Equipment Engineer

GenScript • Piscataway, NJ

4h • $65,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Engineer supports laboratory and production equipment at GenScript’s Piscataway, New Jersey facilities. Reporting to the Manager II, Engineering, this hands-on role maintains and repairs assigned equipment, improves reliability, and keeps complete records of equipment work. The engineer performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and calibration internally when qualified and authorized. OEM and third-party providers are used when specialist tools, qualifications, warranty terms, or capacity require outside service.

The role supports equipment that may include liquid handlers, automated systems, HPLC systems, centrifuges, thermal cyclers, analyzers, and general laboratory equipment. It also manages work orders and asset records, coordinates service providers, develops maintenance procedures, supports quality investigations, and communicates equipment status and recovery expectations to users and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical or scientific field, or equivalent relevant technical experience.
• Ability to use a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or similar work order system to document work and track scheduled maintenance.
• Ability to follow site procedures and maintain accurate records.
• Strong problem-solving, organization, and communication skills, with the ability to prioritize equipment needs and work effectively with laboratory, production, and Quality teams.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of relevant equipment engineering, maintenance, field service, or calibration experience.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and repairing laboratory equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting and calibrating laboratory equipment.
• Experience coordinating OEM or third-party service providers and reviewing completed service work.
• Familiarity with applicable GMP, ISO, or other regulated quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and appropriate calibration on assigned laboratory and production equipment, following approved procedures and documenting results.
• Diagnose equipment failures, perform authorized repairs, verify performance, and coordinate return to service with equipment users and Quality as applicable.
• Support instruments such as liquid handlers, automated systems, HPLC systems, centrifuges, thermal cyclers, analyzers, and general laboratory equipment.
• Determine when work should be outsourced to an OEM or qualified service provider and define the required service.
• Schedule and coordinate vendor visits for repairs, preventive maintenance, and calibration; prepare equipment and access, oversee on-site work, and communicate timing to users.
• Review vendor service reports and calibration certificates, confirm completion, and resolve outstanding issues before closing work orders.
• Create and maintain CMMS work orders for failures, repairs, preventive maintenance, and calibration, recording symptoms, troubleshooting, work performed, parts used, results, attachments, and equipment status.
• Maintain asset histories, maintenance schedules, calibration due dates, and equipment inventory records; identify critical spares and support inventory planning.
• Develop and improve technical procedures and maintenance instructions for assigned equipment.
• Review work order history for repeat failures, downtime, and recurring costs; investigate causes and recommend improvements to maintenance plans, spares, or vendor support.
• Perform and document equipment work in accordance with applicable site procedures and Quality requirements.
• Support equipment-related deviations, root cause investigations, and corrective actions in collaboration with Quality and equipment users.
• Communicate equipment status, risks, and expected recovery times to laboratory and production users, management, and the Equipment team.
• Coordinate work with users to minimize disruption and share troubleshooting knowledge with team members.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one.
• Paid parental leave after three months of employment.
• Paid time off including vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and company holidays.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Legal assistance.
• Supplemental plans including pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Well-being initiatives.
• Peer-to-peer recognition programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level