Sr Engineer

ECHO Consulting Group•Juncos, PR

About The Position

ECHO Consulting Group provides solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and food industries, including CQV, quality management, regulatory compliance, manufacturing support, and project management. The company describes a workplace built on trust, respect, teamwork, creativity, enthusiasm, and diligence, and offers competitive compensation and professional development. The Senior Engineer independently provides or directs process characterization, optimization strategies, and troubleshooting for operational issues in operations, manufacturing, pilot plant, or capital project environments. The role applies advanced engineering principles to major system modifications, experiments, processes, and capital projects, and develops, organizes, analyzes, and presents findings for significant and complex operational or engineering issues. In design engineering, the role develops technical solutions to complex problems, collaborates with research, manufacturing, process development, utilities, facilities, quality assurance, and validation departments on requirements and recommendations for complex system or facility modifications, and works with project managers to deliver projects within schedule, budget, and quality constraints. The position also coordinates consultants, architects, and engineering firms in developing standard design documents and develops departmental or project budgets spanning multiple disciplines.

Requirements

Doctorate in Engineering; or a master's degree plus 2 years of engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree in Engineering plus 4 years of engineering experience.
Strong knowledge of production and engineering science.
Expertise in writing, executing, and managing validation protocols under GLP/GMP standards.
Hands-on operation and expertise with laboratory equipment and specific processes.
Ability to solve technical issues from routine to highly complex using scientific theory, calculations, and data analysis.
Ability to identify and deploy internal or external resources to resolve issues independently.
Experience managing projects from schedule and cost development through execution and completion.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
Skills supervising third-party contractors and vendors.
Track record in delegation, team building, and collaboration across diverse working styles.
Skills in negotiation, persuasion, facilitation, and conflict resolution.
Proficiency in technical report writing and professional presentations.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of packaging equipment.
Knowledge of designing new equipment processes.
Knowledge of engineering projects.
Knowledge of validations.
Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Complete complex or novel assignments that require developing new or improved engineering techniques and procedures.
Develop engineering policies and procedures that affect multiple organizational units.
Supervise, coordinate, and review the work of a small staff of engineers, associates, and/or technicians on an ongoing and project basis.
Employ advanced engineering techniques or modify advanced techniques within the area of engineering expertise.
Apply engineering principles and practices outside the area of discipline expertise to assignments in related fields.
Serve as a peer-recognized engineering technology specialist in at least one area and determine methodologies in that area.
Plan and conduct projects using mature engineering knowledge.
Develop technical solutions to complex problems requiring ingenuity and creativity.
Collaborate with research, manufacturing, process development, utilities, facilities, quality assurance, and validation departments to develop requirements and recommendations for large or highly complex system and facility modifications.
Work with project managers to complete design and engineering projects within schedule, budget, and quality constraints.
Coordinate consultants, architects, and engineering firms in developing standard design documents.
Develop departmental budgets or project budgets covering multiple disciplines for an area within a project or an entire smaller project.
Perform other functions as assigned.