Senior Process Engineer

Terrestrial Bio • Woburn, MA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Terrestrial Bio, Inc. is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to develop and improve manufacturing processes for high-quality therapeutic micro-array patches. The role supports pipeline programs through clinical development and helps establish a platform for high-throughput commercial-scale manufacturing. The position is onsite in Woburn, Massachusetts, with a planned move to a custom Allston facility in Q4 2026. Candidates must be willing to work onsite 4–5 days per week.

Terrestrial’s Tacterra™ microarray patch and applicator platform is designed for self-administration and delivers therapeutic payloads through dissolvable tips. The platform is temperature-stable and does not use medical sharps or require refrigeration.

The Senior Process Engineer will contribute hands-on process development and scale-up work, support manufacturing operations and Terrestrial’s Quality System, and supervise and mentor junior engineers and technicians, including a direct report. The anticipated base salary range is $107,000–$130,000, with actual compensation dependent on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or higher in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Biomedical, Manufacturing, Materials, or a related field.
• 7–9 years of relevant, hands-on R&D experience in the medical device or biopharmaceutical industries.
• Demonstrated success using empirical and first-principles models to inform and analyze experiments.
• Excellent time and project management skills and a demonstrated ability to meet goals and deadlines.
• Ability to learn new skills and fields, creatively solve challenging technical problems, think independently, and collaborate in diverse multidisciplinary teams.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and drive to positively impact global human health.
• Willingness to work onsite 4–5 days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on combination products in a GMP environment.
• Experience with statistical methodologies and large data sets, such as Six Sigma, design of experiments (DoEs), and multivariate techniques.

Responsibilities

• Characterize and improve manufacturing process unit operations by designing, executing, and analyzing process development experiments.
• Communicate experiment results through written reports and oral presentations to internal and project teams.
• Support manufacturing scale-up by assessing novel equipment, workflows, analytical techniques and process analytical technology (PAT), and process configurations.
• Support manufacturing operations by incorporating equipment and process improvements into established processes and equipment trains.
• Revise manufacturing batch records, SOPs, and other controlled documents to reflect changes.
• Contribute to implementing and maintaining Terrestrial’s Quality System.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers and technicians, including a direct report.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product development and manufacturing activities.

What This Job Offers

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