Engineer/P&ID/Facilities or Process engineering

United Pharma; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Pharma in California seeks a process engineer to support reliability and optimization of manufacturing systems. The role focuses on identifying risks, leading improvements, and applying data-driven methods to enhance performance.

Responsibilities include investigations, root cause analysis, equipment troubleshooting, and collaboration with cross-functional teams while ensuring EH&S compliance and safe operations.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree with relevant experience in process engineering or manufacturing.
• Experience requirements align with the stated education levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support system reliability and operational optimization efforts.
• Identify system performance risks and implement risk reduction strategies.
• Lead and execute improvement efforts, including cycle time reduction, efficiency gains, and yield improvements.
• Support technical investigations, root cause analysis, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies with guidance.
• Analyze data and assist in developing engineering solutions using data techniques (e.g. SPC, Six Sigma, predictive maintenance).
• Support new technology introductions by assisting with engineering assessments, equipment modifications, and execution of engineering runs.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects of small scope and complexity.
• Provide onsite day-to-day technical support for equipment and process troubleshooting.
• Apply process engineering principles to support the design, specification, installation, startup, and validation of process equipment and systems.
• Assists with project activities by performing engineering studies and assessments for process equipment systems.
• Translate user and process requirements into engineering documentation and support design development in alignment with standard engineering practices.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, cross-functional teams, and support staff to escalation issues and contribute to solutions.
• Support a safe working environment by aligning with all pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules and regulations.

Education

Master degree

Bachelor degree

Associate degree

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Responsibilities

Support system reliability and operational optimization efforts. Identify system performance risks (e.g. single point of failure or obsolescence) and implement risk reduction strategies. Lead and execute improvement efforts, including identifying cycle reduction time opportunities, efficiency gains, and yield improvement opportunities.

Support technical investigations, root cause analysis, and equipment troubleshooting activities. Apply structured problem-solving methodologies with guidance.

Analyze data and assist in developing engineering solutions using data techniques and methodologies (e.g. Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma, predictive maintenance analysis, etc.).

Support new technology introductions by assisting with engineering assessments, equipment modifications, and execution of engineering runs.

Collect, organize, analyze, and present results for operational issues and engineering projects of small scope and complexity.

Provide onsite day-to-day technical support for equipment and process troubleshooting.

Apply process engineering principles to support the design, specification, installation, startup, and validation of process equipment and systems.

Assists with project activities by performing engineering studies and assessments for process equipment systems.

Translate user and process requirements into engineering documentation and support design development in alignment with standard engineering practices.

Communicate effectively with supervisors, cross-functional teams, and support staff to escalation issues and contribute to solutions.

Support a safe working environment by aligning with all pertinent environmental health/safety practice, rules and regulations.

Basic Qualifications

Master degree OR Bachelor degree and 2 years of experience OR Associate degree and 6 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of experience