Process Engineer
Katalyst CRO · Durham, NC · 3 days ago
HybridContract
Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise for cartridge filling operations
- Support equipment implementation, startup, commissioning, qualification, process optimization, and commercial manufacturing
- Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Validation, Automation, Maintenance, and Project Engineering
- 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