Process Engineer
Katalyst CRO · Raleigh, NC · 3 days ago
HybridContract
Responsibilities
Provide technical expertise for cartridge filling operations, supporting equipment implementation, startup, commissioning, qualification, process optimization, and commercial manufacturing.
Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Validation, Automation, Maintenance, and Project Engineering to ensure cartridge filling processes consistently meet production, quality, and regulatory objectives.
Support the successful startup of new manufacturing operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience, preferably supporting sterile injectable operations.
- Hands-on cartridge filling experience is required.
- Strong understanding of FDA cGMP regulations, EU GMP, Annex 1, and aseptic manufacturing principles.
- Experience supporting equipment validation, process qualification, and manufacturing startup activities.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and technical writing skills.
Most Important Skills Needed
- Direct cartridge filling line experience
- Process Engineering within sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Aseptic filling operations
- Equipment startup, commissioning, and qualification (FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ)
- Process optimization and manufacturing troubleshooting
- GMP manufacturing experience
- Root cause investigations, CAPA, and deviation support
- Cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Validation, Automation, and Quality
- Technical documentation, engineering studies, and protocol development