Senior Facilities Engineer

Lonza • Bend, OR

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Lonza has an opening for an experienced Facilities Engineer to join their growing team at their Bend, Oregon location. This role ensures reliable, GMP-compliant facility operations by supporting maintenance, managing capital projects, authoring technical documents, and collaborating cross-functionally to uphold site standards.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a similarly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience serving as a system owner for facility/utility systems and leading multidisciplinary engineering projects.
• Demonstrated experience with facility/utility systems, equipment reliability, maintenance strategies, and lifecycle management.
• Experience developing, coaching, or mentoring engineers, technicians, or maintenance personnel.
• Practical experience with Building Automation and Management Systems (BAS/BMS).
• Proficiency with 2D CAD software such as AutoCAD or DraftSight.
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline required.

Nice To Haves

• M.S. preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable, compliant, and efficient operation of critical GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing and development facilities.
• Serve as the site subject matter expert for facility systems, providing technical leadership during complex troubleshooting, investigations, and operational issues.
• Lead reliability, sustainability, capacity, compliance, and lifecycle improvement initiatives for facility and utility systems.
• Lead facility improvement projects and provide facilities engineering leadership for larger capital projects.
• Develop, maintain, and review engineering documentation, including drawings, specifications, P&IDs, SOPs, standards, and user requirement specifications.
• Own facility-related change controls and provide technical leadership for investigations, corrective actions, and system performance improvements.
• Mentor and develop engineers while providing technical direction to contractors, vendors, and cross-functional project teams.
• Participate in the facilities on-call rotation and provide after-hours support for facility operations, maintenance activities, planned shutdowns, projects, alarms, and emergency response.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.

What This Job Offers

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