Exp Engineer - Process Engineering System Owner (Biologics)

Location: Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America. Full-time onsite role with up to 10% domestic and international travel.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare and innovative medicine solutions, including treatments and technologies designed to improve patient health.

What you will do

• Own the technical delivery and project management of process systems and equipment packages from design through turnover to end users.
• Lead engineering design and startup support for GMP biotherapeutics manufacturing facility systems.
• Manage approximately $10 million–$20 million in process equipment packages and field-installed scope.
• Coordinate vendors, construction teams, design partners, manufacturing, quality, commissioning, and qualification activities.
• Lead walkdowns, punch-list closure, commissioning and qualification protocol reviews, and system readiness approvals.
• Resolve commissioning issues, manage project changes, and support GMP readiness, qualification batches, audits, and final handover.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of process or plant engineering experience in commercial biologics manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with process engineering, plant engineering, equipment delivery, or manufacturing support in a GMP-regulated environment.
• Experience implementing new equipment from construction through commissioning, qualification, and turnover.
• Ability to lead or support cross-functional teams in a matrixed project environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, decision-making, and project execution skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• Experience with large-scale monoclonal antibody production equipment, chromatography, tangential flow filtration, solution preparation and storage, autoclaves, washers, or clean-in-place systems.
• Experience with architecture and engineering firms, construction firms, and equipment vendors.
• Startup, commissioning, qualification, or GMP readiness experience for a new or expanded manufacturing facility.
• Professional Engineer or project management certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment guided by the company’s Credo.
• Employee support covering wellness, career, and life needs.
• Work focused on developing medicines and healthcare solutions for patients.
• Equal opportunity employment and an interview process with accommodation support for applicants with disabilities.