Senior Packaging Equipment Engineer - Lead Validation

Pinnaql; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Validation & Engineering Group, Inc. (V&EG), a Pinnaql company, seeks a Principal Engineer, Packaging Equipment to lead the design, qualification, and validation of packaging lines. You will coordinate with Manufacturing, R&D, QC, and Supply Chain to implement lifecycle management and risk mitigation across sites.

Bachelor’s in engineering; 8+ years GMP; travel may be required. Strong leadership and regulatory compliance are essential to drive performance and quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical field required.
• 8+ years of GMP experience within the consumer, OTC, or pharmaceutical industry.
• Extensive and diversified technical knowledge related to manufacturing equipment, processes, and materials.
• Experience working within a highly regulated environment preferred.
• 6+ years of deep technical knowledge in packaging equipment, liquid compounding and processing, filling equipment, labeling, case packers, robotics, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute multiple packaging equipment and validation assignments, including lifecycle management initiatives.
• Lead and improve packaging processes and equipment technologies across locations.
• Lead, develop, and execute packaging equipment and validation strategies.
• Assess equipment limitations and develop technical solutions to remove roadblocks.
• Identify and evaluate new packaging equipment technologies and processes.
• Provide engineering solutions and support to Manufacturing and other departments.
• Develop and execute plans to maintain and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness at packaging sites.
• Identify opportunities to improve compliance, quality, efficiency, and cost.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Automation

Documentation

Six Sigma

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Validation & Engineering Group, Inc. (V&EG), a Pinnaql company, seeks a Principal Engineer, Packaging Equipment to lead the design, qualification, and validation of packaging lines. You will coordinate with Manufacturing, R&D, QC, and Supply Chain to implement lifecycle management and risk mitigation across sites.

Bachelor’s in engineering; 8+ years GMP; travel may be required. Strong leadership and regulatory compliance are essential to drive performance and quality improvements.