Senior Engineer, Global Engineering Solutions – MPS/Lean

Merck & Co.; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co. in USA (West Point, PA) seeks a Senior Specialist to design and optimize manufacturing facilities using MPS and Lean principles. You will lead project teams, coach on process improvements, and ensure high-quality, cost-effective solutions across pipelines and operations.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing/engineering, Lean expertise, and strong collaboration across operations, supply chain, and quality. Travel ~25% with a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in manufacturing, engineering or consulting.
• Hands-on Lean tools: standardized work, problem solving, VSM, mistake proofing, 5S-Visual Factory.
• Lean with MPS thinking and problem solving skills.
• Experience influencing decisions, engaging all levels, project management and business acumen.
• Coaching and teaching to build high-performance teams.
• Strong facilitation and capability-building skills.
• Experience leveraging diverse perspectives for outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and improve process and facility designs on projects.
• Support FEL 0–3 and Start-up Readiness as a key team member.
• Lead workshops for information gathering and solution development.
• Coach others on lean methods and MPS applications.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels to meet design standards.
• Mitigate risk, allocate resources, and drive on-time delivery.

Skills

Active Listening

Adaptability

Analytical Testing

Building Capability

Building Trust

Business Acumen

Client Coaching

Collaboration

Competency Management

GMP

Logical Thinking

Management Consulting

Operations Management

Process Analytics

Process Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Engineering Degree

Tools

MS-Access

MS-Excel

Minitab

Power BI

Job description

Merck & Co. in USA (West Point, PA) seeks a Senior Specialist to design and optimize manufacturing facilities using MPS and Lean principles. You will lead project teams, coach on process improvements, and ensure high-quality, cost-effective solutions across pipelines and operations.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing/engineering, Lean expertise, and strong collaboration across operations, supply chain, and quality. Travel ~25% with a hybrid work setup.