Project Engineer - Pharma

GEA Group; Janesville, Northern (WI, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA Group seeks a project engineer to lead the design, scheduling, and execution of multiple engineering projects in the pharma and food sectors.

You will coordinate with the Belgium team, manage supplier evaluations, and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining quality and cost controls. Onsite support during installation and commissioning is included.

Qualifications

• 5–6 years in project engineering in the machine manufacturing industry or plant maintenance.
• Pharma product lines knowledge is desirable; tablet compression machines preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate Bill of Materials, mechanical drawings, and technical specs.
• Prepare PFDs and P&IDs based on process and project engineering.
• Plan equipment layouts on general arrangement drawings.
• Coordinate with Belgium engineering for technical queries.
• Coordinate with supply chain and design teams for alternate suppliers.
• Review design specs and resolve technical queries.
• Perform supplier evaluation and finalize critical components.
• Utilize SAP for project structure, budgeting, and material requisitions.
• Supervise fabrication and assembly in workshop; monitor progress per schedule.
• Identify project risks and mitigate accordingly.
• Prepare project schedules, design packages, FAT/SAT protocols.
• Support onsite engineering during installation and commissioning.
• Review and sign off drawing submittals to clients/vendors.

Skills

Bill of Materials

Mechanical Drawings

PFDs & P&IDs

SAP

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Free day to volunteer

About the position

The GEA Group is one of the largest system providers globally for food, pharma and energy processes with about EUR 5.5 billion revenue in 2025 with its headquarters in Duesseldorf-Germany.GEA Pharma Systems is part of the GEA Group and is dedicated to innovation and thereby providing durable quality through its well established brands: Aeromatic-Fielder™ and Collette™ - batch and continuous granulation, drying, pelletizing and coating; Buck® & Buck Systems™ - containment interface and contained materials handling; Courtoy™ – tablet compression ( ORAL SOLID DOSAGE) “; GEA Pharma Systems’ activities include partnering with customers to develop new products and enhance clinical effectiveness; the supply of R&D-scale and stand-alone production equipment; and the installation of complete integrated production linesWhat are we looking for? A project engineer capable to engineer, design, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned multiple engineering projects. And whose responsibility lies in delivery and execution of project complying to quality, cost, schedule.

Your responsibilities and tasks

• Evaluation of Bill of Material, Mech Drawings, technical specifications.
• Prepare PFD's, P&ID's based on Process & Project engineering
• Responsible for equipment layout on general arrangement drawings
• Coordination with Belgium engineering team for technical queries.
• Coordinating with supply chain and design engineering team for development of alternate supplier
• Coordinating with Engineering team for the technical queries of specifications, Design etc.
• Supplier evaluation, finalisation technically for the critical components as per specs.
• Sound knowledge of SAP with respect to creation of project structure, budgeting, cost monitoring, raising requisition for components, issuance of material, etc
• Supervision and coordination with workshop on the Fabrication, Assembly of machine periodically.
• Monitoring the progress of machines in workshop as per project schedule.
• Identify the probable risks of projects and mitigation plan for those risks.
• Preparation of Project schedule, Design packages, review assembly protocols, FAT protocols, SAT protocols based on project scope of supply.
• Support the onsite engineering team during installation and commissioning activities of machine.
• Review and sign-off all drawing submittals to client and/or vendor
• Conduct FAT to suppliers end & ensure timely delivery project material
• Coordinate inspection and field erection of GEA Pharma equipment
• Supervise mechanical checkout of equipment and coordinate overall startup activities including process and I&C support
• Co-ordinate with commercial/QC/assembly/logistics team for dispatch of material
• Contributes team effort by completing all tasks as may be assigned by the supervision.

Your profile and qualifications

Qualifications

Experience:

• Minimum 5-6 Years in project engineering experience with the machine manufacturing industry or plant maintenance
• Desirable to have broad knowledge of Pharma product lines – Tablet compression machine is preferred

About GEA

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

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