Pharma Design Engineer: Chromatography Skid Projects

Katalyst CRO; City of Rensselaer (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO is seeking a Project/Design Engineer to work onsite in Rensselaer, supporting a major pharmaceutical client. You will contribute to design, installation, and commissioning across pharma manufacturing, working with engineering and automation teams in a regulated life sciences setting.

The role requires a strong background in pharma manufacturing, hands-on chromatography SKID experience, and the ability to manage multiple priorities on large capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mandatory).
• Minimum 5+ years pharma or life sciences engineering experience.
• Hands-on chromatography SKID installation/qualification.
• Experience with large-scale capital projects in manufacturing.
• Ability to work independently with multiple changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering and design activities for new and existing pharmaceutical manufacturing process areas.
• Assist in installation, commissioning, and qualification of chromatography SKIDs (critical requirement).
• Work on capital projects involving large-scale pharma manufacturing systems.
• Support instrumentation work, bioreactor suites, and process utilities (e.g., WFI systems, alarms, automation systems).
• Assist in detailed design phase activities, including reviewing engineering documentation and process layouts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, process engineering, and automation.
• Troubleshoot and support day-to-day engineering challenges in production environments.
• Work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities.
• Identify gaps proactively and support project execution from design through startup.

Skills

Pharma manufacturing

Capital projects

Process automation

Cross-functional

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Chemical Engineering (preferred)

Biomedical / Biopharma / Medical Eng

Tools

Chromatography SKID

Job description

Katalyst CRO is seeking a Project/Design Engineer to work onsite in Rensselaer, supporting a major pharmaceutical client. You will contribute to design, installation, and commissioning across pharma manufacturing, working with engineering and automation teams in a regulated life sciences setting.

The role requires a strong background in pharma manufacturing, hands-on chromatography SKID experience, and the ability to manage multiple priorities on large capital projects.