Senior Upstream Process Engineer

Piper Companies; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Sick leave

401K

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Senior Upstream Process Engineer to join a leading biotechnology organization onsite in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The role provides technical support for upstream manufacturing, partnering with cross-functional teams to improve equipment reliability, resolve production challenges, and advance process excellence in a regulated environment.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a related engineering field, 6+ years of pharma/biotech process engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of process engineering experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biologics, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting stainless steel bioprocess equipment, including tanks, filtration systems, bioreactors, or related upstream process equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting abilities involving process controls, automation systems, temperature control, pH control, dissolved oxygen management, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience working with DeltaV or similar distributed control systems, with the ability to collaborate effectively with automation and controls teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering support for upstream manufacturing processes, ensuring production equipment operates safely, efficiently, and consistently.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts involving process equipment, control systems, and manufacturing operations, identifying root causes and driving effective resolutions.
• Manage and support quality and compliance activities, including investigations, deviations, corrective actions, and change management documentation.
• Serve as a technical resource for media preparation, bioreactor, filtration, and harvest systems while collaborating with Maintenance, Automation, and Instrumentation teams.
• Monitor critical production activities, assist with process improvements, and support operational readiness during manufacturing campaigns.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Process controls

Automation systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

DeltaV

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Upstream Process Engineer to join a leading biotechnology manufacturing organization for an onsite contract position located in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The Senior Upstream Process Engineer will provide technical support for upstream manufacturing operations, partnering with cross-functional teams to improve equipment reliability, resolve production challenges, and support ongoing process excellence initiatives in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities of the Senior Upstream Process Engineer include:

• Provide day-to-day engineering support for upstream manufacturing processes, ensuring production equipment operates safely, efficiently, and consistently.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts involving process equipment, control systems, and manufacturing operations, identifying root causes and driving effective resolutions.
• Manage and support quality and compliance activities, including investigations, deviations, corrective actions, and change management documentation.
• Serve as a technical resource for media preparation, bioreactor, filtration, and harvest systems while collaborating with Maintenance, Automation, and Instrumentation teams.
• Monitor critical production activities, assist with process improvements, and support operational readiness during manufacturing campaigns.

Qualifications for the Senior Upstream Process Engineer include:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of process engineering experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biologics, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting stainless steel bioprocess equipment, including tanks, filtration systems, bioreactors, or related upstream process equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting abilities involving process controls, automation systems, temperature control, pH control, dissolved oxygen management, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience working with DeltaV or similar distributed control systems, with the ability to collaborate effectively with automation and controls teams.

Compensation for the Senior Upstream Process Engineer:

Salary Range: $65-$75/hr (USD)

Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K

This job opens for applications on 9/30/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: process engineer, manufacturing engineering, biotechnology, biologics, upstream processing, media preparation, filtration systems, bioreactors, harvest operations, process troubleshooting, DeltaV, automation, instrumentation and controls, GMP, pharmaceutical manufacturing, equipment ownership, root cause analysis, deviations, investigations, change control, CAPA, process optimization, engineering support, production operations, stainless steel equipment, manufacturing excellence, technical operations, process improvement, chemical engineering, biologics manufacturing, regulated environment.

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