What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Development Engineer position at Brightpath Associates LLC?
Senior Process Development Engineer:
- The ability to interact with chemists to help guide the development of new chemical processes, translate these processes into executable instructions, and guide operators through production.
- Provide guidance in scaling up production processes from the lab to the pilot plant.
- Be able to provide flexible solutions when processes do not scale as expected and be able to work closely with production operators in providing instructions.
- Able to assist other engineers with difficult scale up situations.
- Provide supporting documentations (batch records, specifications, hazard sheets, safety review packages, air emissions, processing reports) necessary to support processing in the plant.
- Conduct safety meetings, oversee execution of processing, participate on the floor as appropriate and review executed batch records.
- Interact closely with our chemistry and quality departments throughout the production process.
- External interactions include meeting with clients, vendors and contractors.
- Engineering support of pilot plant infrastructure.
- Ability to multi-task and work with supervisor to establish priorities.
Required Educational & Industrial Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry with ten or more years of experience in scale-up/preparation of pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals
- Specific Skill and Requirements
- Works effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Strong problem-solving capabilities
- Experience in first time scale-up and preparation
- Demonstrate success in prior positions
- Experience with pilot plant and kilo scale process equipment
- Knowledgeable in process/cleaning validation and equipment commissioning/qualification
- Good trouble shooting and problem-solving skills
- Highly motivated team player with excellent written and oral communication