Process Engineer (Life Sciences)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Salary: $135,000–$185,000 annually, depending on qualifications, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location.

Company

hirify.global Design & Engineering is an architecture, engineering, and design firm operating within Clayco’s integrated design-build organization, delivering complex projects across North America.

What you will do

• Lead or support process definition and design for life sciences manufacturing facilities from early planning through construction support.
• Define process flows, unit operations, equipment requirements, capacity needs, and space requirements for regulated manufacturing operations.
• Develop process narratives, block flow diagrams, equipment layouts, and engineering criteria for architectural and engineering design.
• Collaborate with clients, process architects, utilities, mechanical, electrical, automation, architectural, and construction teams.
• Contribute to proposals, technical narratives, early planning concepts, client meetings, workshops, and capacity-planning sessions.
• Review process design deliverables, support GMP/GxP compliance, and resolve multidisciplinary process-design challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of life sciences manufacturing process engineering experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or advanced therapy environments.
• Experience with at least one major modality, including monoclonal antibodies, fill-finish, ATMPs, cell and gene therapies, mRNA, vaccines, APIs, or oral solid dosage.
• Strong understanding of regulated manufacturing processes, unit operations, equipment, facility design inputs, and equipment layouts.
• Familiarity with GMP/GxP environments and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for client-facing technical discussions and multidisciplinary coordination.

Nice to have

• Experience with additional life sciences modalities, platforms, or production technologies.
• Experience in design-build or fast-track project delivery environments.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative design-build environment spanning development, design, engineering, and construction.
• Opportunities to work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile projects.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k), generous paid time off, paid company holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, and an employee assistance program.
• Learning and development programs and a discretionary annual performance bonus.