Plant Engineer

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 is seeking an experienced Plant Engineer to join our team in Langhorne, PA.

The Plant Engineer will serve as a hands‑on, field-oriented engineer responsible for improving the reliability, performance, capacity, and compliant operation of manufacturing equipment, building systems, and supporting plant infrastructure within a sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. This role will investigate recurring technical problems, implement sustainable engineering solutions, improve process performance and yields, eliminate equipment and operational constraints, and execute engineering and site‑improvement projects. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong hands‑on troubleshooting capabilities, full proficiency in AutoCAD and P&IDs, and the ability to translate field observations and performance data into practical, measurable improvements.

This position’s responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Conduct hands‑on field investigations, equipment inspections, technical measurements, testing, and troubleshooting to identify and resolve recurring equipment, facility, and operational problems.
• Determine the root causes of equipment failures, process‑related defects, downtime, and performance losses, and implement sustainable corrective and reliability improvements.
• Improve plant performance and manufacturing yields by reducing process variability, defects, scrap, rework, recurring failures, and other operational losses.
• Identify and eliminate manufacturing and packaging constraints involving line stoppages, cycle times, material flow, equipment capacity, layouts, utilities, and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop engineering designs, equipment and facility layouts, specifications, P&IDs, schematics, redlines, and as‑built drawings using AutoCAD, including field verification of existing conditions.
• Execute engineering and site‑improvement projects from field assessment and scope development through design, vendor coordination, installation, testing, startup, commissioning, qualification support, and operational turnover.
• Support change controls, deviations, CAPAs, risk assessments, and other cGMP documentation while coordinating technical activities with Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality, Validation, and other site functions.

We Are Looking For Applicants With

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline required; Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant plant, manufacturing, process, facilities, or reliability engineering experience, preferably within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting sterile, aseptic, or other cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing operations strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience troubleshooting equipment and plant systems and supporting equipment modifications, installation, testing, startup, or commissioning activities.
• Full proficiency in AutoCAD and in reading, creating, revising, and field‑verifying P&IDs, equipment layouts, utility drawings, schematics, redlines, and as‑built documentation.
• Demonstrated experience improving equipment reliability, process performance, manufacturing yields, product quality, production capacity, or operational efficiency.
• Ability to execute engineering projects while maintaining accurate technical documentation and complying with change‑control procedures, cGMP requirements, engineering standards, and site safety requirements.

What We Offer

• 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

Penn Life Sciences is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other protected status.