Pilot Plant Project Engineer – Pharma API

Allergan; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie’s API Pilot Plant in North Chicago, IL is seeking a project engineer to provide capital project management and technical support to the pilot plant and laboratories within AbbVie’s Synthetic Molecule CMC organization.

This role leads small to medium capital projects related to process equipment, facilities, and utilities, and provides day-to-day technical support to process engineers, chemists, and operations technicians on new processes and plant improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Ability to work on problems of moderate scope with analysis of identifiable factors.
• Working knowledge of process equipment design, P&ID, equipment sizing and selections, instrumentation, and controls.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage small to medium capital projects through all lifecycle stages: scoping, cost estimating, execution planning, capex requests, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and closeout.
• Ensure projects meet scope, cost, schedule, and regulatory and quality requirements.
• Provide regular status updates and variances to plan to management.
• Lead design of process equipment, facilities and utilities and participate in FATs/SATs.
• Support commissioning and qualification including requirement specs and IQ/OQ/PQ protocols.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and perform root-cause analyses for plant improvements.
• Support quality policies and environmental, health, safety expectations including PSSRs and change control.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Process knowledge

Education

Chemical or Mechanical Eng

Job description

AbbVie’s API Pilot Plant in North Chicago, IL is seeking a project engineer to provide capital project management and technical support to the pilot plant and laboratories within AbbVie’s Synthetic Molecule CMC organization.

This role leads small to medium capital projects related to process equipment, facilities, and utilities, and provides day-to-day technical support to process engineers, chemists, and operations technicians on new processes and plant improvements.