Manufacturing/Production Engineer I

Socket.dev; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Paid time off (vacation/holidays)

Career growth opportunities

Education reimbursement

401(k) with matching contributions

Learning platform

Job summary

Curia is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in Albuquerque, NM to lead technical and operational activities on the assigned shift. You will support aseptic filling, vial preparation, isolator operations, and ensure compliance with cGMP in a controlled environment.

The role requires a strong engineering foundation, cross‑functional collaboration, and a focus on reliability, equipment performance, and continuous improvement to support safe, compliant manufacturing of sterile products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 1 year of experience in manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience in bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical and operational leadership for assigned manufacturing shift.
• Lead and support vial preparation, isolator operations, aseptic filling, and vial sealing.
• Ensure schedules and operational requirements are met through effective coordination.
• Train personnel on equipment setup, sanitization, sterilization, and manufacturing processes in cleanrooms.
• Drive process improvements and resolve complex manufacturing issues.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

cGMP

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer in Albuquerque, NM

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life‑saving treatments to patients.At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!
  

Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer plays a critical role within the manufacturing operations team and is assigned to a designated manufacturing shift. This position provides technical leadership and engineering support for the manufacture of sterile parenteral products in a controlled and aseptic environment, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operations. The Manufacturing Engineer partners with cross‑functional teams to optimize manufacturing processes, improve equipment reliability and performance, resolve technical challenges, and support continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires a strong foundation in engineering principles, including equipment reliability, maintenance strategies, process optimization, and operational excellence, while maintaining a strong presence within manufacturing operations to support business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical and operational leadership for assigned manufacturing shift activities to ensure safety, quality, compliance, and production objectives are achieved
• Lead and support manufacturing operations involving vial preparation, isolator operations, aseptic filling, and vial sealing activities.
• Ensure production schedules and operational requirements are met through effective coordination of manufacturing activities.
• Train personnel on equipment setup, operation, sanitization, sterilization, and manufacturing processes within cleanroom environments.
• Participate in departmental and site training initiatives to maintain technical competency and support employee development.
• Drive activities and resolutions to improve process flow, safety, and overall production efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Identify and resolve complex manufacturing issues through collaboration with quality, engineering, and technical operations management
• Manages area of responsibility by ensuring compliance with cGMP standards, overseeing the proper operation and maintenance of equipment, and coordinating the sanitation and sterilization processes, as well as to maintain a controlled aseptic environment
• Ensures compliance with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations during controlled substance formulations and verifies that staff adheres to these regulations
• Ensures the timely processing and proper execution of deviations, assessments, investigations & CAPA’s
• Manages the preparation and sterilization processes of equipment for clean rooms, product compounding, and filling according to the preparation list, to include disassembly and assembly
• Responsible for checking the recordings entered by employees of all procedures in logbooks as well as confirm complete/correct batch records according to cGDP
• Oversees the staff to complete the sanitization of aseptic/controlled production areas to ensure microbial contamination is reduced to a safe level on inanimate surfaces
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality assurance, and engineering to identify opportunities for process improvement and implement solutions
• Perform reliability assessments and develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and track equipment reliability and performance
• Lead reliability improvement projects to enhance equipment uptime, reduce downtime, and increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to equipment reliability and maintenance practices
• Provide technical expertise and support to manufacturing operations, troubleshooting complex technical issues as needed
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends in reliability engineering to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage
• Assure associated documentation (including work orders and ECOs) are effectively and compliantly completed, updated, and maintained.Other duties as assigned
• Revise SOPs and documents as needed
• Read/interpret SOPs to ensure compliance
• Maintain up to date trainings
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline
• One (1) year of experience supporting a manufacturing environment, preferred
• One (1)year of experience in a bio/pharmaceutical manufacturingenvironment, preferred
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role does not have supervisory responsibilities, yet it may involve being a lead person for operations and manufacturing, mentoring, guiding, and advising.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Provides guidance and mentorship to team members
• Fosters a collaborative and positive work environment
• Champions change
• Promotes a safe and healthy work environment by actively identifying and addressing potential hazards, following established safety protocols, participating in safety training programs, and fostering a culture of awareness and responsibility among team members.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail
• Ability to organize time to successfully manage multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to read, understand, interpret and implement technical writing and instructions
• Effective interpersonal relation skills, while maintaining the adaptability to achieve company goals
• Verbally expresses ideas and facts in a clear, logical, concise, and accepted grammatical style
  

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening
• Must be able to obtain and maintain gowning certification
• Must be able to obtain and maintain media qualification
• Must be able to wear a respirator
  

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.