Engineer – Combination Product Development, Prefilled Syringe (PFS) Platform

Amgen; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Plan

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen is seeking an Engineer for the Combination Product Development, Prefilled Syringe (PFS) Platform. You will contribute to development, verification, and transfer of PFS platform technologies, plan technical activities, evaluate data, and coordinate with cross-functional partners.

You may lead technical teams or workstreams supporting product development, platform development, and lifecycle management, ensuring adherence to user needs, product quality, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent engineering degree with relevant experience.
• Alternative: Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years engineering experience, OR Associate’s degree plus 6 years engineering experience, OR High school diploma with 8 years engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams for product development and life-cycle management.
• Plan and execute engineering tests for devices and packaging.
• Draft and revise protocols, reports, and design-control documents.
• Coordinate with human factors, risk management, packaging, and regulatory functions.
• Support design transfer and site implementation.

Skills

Prefilled syringes

Medical devices

Design controls

Risk management

Documentation systems

Statistical analysis

Project management

Communication

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree + 2 years engineering experience

Associate’s degree + 6 years engineering experience

High school diploma / GED + 8 years engineering experience

Tools

EDMS

Lab notebooks

Requirements tracking

Job description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline and portfolio of medicines to treat heart disease, obesity and obesity-related conditions, rare diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Engineer – Combination Product Development, Prefilled Syringe (PFS) Platform

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be the Combination Product Development Engineer contributes to the development, verification, and transfer of prefilled syringe (PFS) platform technologies used in combination products. The engineer plans and performs engineering activities, evaluates data, prepares clear technical documentation, and coordinates with cross-functional partners. Depending on project assignment, the engineer may lead technical teams or workstreams supporting product development, platform development, and life‑cycle management. The role supports reusable platform approaches that help product teams apply established device and packaging knowledge efficiently while meeting user, product, quality, and regulatory needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assigned cross-functional technical teams or workstreams for product development, platform development, and life‑cycle management initiatives; align contributors on scope, technical deliverables, decisions, and milestones.
• Develop and maintain technical work plans, schedules, dependencies, risks, and action tracking; communicate status and elevate issues that could affect scope, quality, or milestones.
• Contribute to PFS platform development and life‑cycle management activities, including design inputs, design outputs, verification, characterization, aging, and design transfer.
• Plan and execute engineering tests for devices, primary containers, and packaging using approved protocols, procedures, and sampling approaches; document results and elevate unexpected outcomes.
• Draft and revise protocols, reports, requirements, risk assessments, technical rationales, and other design‑control records in applicable document and laboratory systems.
• Analyze test data and technical information, identify trends or gaps, and communicate conclusions, limitations, and recommended follow‑up to the project team.
• Coordinate assigned work with partners in human factors, risk management, primary container, packaging, device, process, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory functions.
• Support design transfer and site implementation by helping define test strategies, readiness needs, acceptance criteria, and documentation handoffs.
• Contribute to investigation of device or component issues by reviewing returned‑product or test evidence, supporting root‑cause activities, and documenting technical findings.
• Apply established procedures and engineering judgment to manage assigned tasks, meet commitments, maintain traceability, and raise schedule, quality, or technical risks promptly.
• Support continuous improvement of platform methods, test practices, and reusable technical data packages.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is an individual with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree

OR

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of Engineering experience

OR

Associate’s degree and 6 years of Engineering experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 8 years of Engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with prefilled syringes, injection devices, combination products, medical devices, or pharmaceutical packaging.
• Experience developing or executing test protocols and reports, including functional, dimensional, performance, aging, or packaging evaluations.
• Familiarity with design controls, risk management, requirements traceability, design verification, and design transfer.
• Experience using electronic document management, laboratory notebook, requirements, or project tracking systems.
• Working knowledge of statistical sampling concepts and data analysis tools.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information clearly in writing and verbally to technical and nontechnical audiences, facilitate discussions, and build alignment.
• Experience applying project management practices to cross-functional engineering initiatives, including defining scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and status reporting.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including collaboration, active listening, relationship building, constructive conflict resolution, and motivating contributors without direct authority.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well‑being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock‑based long‑term incentives
• Award‑winning time‑off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with legal requirements. Please contact us to request accommodation.