Process Engineer at start-up

Compensation

$85/hr

Type: Contract
Posted: Apr 27, 2026

Description

Seeking a seasoned, floor-oriented Process Engineer to join a start-up supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and animal health companies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Biotech/Biopharmaceutical industries, providing direct process engineering support during manufacturing and packaging phases. Responsibilities include real-time troubleshooting, stabilizing processes, validating changes, and guiding project engineering initiatives. The role emphasizes fostering team growth and ensuring operational excellence.

Required Skills

Process Engineering
Troubleshooting
Root Cause Analysis
Change Control
Technical Process Improvement
Validation

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 7-10+ years of process engineering experience in an FDA-regulated or similarly controlled manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated SME-level knowledge and experience supporting Biological processes, including aseptic filling.
Experience with deviations, investigations, root cause analysis, change control, and technical process improvement.
Demonstrated experience with the validation lifecycle.
Working knowledge of project engineering principles and proven experience across the project lifecycle.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with line trials, technology transfer, startup support, or new product introduction.
Exposure to continued process verification, FMEA, Lean, TPM, centerlining, or reliability improvement methods.
Experience using plant systems or reporting tools such as SAP, MES, or Power BI.