Process Engineer

Siegfried • Pennsville, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer provides technical leadership for the transfer of established API manufacturing processes between production units or facilities. The incumbent is responsible for evaluating existing "donor" processes—including equipment configurations and automation logic—and engineering the necessary adaptations for "receiver" units that may have different equipment scales or lower levels of automation. This role works in direct partnership with the Site Project Manager to execute the technical scope of a $10M–$20M capital portfolio.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
• 6–9 years of professional experience in process technology or operations management within a pharmaceutical (API/CDMO) environment.
• Proven experience in transferring established processes between different manufacturing units or facilities.
• Advanced ability to create and interpret P&IDs, mass/heat balances, and equipment specs.
• Experience performing "fit" assessments for legacy equipment and manually-intensive processes.
• Deep understanding of cGMP, ICH Q7A, and Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Must be a self-starter and initiator, capable of managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Must be willing to travel to various sites as required for project oversight.

Responsibilities

• Conducts deep-dive evaluations of existing production processes at the donor site, documenting current equipment capabilities, piping layouts, and automation sequences.
• Leads the technical transfer of API processes by identifying "gaps" between donor and receiver assets. This includes adapting mass and heat balances to account for different vessel geometries or manual vs. automated additions.
• Independently prepares and updates PFDs, P&IDs, and Equipment Specifications required to modify the receiver unit to accept the new process.
• Performs technical calculations for equipment sizing and "fit-for-purpose" assessments when moving processes to units with different technical constraints.
• Works with site automation teams to simplify or adapt complex control sequences for units with lower-tier automation systems.
• Acts as the Lead Process Engineer for individual projects within the $10M-$20M portfolio, ensuring technical deliverables are met from conceptual design through commissioning.
• Identifies and recommends methodological improvements to reduce manufacturing costs or debottleneck processes during the transfer phase. Challenges current state of art to provide cost effective and project goal-oriented solutions
• Provides technical evaluations to the Project Manager and Business Development to support project feasibility and cost estimations for new transfers

Benefits

• Exciting challenges and ample opportunities to showcase your talents.
• Long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact.
• A workplace that values both collective success and your individual contributions.
• Collaborative environment.
• Diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Rapidly expanding global company.
• Siegfried USA will explore and provide reasonable accommodations to assist any qualified individual with a disability in performing the essential functions of his/her job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees