Project Engineer

Penn Life Sciences is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our team in Langhorne, PA.

The Project Engineer will manage facility, utility, manufacturing equipment, packaging equipment, and site-improvement projects within a sterile injectable manufacturing environment. This role leads assigned projects from initial scope development through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, startup, turnover, and closeout. The ideal candidate will demonstrate hands-on project execution experience, strong troubleshooting and technical documentation skills, and the ability to coordinate contractors, equipment manufacturers, and cross-functional teams within a cGMP-regulated facility.

This position’s responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Manage assigned facility, utility, manufacturing equipment, packaging equipment, and site-improvement projects through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, startup, turnover, and closeout.
• Develop project scopes, user requirements, equipment specifications, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, execution plans, capital justifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate contractors, equipment manufacturers, engineering firms, construction trades, qualification providers, and other third parties to ensure projects are completed safely, compliantly, on schedule, and within budget.
• Lead production line equipment installation and qualification projects in partnership with Packaging, Quality Assurance, Validation, Maintenance, equipment manufacturers, and third-party service providers.
• Troubleshoot equipment, utility, facility, and process-performance issues using structured root cause analysis and implement corrective, preventive, reliability, and continuous-improvement actions.
• Create, revise, and maintain accurate AutoCAD site drawings, including facility layouts, equipment layouts, utility drawings, P&IDs, life-safety drawings, redlines, and final as-built documentation.
• Provide day-to-day engineering oversight for the site water room in coordination with the Water Systems Subject Matter Expert, Quality Assurance, Validation, Microbiology, Maintenance, and external service providers.
  
  

We Are Looking For Applicants With

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Biomedical, or a closely related engineering discipline required.
• Minimum 2–7 years of engineering, project engineering, facilities engineering, manufacturing engineering, or capital-project experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, sterile manufacturing, medical-device, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment required; sterile injectable experience strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with equipment or facility installation, commissioning, qualification, startup, troubleshooting, and project execution.
• Demonstrated experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, vendors, contractors, field activities, technical documentation, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and experience creating, revising, and maintaining site drawings; ability to interpret P&IDs, layouts, schematics, specifications, and technical manuals.
  
  

What We Offer

• 401(k) with company match
• Health, vision, and dental Insurance
• Childcare expense reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Annual bonus eligibility
• Annual merit increases
• Paid Time Off and Flexible Holidays
  
  

Penn Life Sciences is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

We encourage you to apply if you feel that you are a match! We look forward to hearing from you.

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