Senior Engineer, Product (Cyclotron Engineer)
About The Position
The Senior Product Engineer (Cyclotron Engineer) provides technical support to our PET production sites that manufacture product from about midnight through 9 am in the morning. Engineers provide maintenance to the manufacturing systems (cyclotron and chemical synthesis units) outside of these hours and are also on call during if there are issues during production. The systems we work with are radioactive so for safety reasons much planned maintenance is performed late afternoons, evening, and weekends. The primary work environment consists of a cyclotron and associated manufacturing facility for the production of PET radiopharmaceuticals, which must be kept clean, orderly, properly lighted and maintained in optimum operating condition. Employees handle radioactive materials and are exposed to very low amounts of radiation that are deemed safe by current standards. Work directly with Cardinal Health manufacturing plants and suppliers on a daily basis.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience (Engineering, Biotechnology, Physical sciences, Chemistry) preferred
- Specific background and experience may be substituted for the degree requirements
- A minimum of 2 + years related work experience preferred
- Experience in troubleshooting and repair of large scale (electronic, computing & mechanical) systems
- Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing in FDA-regulated environment, or comparable mechanical, electronic, laboratory background is preferred
- Working knowledge of Radiation Safety, ALARA Concepts and Radioactive Materials license and handling is preferred
- Ability to manage up to 75 lbs
- Crawling, stooping, crouching, and kneeling
Responsibilities
- Provides support to on-site manufacturing Operations staff for troubleshooting and repairing of all cyclotron systems, support, production, and quality analysis equipment.
- Effectively execute the established maintenance program for cyclotron facility based on production demands and business needs.
- Maintains service tools and site level parts inventory as required by the manufacturing preventive / corrective maintenance program.
- Provides technical support in investigations of equipment and production failures ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions are completed to a satisfactory level.
- Conducts ongoing analysis to determine equipment trends and performance metrics to maintain reliable, consistent production.
- Implements performance and reliability improvements for assigned systems with guidance from Regional Engineer.
- Performs any other miscellaneous engineering duties as required to ensure the goals and objectives of the department are met.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
