Equipment Engineer - Packaging

Automated Systems, Inc.; Woodstock (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Automated Systems, Inc. seeks an Equipment Engineer - Packaging in Woodstock, IL to support capital projects and equipment improvements at a sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities include specifying, procuring, installing, and commissioning new manufacturing equipment, upgrading existing lines, and ensuring GMP compliance throughout project lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of equipment or project engineering experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience specifying, procuring, installing, and commissioning production equipment.
• Working knowledge of GMP, change control, commissioning, and equipment qualification.
• Strong project coordination, vendor management, troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Experience with sterile manufacturing, BFS, liquid compounding, packaging or serialization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop equipment requirements, specifications, scopes of work, cost estimates and project schedules.
• Evaluate equipment options, obtain vendor quotations and support bid reviews.
• Coordinate equipment design, fabrication, FAT, SAT, installation and startup.
• Lead or support validation, qualification, and GMP documentation with Quality.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors and cross-functional teams across Operations and Engineering.

Skills

Equipment specification

Procurement

Installation

Commissioning

GMP compliance

Project coordination

Vendor management

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Electrical engineering

Job description

Automated Systems, Inc. | Contract, 6 months

Woodstock, United States | Posted on 08/11/2026

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• City Woodstock
• Country United States

Job Description

Industry: Sterile Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Location: Woodstock, IL – Onsite
Contract: 6+ months durationwith strong potential for extensions

Role Summary

Automated Systems, Inc. (ASI)is seeking an Equipment Engineer - Packaging to support capital projects and equipmentimprovements at our client's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, a contract manufacturer of sterileliquid products, located in Woodstock, IL. The facility’s primary unit operations include compounding,blow-fill-seal (BFS), and secondary packaging, including serialization.

The Equipment Engineer - Packaging will beresponsible for specifying, procuring, installing, and commissioning newmanufacturing equipment and upgrades to existing equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Developequipment requirements, specifications, scopes of work, cost estimates,and project schedules.
  
• Evaluateequipment options, obtain vendor quotations, and support technical andcommercial bid reviews.
  
• Coordinateequipment design, fabrication, factory acceptance testing, delivery,installation, and startup.
  
• Manage upgradesand modifications to compounding, BFS, packaging, serialization, andsupporting equipment.
  
• Coordinateequipment layouts, utility requirements, controls integration, safetyreviews, and construction activities.
  
• Lead orsupport FAT, SAT, commissioning, troubleshooting, and performance testing.
  
• Workwith Validation and Quality to support risk assessments, change controls,qualification, and GMP documentation.
  
• Coordinatevendors, contractors, Operations, Maintenance, Automation, Quality, and Engineeringpersonnel.
  
• Ensureequipment complies with applicable safety, regulatory, operational, andmaintainability requirements.
  
• Completeequipment turnover, including drawings, manuals, spare-partsrecommendations, training, and maintenance documentation.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’sdegree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or a related engineeringdiscipline.
  
• Five ormore years of equipment or project engineering experience inpharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing.
  
• Experiencespecifying, procuring, installing, and commissioning production equipment.
  
• Workingknowledge of GMP requirements, change control, commissioning, andequipment qualification.
  
• Strongproject coordination, vendor-management, troubleshooting, andcommunication skills.
  
• Experiencewith sterile manufacturing, BFS technology, liquid compounding, packaging,or serialization is preferred.