Senior Upstream Equipment Engineer - Reliability

Sanofi; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi in Framingham, MA is seeking a Senior Equipment Process Engineer - Upstream to own the performance and lifecycle of critical manufacturing equipment. You will troubleshoot mechanically, electrically, and control interfaces, and work with operators to ensure safe, compliant operation.

The role focuses on building maintenance plans, PM strategies, and changes for new assets, with collaboration across Quality, Validation, Engineering, and Procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and minimum relevant experience in a regulated or high-reliability environment.
• Demonstrated equipment troubleshooting using drawings, data, and root-cause methods.
• Experience creating job plans, PM tasks, specs, and maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own equipment performance and lifecycle, including asset health, operating limits, and maintenance priorities.
• Lead troubleshooting and field support with mechanics and technicians to return equipment to service.
• Develop maintenance packages with scope, labor, parts, tools, permits, and acceptance criteria.
• Create risk-based PM strategies, BOMs, critical-spares lists, and obsolescence plans.
• Lead equipment changes from requirements through qualification, turnover, and training.
• Own change controls, deviations, and CAPAs with proper documentation.
• Drive reliability improvements using downtime data and maintenance findings.
• Coordinate with Operations, Quality, Validation, Metrology, and other stakeholders.

Skills

Equipment troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Change control

Cross-functional collaboration

Field work in manufacturing

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, biomedical, or related engineering

Tools

CMMS/EAM systems

P&ID interpretation

Equipment BOMs

Qualification/Validation knowledge

Job description

Sanofi in Framingham, MA is seeking a Senior Equipment Process Engineer - Upstream to own the performance and lifecycle of critical manufacturing equipment. You will troubleshoot mechanically, electrically, and control interfaces, and work with operators to ensure safe, compliant operation.

The role focuses on building maintenance plans, PM strategies, and changes for new assets, with collaboration across Quality, Validation, Engineering, and Procurement.