Equipment Engineer I: Lab Automation & Instrument Maintenance

Planet Pharma; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group of Companies seeks an Equipment Engineer 1 - Mfg for on-site work in San Diego, CA. The role includes onboarding equipment, maintaining GMP-compliant practices, and coordinating calibration and maintenance across multiple instruments.

You will collaborate with engineers, source components via OEM/non-OEM suppliers, and develop SOPs and troubleshooting guides while leveraging SAP EAM and Ariba for status tracking and procurement.

Qualifications

• Proficient in automation maintenance, calibration, validation, and training vendors.
• Familiar with laboratory instruments such as HPLCs, UV/Vis, autosamplers.

Responsibilities

• Equipment onboarding and maintenance planning.
• Ensure GMP-compliant laboratory practices.
• Diagnose component failures and communicate with customers.
• Plan and execute simultaneous calibration, maintenance, and project tasks.
• Source instrument components from OEM and non-OEM suppliers using Ariba and SAP EAM.
• Develop procedures to reduce equipment failures and install new instruments.
• Navigate SAP EAM to monitor equipment status.
• Create SOPs, work instructions, and troubleshooting guides.
• Own subsystems or multiple components of large systems.
• Safely handle hazardous chemicals.
• Perform physical tasks including lifting up to 50 pounds and using safety gear.

Skills

Automation maintenance

Calibration

Validation protocols

Vendor liaison

Training

SOP development

Mechanical aptitude

Tools

HPLC

LCMS

Ariba

SAP EAM

Job description

Planet Group of Companies seeks an Equipment Engineer 1 - Mfg for on-site work in San Diego, CA. The role includes onboarding equipment, maintaining GMP-compliant practices, and coordinating calibration and maintenance across multiple instruments.

You will collaborate with engineers, source components via OEM/non-OEM suppliers, and develop SOPs and troubleshooting guides while leveraging SAP EAM and Ariba for status tracking and procurement.