Pharmaceutical Process Equipment Engineer

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Senior Pharmaceutical Process Engineer with GMP/Process Equipment Design – Full‑Time, onsite in Kankakee, Illinois.

Client is seeking an experienced Senior Process Engineer to support a major pharmaceutical capital expansion project at the manufacturing campus in Kankakee, Illinois. Serving as the Owner's Representative, this individual will provide technical leadership throughout the design, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, qualification, and startup of critical process support equipment. The successful candidate will ensure that all engineering deliverables produced by the Architect/Engineer (A/E), equipment manufacturers, and system suppliers satisfy the Owner's User Requirements Specifications (URS), GMP requirements, operational objectives, and long‑term reliability expectations.

This position requires extensive collaboration with Process Engineering, Automation, Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q), Validation, Construction Management, Operations, Quality, Procurement, and equipment suppliers to successfully deliver world‑class pharmaceutical manufacturing systems.

Provide technical guidance into the design, project management, commissioning and start‑up of equipment and facilities for upgrades, renovations and expansions of client facilities and processes. Support project execution from feasibility through to project completion/handover, including all project stages such as:

• Feasibility
• Concept Design, Basic Design, Detailed Design
• Procurement
• Construction
• Project Monitoring/Governance

Prepare/perform/review process engineering drawings and calculations, including heat exchanger, pump, piping, control valve sizing, heat and mass balances, and related engineered calculations. Prepare/review technical specifications and datasheets for various equipment, instrumentation, and systems. Review technical documentation such as SDS/HDS, layouts, manuals, and datasheets. Manage other engineering design firms, equipment vendors, and construction firms, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to execute projects.

Integrate safety into the design and execution of all projects (HAZOP reviews, PHSRs, design reviews with EHS representatives). Prepare/review User Requirements Specifications (URS). Provide input into commissioning (FAT, SAT) and qualification protocols (IQOQ), and support execution of commissioning and qualification. Prepare/review automation sequences for process automation, such as Functional Specifications, Valve & Alarm Matrices.

Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and cross‑functional departments, facilitate project management tools throughout project execution, and coordinate meetings to drive progress and decisions.

Travel may be occasionally required for meetings with the client and equipment fabrication vendors or factory acceptance testing. Work may require occasional support during shutdowns or extended hours, particularly during installation and commissioning/validation phases.

Supervise contractors during critical installations of process equipment and associated utilities. Other duties as assigned by client or company, based on workload and project requirements.

• Automated Parts Washers
• Plasma Bottle Opening Systems
• Pool & Thaw Vessels
• Process Skid Packages
• Single‑Use Technologies
• CIP/SIP Systems
• Automated Process Equipment

• Knowledge of GMP requirements for working in pharma/biotech facilities and a basic understanding of SOPs, validation, and change controls.
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical process engineering experience, with at least 6 years of bioprocess engineering experience (upstream or downstream).
• Excellent written and spoken English, including the preparation of technical documents.
• Experience in leading teams and coaching junior and intermediate employees.
• Knowledge of typical biotechnology processes and peripheral systems (fermentation, bioreactors, centrifugation, thawing, chromatography, TFF, DF, NF‑MF, fill & finish, media preparation, CIP/SIP, buffer preparation, clean utilities such as PW, WFI, CS, PS).
• Basic knowledge of AutoCAD (asset).
• Engineering degree, preferably in Chemical, Biochemical, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.

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Karan Rajput – US IT Recruiter