Project Engineer

Insight Global; City of Rensselaer (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a Project Engineer to work onsite in Rensselaer, NY, for a large pharmaceutical client. The role involves assisting in design and daily engineering tasks, requiring a strong background in pharmaceutical engineering and the ability to prioritize effectively. Ideal candidates will possess over 5 years of experience in the field and relevant degrees, ready to collaborate across teams while managing multiple projects. This position emphasizes autonomy and self-driven expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of pharmaceutical engineering experience.
• Experience working cross functionally on large scale capital projects.
• Extensive experience operating independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design phase and general work of bringing new process areas online.
• Support FTE engineers tied to capital projects or general work scopes.
• Handle multiple competing priorities across various teams.

Skills

Pharmaceutical engineering experience

Background in pharma/life sciences

Ability to balance multiple priorities

Education

Degree in Chemical engineering, biomedical, medical, biopharma, or mechanical engineering

Tools

Bioreactors

WFI systems

Instrumentation

Job description

Insight Global is looking for a Project Engineer to join one of our largest pharmaceutical clients onsite 5x/week in Rensselaer, NY. This individual will be joining the Engineering team within the Engineering and Automation space to assist in the design phase and general work of bringing multiple new process areas online in addition to assisting in day-to-day engineering tasks. This candidate will be expected to act autonomously in support of FTE engineers who will be either tied to capital projects or assigned general work scopes including but not limited to instrumentation work, Bioreactor suites, detailed design phase assistance, etc. They will be working with multiple cross functional manufacturing and process teams across the business and will be expected to be able to handle multiple competing priorities. The client is ideally looking for someone with proven technical expertise who is also a self-driven, forward-thinking individual able to anticipate gaps and assist with minimal guidance where needed.

Must Haves

• 5+ years of pharmaceutical engineering experience
• Background in pharma/life sciences
• Degree in any of the following: Chemical engineering (preferred), biomedical, medical, biopharma, or mechanical engineering
• Experience working cross functionally on large scale capital projects
• Extensive experience operating independently and balancing multiple/changing priorities

Plusses

• Understanding/experience working with bioreactors, WFI systems, alarms, instrumentation, etc.