Process Engineer II - GMP Manufacturing & Innovation

Avantor, Inc.; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a Process Engineer to lead medium-scale process improvement projects from concept through validation at the Bakersfield, CA site. The role focuses on improving manufacturing processes to meet quality standards and driving cost-efficient improvements.

The successful candidate will own process design, equipment selection, and difficult troubleshooting while coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time delivery and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; MS or advanced education in mechanical, chemical or industrial engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of working experience in a manufacturing environment, in an engineering capacity involving chemical process design, transfer design input for manufacturability and capital funds request preparation.
• Applied engineering experience in a GMP manufacturing environment preferred.
• Familiar with purified water systems, blending/drying process technologies, evaporation purification systems and aseptic processing systems is a plus.
• Must possess excellent communication and problem solving skills, be detail oriented, and flexible to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical process ownership to core manufacturing processes, develops process methods, equipment and support infrastructure to optimize production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and quality performance.
• Identifies new equipment and technologies to support continuous improvement and capacity expansion; design, validate and commission new production equipment and tooling, monitor modifications and upgrades.
• Develops project budgets for procurement of new equipment and technologies.
• Ensures planned engineering progress with respect to deliverables, planning, scheduling, reports, manpower and resource forecasts.
• Leads Process Design & Detail Engineering including simulations, design calculations, optimization, equipment sizing and selection; reviews docs, installation, start-up and validation.

Job description

Avantor is seeking a Process Engineer to lead medium-scale process improvement projects from concept through validation at the Bakersfield, CA site. The role focuses on improving manufacturing processes to meet quality standards and driving cost-efficient improvements.

The successful candidate will own process design, equipment selection, and difficult troubleshooting while coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time delivery and regulatory compliance.