shifts, ensuring systems stay clean, well-lit, and in optimal condition while handling radioactive materials safely.

The role focuses on troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, data-driven reliability improvements, and