System Engineer

Lonza Group Ltd.; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Relocation assistance available

Dynamic working culture

Inclusive workplace

Growth opportunities

Cross-functional collaboration

Job summary

Lonza Group Ltd. in Bend, Oregon-based facility seeks an experienced engineer to own and support pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, including spray dryers.

You will provide hands-on engineering support across manufacturing, quality, and reliability teams while ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and lifecycle management of critical equipment. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, capital project involvement, and ongoing efforts to improve uptime and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; engineering degree preferred.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing equipment preferred.
• Hands-on experience with capital projects and engineering documentation.
• Strong problem-solving using structured troubleshooting methods.
• Experience working with vendors, contractors, and cross-functional teams.
• Working knowledge of automation, controls, or equipment data systems.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a diverse team environment.
• Self-driven, ownership, initiative, accountability, and ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and support pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, including spray dryers.
• Provide hands-on engineering support across manufacturing, quality, and reliability teams.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, process, automation, and electrical issues safely.
• Act as a subject matter expert for equipment performance and lifecycle management.
• Support capital projects from design through commissioning and qualification.
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and maintainability.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and GMP guidelines.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Automation

Cross-functional teams

Problem solving

Communication

Ownership

Vendor coordination

Education

High school diploma / GED

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Automation systems

Data systems

Job description

The actual location of this job is in Bend, Oregon (USA). Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed. This role offers an exciting opportunity to provide technical ownership of critical manufacturing equipment. You will support safe, reliable, and high-quality pharmaceutical production while contributing to the delivery of life-changing therapies. This is a fully site-based role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards. Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Opportunities to grow your technical expertise and influence manufacturing performance
• Collaboration with experienced, cross-functional engineering teams

The full list of our global benefits can be found at: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits

What you will do

• Own and support pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, including spray dryers
• Provide hands-on engineering support across manufacturing, quality, and reliability teams
• Troubleshoot mechanical, process, automation, and electrical issues safely
• Act as a subject matter expert for equipment performance and lifecycle management
• Support capital projects from design through commissioning and qualification
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and maintainability
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and GMP guidelines

What we are looking for

• High school diploma or GED required; engineering degree preferred
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing equipment preferred
• Hands-on experience with capital projects and engineering documentation
• Strong problem-solving skills using structured troubleshooting methods
• Experience working with vendors, contractors, and cross-functional teams
• Working knowledge of automation, controls, or equipment data systems
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a diverse team environment
• Self-driven, results-oriented professional with a strong sense of ownership, initiative, and accountability, and the ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone's ideas, big and small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that's the kind of work we want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you're ready to help turn our customers' breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza:

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, you will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters. We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow. Join us. Be you.