Jobs · Information Technology · Illinois

Senior Process Facilities Engineer

VTI Life Sciences · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Review and validate owner-provided legacy design documentation and equipment layouts.
  • Aid in the placement and arrangement of compounding, filling, packaging, and utility equipment.
  • Evaluate operator access, maintenance access, material flow, and future expansion requirements.
  • Collaborate with structural, architectural, mechanical, and electrical systems for equipment installation requirements.
  • Develop and refine process utility concepts and routing strategies.
  • Create or oversee the creation of PFDs, P&IDs, line lists, and utility requirements.
  • Design or oversee the design of hygienic process piping systems, including: Product transfer systems - Purified Water systems, CIP systems, Compressed air systems, Process waste systems.
  • Apply ASME BPE and hygienic design principles where applicable.
  • Participate in scan-to-BIM and reality capture review activities.
  • Utilize laser scan and BIM models to evaluate equipment placement and piping pathways.
  • Coordinate process systems within Navisworks and multidisciplinary BIM models.
  • Identify opportunities for prefabrication and reduction of field labor.
  • Support review of fabrication drawings and installation details.
  • Assist with tie-in planning, startup readiness, and commissioning activities.
  • Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, and GMP-related discussions.
  • Support the development of documentation required for turnover and qualification activities.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in process facility design, process utilities, or hygienic process systems.
  • Experience with pharmaceutical, OTC, biotech, food, beverage, dairy, or other hygienic manufacturing facilities.
  • Working knowledge of: ASME B31.3 - ASME BPE, Hygienic piping systems, Process equipment integration.
  • Experience with: Revit, Navisworks, Plant 3D or similar process design software, Scan-to-BIM workflows.
  • Strong collaboration skills across engineering, operations, quality, OEM, and construction teams.

Qualifications

  • This role is best suited for an engineer who understands both process systems and facility integration. We are not seeking a traditional piping drafter or a greenfield process designer. An experienced engineer who can quickly evaluate an existing facility design, identify high-risk assumptions, optimize equipment and utility integration, and help guide an accelerated facility relocation from design through startup is preferred.
  • Experience supporting facility relocations, equipment reinstallation projects, manufacturing modernization projects, or complex process system integrations is highly desirable.

Skills

  • ASME BPE and hygienic design principles.
  • Revit, Navisworks, Plant 3D or similar process design software.
  • Scan-to-BIM workflows.
  • Collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, OEM, and construction teams.

Benefits

  • Professional development, training, competitive compensation, excellent benefits, a matching 401K, plus a stimulating and collaborative work environment.
  • Exciting career opportunities in a work environment that values trust, respect, openness, teamwork, creative talent, enthusiasm, and diligence.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

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