Senior Mechanical Engineer: Pharma & Life Sciences

SSOE Group; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

401K

PTO & paid holidays

Job summary

SSOE Group is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the planning, design, and execution of complex pharmaceutical and life sciences capital projects. You will partner with top biotech companies to deliver manufacturing expansions, cleanroom environments, and process utilities, driving regulatory compliance and speed-to-market.

The role requires 10+ years in pharma/biotech facility projects, strong leadership, and experience with FDA-regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• PE license or progress toward licensure strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in pharma/biotech/life sciences facility projects.
• Significant experience supporting FDA-regulated and cGMP environments.
• Demonstrated leadership on multidisciplinary capital projects with scope, schedule, budget.
• Experience leading projects from conceptual design through construction, commissioning and startup.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical facility design, manufacturing operations, and clean utility infrastructure.
• Consulting engineering experience preferred for pharma/biotech clients.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with AutoCAD or similar CAD platforms.
• Salary Range: $150,000 to $160,000 per year depending on location, education, experience, and related certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering efforts for complex pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing facilities, supporting strategic capital investments.
• Serve as Mechanical Engineering Lead on projects ranging from facility modifications to major expansions and greenfield developments.
• Drive project execution from planning through startup and qualification.
• Develop engineering solutions for process utilities, facility systems, and clean utility infrastructure within GMP environments.
• Support sterile manufacturing, biologics, fill-finish operations, and related labs.
• Perform engineering assessments for expansions, modernization, and technology transfer.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and capital cost estimates.
• Collaborate with process, validation, quality, automation and construction teams.
• Interface with client engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, and leadership teams.
• Provide technical leadership for clean utilities and facility infrastructure improvements.
• Ensure designs comply with FDA, cGMP, and industry standards.
• Leverage integrated architecture and project delivery capabilities to develop practical solutions.
• Support proposal development, client presentations and long-term client relationships.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers and designers.
• Travel approximately 25%.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

CAD proficiency

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

PE license or licensure pursuit

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

SSOE Group is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the planning, design, and execution of complex pharmaceutical and life sciences capital projects. You will partner with top biotech companies to deliver manufacturing expansions, cleanroom environments, and process utilities, driving regulatory compliance and speed-to-market.

The role requires 10+ years in pharma/biotech facility projects, strong leadership, and experience with FDA-regulated environments.