Pharma Plant Engineer - Reliability & Process Improvement

Penn Life Sciences; Langhorne (Bucks County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health, vision, and dental Insurance

Childcare expense reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Annual bonus eligibility

Annual merit increases

Paid Time Off and Flexible Holidays

Job summary

Penn Life Sciences in Langhorne, PA is seeking an experienced Plant Engineer to join our sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing team. The role focuses on improving reliability, performance, capacity, and compliant operation of manufacturing equipment, building systems, and plant infrastructure.

You will perform hands-on field investigations, develop AutoCAD drawings and P&IDs, drive root-cause analysis, and lead site-improvement projects from scope through commissioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of plant/manufacturing engineering experience in a regulated environment preferred.
• Experience with sterile/cGMP pharmaceutical operations preferred.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of equipment and plant systems.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and reading/producing P&IDs and related drawings.
• Ability to manage engineering projects with precise documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on field investigations and inspections to identify recurring problems.
• Determine root causes and implement reliability improvements.
• Improve yields by reducing variability, defects, scrap, and downtime.
• Eliminate constraints related to line stoppages, cycles, layouts, and utilities.
• Develop layouts, specifications, P&IDs, schematics, and as-built drawings with AutoCAD.
• Lead site-improvement projects from scope through commissioning and turnover.
• Support change controls, CAPAs, risk assessments, and cGMP documentation with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Field investigations

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

P&IDs

Job description

Penn Life Sciences in Langhorne, PA is seeking an experienced Plant Engineer to join our sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing team. The role focuses on improving reliability, performance, capacity, and compliant operation of manufacturing equipment, building systems, and plant infrastructure.

You will perform hands-on field investigations, develop AutoCAD drawings and P&IDs, drive root-cause analysis, and lead site-improvement projects from scope through commissioning.