Senior Project Engineer

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet.

That’s why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

As a Senior Project Engineer in the Engineering & Technology Team you are a critical business partner to ensure we will meet our ambitious investment objectives in our Life Science business unit. You will support the preparation and execution of large, strategic investment projects as a technical expert for process engineering. The projects are large (multi‑million dollars) and/or of a complex nature.

You will support the sites and business stakeholders in developing the technical project scope and ensure seamless implementation of the most efficient, viable technical solution in alignment with internal standards and any binding requirements. At the same time, you might have the opportunity to manage smaller projects from ideation to implementation. You will also contribute to the execution of the LS strategy and strive for technological advancement by fulfilling internal customer requirements with state‑of‑the‑art and sustainable solutions, leveraging the internal technology network across the whole organization.

You will be supporting the North American region. The position is located in Jaffrey, NH USA. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

• Manage equipment validation and qualification
  • Manage change control and re‑validation to maintain ongoing compliance.
• Equipment build, commissioning, and start‑up
  • Influence equipment design inputs, vendor selection, and build for manufacturability and reliability.
  • Lead FAT/SAT, installation/commissioning, site acceptance testing, and handover to operations.
• Project governance and planning
  • Develop and maintain WBS, schedules, milestones, and critical‑path analyses.
  • Establish vendor evaluation criteria, due diligence, and gating processes.
• Risk, safety, and compliance
  • Conduct hazard analyses, FMEA; ensure alignment with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Documentation and communication
  • Create and maintain standardized templates for charters, business cases, and risk registers.
  • Provide clear, factual reporting to stakeholders and governance bodies.

• BS or MS in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred)
• 5 years of professional experience in medical, biotechnology, or bio‑pharmaceutical manufacturing environment is highly preferred.

• PMP certification preferred, not required.
• Fluent in English with excellent communication skills and a profound knowledge of quality regulations.
• Ability to analyze situations and systems to develop or identify optimized solutions in line with project scope, time, and cost.
• History of successfully implemented equipment or systems along the whole value chain from design, build, installation, and start‑up.
• Prior experience in medical, biotechnology or similar field preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing concepts and GMP.
• Strong communicator, self‑starter, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects.
• Enthusiastic, cooperative, and positive behavior.
• Significant skills and experience in project management and ideally a history of successfully executed smaller technical investment projects (0.5 M$‑10 M$) as a project lead (production machine equipment preferred).
• Demonstrated documentation skills and ability to work effectively.
• Inclusive and can identify required resources, internal or external experts and stakeholders.
• Domestic travel up to 30%.

Pay Range: $116,700‑$175,100. The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual…