Senior Facilities Engineer — GMP Plant Leader, Bend

Lonza Group Ltd.; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Lonza Bend, Oregon is seeking an experienced Senior Facilities Engineer to ensure GMP-compliant facility operations, lead capital projects, and maintain engineering documentation.

The role requires 10+ years in pharma or regulated environments, strong leadership of facility systems, BAS/BMS experience, CAD skills, and mentoring colleagues. Relocation support is available; this is a site-based, in-person role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or a similarly regulated environment.
• System owner for facility/utility systems and leading multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience with facility/utility systems, equipment reliability, and lifecycle management.
• Experience mentoring engineers, technicians, or maintenance staff.
• Hands-on with Building Automation/Management Systems (BAS/BMS).
• Proficiency with 2D CAD tools such as AutoCAD or DraftSight.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient operation of critical GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing and development facilities.
• Serve as the site subject matter expert for facility systems and lead complex troubleshooting and investigations.
• Lead reliability, sustainability, capacity, compliance, and lifecycle improvements for facility and utility systems.
• Lead facility improvement projects and provide leadership for larger capital projects.
• Develop and review engineering documentation including drawings, specifications, P&IDs, SOPs, and standards.
• Own facility-related change controls and drive investigations and corrective actions.
• Mentor engineers, technicians, and maintenance personnel.
• Participate in the facilities on-call rotation and provide after-hours support.

Skills

Industry expertise

Technical leadership

Facilities engineering

Mentorship

Automation systems

2D CAD proficiency

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

M.S. preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

DraftSight

Job description

Lonza Bend, Oregon is seeking an experienced Senior Facilities Engineer to ensure GMP-compliant facility operations, lead capital projects, and maintain engineering documentation.

The role requires 10+ years in pharma or regulated environments, strong leadership of facility systems, BAS/BMS experience, CAD skills, and mentoring colleagues. Relocation support is available; this is a site-based, in-person role.