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Senior Process Equipment and Reliability Engineer

Senior Process Equipment and Reliability Engineer

United States Posted 2025-09-04

Job Title – Senior Process Equipment and Reliability Engineer

Job Location – Cranbury NJ

Overview
We are seeking an experienced engineering leader who is energized by the challenge of elevating equipment performance in a dynamic biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This role shapes the site’s long-term reliability vision while providing hands-on technical leadership for critical process and utility systems. The ideal candidate brings strong problem-solving capabilities, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for building high-performing, future-ready operations.

What You’ll Do
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and technicians, fostering a culture centered on reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Define and execute the site’s asset reliability strategy, ensuring equipment operates safely, efficiently, and compliantly.
• Partner with cross-functional teams—Manufacturing, Quality, MSAT, Facilities, Supply Chain—to strengthen equipment performance and resolve complex technical issues.
• Drive long-term asset health through lifecycle planning, risk assessments, and data-driven improvement initiatives.
• Champion the use of modern reliability tools, digital technologies, and predictive insights to optimize maintenance and minimize downtime.
• Guide the development of preventive and predictive maintenance programs that support production needs and operational efficiency.
• Lead investigations into equipment issues and implement sustainable corrective strategies.
• Support new equipment introduction—from design review to commissioning and qualification—ensuring system readiness for GMP manufacturing.
• Represent reliability engineering during audits, inspections, and cross-functional technical forums.
• Contribute to engineering documentation, ensuring clarity, compliance, and alignment with regulatory expectations.

What You’ll Bring
• A strong foundation in equipment reliability, maintenance strategy, or process engineering within a GMP-regulated or highly technical environment.
• The ability to lead within a collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing organization.
• Comfort navigating complex equipment challenges and driving practical, long-term solutions.
• Experience with reliability methodologies and digital tools (e.g., predictive monitoring, CMMS platforms, asset analytics).
• A forward-thinking approach that continuously seeks better ways to strengthen system performance, reduce risk, and enhance operational resilience.

Why This Role Matters
This position plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the performance of the facility’s most critical assets. Your leadership will directly influence manufacturing reliability, product quality, and the site’s long-term operational strategy. You will have the opportunity to shape how we work, modernize how we manage equipment, and build a culture that values innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.

The anticipated salary for this position is $70,000-140,000

The job description does not intend to list all the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. An employee holding this position would be required to perform other job-related duties/responsibilities based on their expertise and the company's business needs.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability

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