Senior Process Engineer – Pharma/API Equipment & Startup

Sterling Engineering; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 185,976,000 - 245,213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Medical plans

401(k) with match

ESOP

Job summary

Sterling Engineering, located in Illinois (Waukegan), seeks a Senior Process Engineer to join our hands-on team. You will support API/drug substance process equipment from design and specification through procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup.

The candidate should have 10+ years in process or project engineering with reactors and related equipment, a Bachelor’s in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, and experience with PFDs, P&IDs, URS, and vendor FAT/SAT.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Process/Project Engineering experience with reactors, vessels, tanks, mixers, pumps, filtration, and heat exchangers.
• Experience with PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, datasheets, and URS documents.
• Conduct Vendor design reviews and FAT/SAT.
• Equipment installation, field support, commissioning, and startup.
• Pharmaceutical, biotech, API, drug substance, or specialty chemical manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support API/drug substance process equipment from design and specification through procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to ensure equipment meets process requirements and quality standards.
• Lead qualification activities and ensure compliance with regulatory expectations.

Skills

Process Engineering

Project Engineering

Reactors & Equipment

URD/PFD/P&IDs

Vendor FAT/SAT

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Sterling Engineering, located in Illinois (Waukegan), seeks a Senior Process Engineer to join our hands-on team. You will support API/drug substance process equipment from design and specification through procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup.

The candidate should have 10+ years in process or project engineering with reactors and related equipment, a Bachelor’s in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, and experience with PFDs, P&IDs, URS, and vendor FAT/SAT.