Process Engineer – Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Health Savings Account

401K plan

Employee assistance program

Referral bonuses

Training opportunities

Job summary

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is seeking a Process Engineer - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment to join our Noblesville, Indiana team. This role supports automated equipment and processes in a fast-paced cGMP sterile drug-product operation.

The engineer will own troubleshooting, reliability improvements, performance monitoring, and the implementation of new equipment and processes, with hands-on manufacturing-floor responsibility and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Biochemical, Biotechnology, or another relevant Engineering discipline strongly preferred.
• Approximately 5+ years of relevant engineering experience supporting manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical-device, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support for automated manufacturing equipment and production processes.
• Troubleshoot recurring equipment and process failures, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective engineering solutions.
• Lead equipment-reliability and process-improvement initiatives that improve uptime, throughput, yield, quality, scrap, cycle time, or other manufacturing KPIs.
• Establish, monitor, and trend process and equipment performance metrics to identify reliability and performance opportunities.
• Evaluate, design, modify, and implement manufacturing processes and equipment for existing and new products.
• Support installation, commissioning, startup, qualification, and operational handoff of new or modified manufacturing equipment.
• Support new-product introductions, technology transfers, and manufacturing-line implementation.
• Lead structured root-cause investigations involving manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Author and support deviations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessments, engineering protocols, technical reports, and other controlled documentation associated with equipment and process changes.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Maintenance, Automation, Technical Services, R&D, and other functions to implement compliant engineering improvements.
• Support troubleshooting and diagnostic activities involving automated equipment, PLC/HMI-controlled systems, sensors, machine controls, and associated mechanical systems.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, equipment documentation, batch-record content, and training materials.
• Provide hands-on manufacturing-floor support during equipment failures, process changes, startup activities, and project implementation.
• Support project schedules, cost forecasts, and implementation milestones.

Skills

Hands-on equipment experience

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

cGMP/validation knowledge

Project management

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

PLC/HMI control systems

Job description

Yoh is hiring a Process Engineer - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment for our Pharmaceutical Manufacturing client in Noblesville, Indiana.

This is a hands-on manufacturing-floor engineering role supporting automated equipment and processes within a fast-paced cGMP sterile drug-product operation. The Process Engineer will own manufacturing-equipment troubleshooting, recurring-failure elimination, reliability and process improvements, performance monitoring, and implementation of new equipment, products, and manufacturing processes.

This position is best suited for an engineer who has personally supported production equipment, diagnosed equipment or process failures, implemented engineering changes, and demonstrated measurable improvements in reliability, quality, throughput, yield, or downtime. This is not a validation-only, quality-assurance, documentation, or continuous-improvement-only position.

What You Will Do

• Provide hands-on engineering support for automated manufacturing equipment and production processes.
• Troubleshoot recurring equipment and process failures, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective engineering solutions.
• Lead equipment-reliability and process-improvement initiatives that improve uptime, throughput, yield, quality, scrap, cycle time, or other manufacturing KPIs.
• Establish, monitor, and trend process and equipment performance metrics to identify reliability and performance opportunities.
• Evaluate, design, modify, and implement manufacturing processes and equipment for existing and new products.
• Support installation, commissioning, startup, qualification, and operational handoff of new or modified manufacturing equipment.
• Support new-product introductions, technology transfers, and manufacturing-line implementation.
• Lead structured root-cause investigations involving manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Author and support deviations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessments, engineering protocols, technical reports, and other controlled documentation associated with equipment and process changes.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Maintenance, Automation, Technical Services, R&D, and other functions to implement compliant engineering improvements.
• Support troubleshooting and diagnostic activities involving automated equipment, PLC/HMI-controlled systems, sensors, machine controls, and associated mechanical systems.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, equipment documentation, batch-record content, and training materials.
• Provide hands-on manufacturing-floor support during equipment failures, process changes, startup activities, and project implementation.
• Support project schedules, cost forecasts, and implementation milestones.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Biochemical, Biotechnology, or another relevant Engineering discipline strongly preferred. Candidates with a closely related technical degree and substantial directly relevant manufacturing-equipment engineering experience may also be considered.
• Approximately 5+ years of relevant engineering experience supporting manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical-device, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated hands-on ownership of manufacturing equipment or processes, including troubleshooting equipment failures and implementing engineering improvements.
• Ability to provide examples of identifying a manufacturing or equipment problem, determining root cause, implementing a corrective engineering change, and measuring the resulting improvement.
• Experience improving equipment reliability, downtime, throughput, yield, reject rate, scrap, cycle time, OEE, or comparable manufacturing-performance metrics.
• Experience with structured root-cause analysis and technical problem solving.
• Experience supporting equipment installation, commissioning, startup, qualification, or manufacturing-line implementation.
• Working knowledge of cGMP requirements, validation, quality systems, document control, and the regulatory impact of equipment and process changes.
• Experience with deviations, CAPAs, change controls, engineering protocols, technical reports, risk assessments, or comparable controlled documentation.
• Strong project-management, organizational, technical-writing, and cross-functional communication skills.

Preferred Equipment Experience

• Automated visual inspection or machine-vision systems
• Vial inspection equipment
• Filling or fill-finish equipment
• Vial labeling equipment
• Pharmaceutical packaging or secondary-packaging lines
• Cartoners, case packers, conveyors, or automated material-handling equipment
• Serialization equipment
• Robotics or automated assembly systems
• Integrated automated manufacturing lines
• PLC/HMI-controlled production equipment
• Sensors, controls, or automation-related equipment troubleshooting

Preferred Industry Experience

• Sterile injectable or aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Fill-finish manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical packaging
• Radiopharmaceutical manufacturing
• Medical-device manufacturing with strong automated-equipment, validation, and quality-system experience
• New-product introduction, technology transfer, or manufacturing-line startup

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to work fully onsite in Noblesville, Indiana, Monday through Friday, approximately 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Candidates requiring relocation must be willing to relocate to the Noblesville area at their own expense.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future.

Estimated Min Rate: $95,000

Estimated Max Rate: $110,000

What’s In It for You?

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description.

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