Engineer - Packaging

1044 Amgen Manufacturing Limited LLC; Juncos (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Life & disability insurance

Annual bonus

Stock-based incentives

Paid time off

Job summary

Amgen is hiring an Engineer - Packaging to design, qualify, and implement primary and secondary packaging components and systems. You will support manufacturing operations, troubleshoot issues, and drive process improvements across global supply and new product introductions.

The role requires a Master’s in Engineering (or a Bachelor’s with 2 years’ experience) and experience with packaging materials, drawings, and GMP practices. English and Spanish communication skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 2 years of engineering experience
• Experience in packaging engineering within Pharma/Biotech is preferred
• Strong ability to create and modify engineering drawings in AutoCAD/SolidWorks/Illustrator

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to design and qualification of primary and secondary packaging components and systems
• Provide engineering support for manufacturing and packaging operations; troubleshoot issues and implement process improvements
• Perform distribution testing per ASTM D4169 and test to ISO/EP/USP standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support commercial and development activities
• Lead testing and documentation for packaging materials and deviations/validation activities

Skills

Engineering principles

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

Data analysis

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering + 2 years experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe Illustrator

SolidWorks

Job description

Engineer - Packaging

Career Category Engineering 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.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world.

• In this vital role you apply engineering principles to implement the accurate design, qualification and implementation of Primary and Secondary Packaging components and the associated systems such as documentation, equipment and processes supporting global supply, new product introductions, partnerships/acquisitions and combination products within the Packaging Engineering group under Combination Product Operations (CPO).
• Provide engineering support for manufacturing and packaging operations by troubleshooting technical issues and implementing process improvements related to secondary packaging materials manufacturing process performance.
• Perform distribution testing per American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D4169.
• Complete testing standards using ASTM, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), and European Pharmacopoeia (EP).
• Serve as a technical resource for equipment, systems, and packaging components evaluations, supporting cross-functional teams and daily operations.
• Monitor process performance, analyze data, and recommend solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and compliance.
• Support quality systems activities, including deviations, investigations, validation, equipment qualification, and new product introductions.
• Lead testing and evaluation of secondary packaging materials, including protocol development, technical assessments, and supporting documentation.
• Build, modify, and approve engineering drawings using AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Solid Works, or similar software applications.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Process Development, and other stakeholders to support commercial and development activities.
• Contribute to engineering projects, system modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives while applying sound scientific and engineering principles.
• Model a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous learning in alignment with Amgen values.

What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 2 years of Engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical Engineering.
• Over one year of experience in creating and modifying engineering drawings utilizing AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, SolidWorks, or comparable software tools.
• Packaging and Materials Science background is a plus.
• 2+ years of general packaging engineering experience in final product manufacturing within the Pharma/Biotech Industry.
• Solid understanding of common materials used in pharmaceutical primary and secondary packaging (bottles, labels, trays, lidding material, leaflets, paperboard, sterile barrier packaging, corrugate, etc.) and distribution testing.
• Experience solving packaging materials performance issues and interacting with material suppliers.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing and GMP operations.
• Strong organizational and technical writing skills.
• Proficient in presenting and communicating effectively in both English and Spanish.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental & vision coverage, and life & disability insurance
• 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 and an annual site shutdown
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

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Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen