Sr. Engineer I, Instrumentation & Controls (Biotechnology)

Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States

Salary: $93,000–$120,750 per year

Company

hirify.global is a mid-sized biotechnology company developing life-changing medicines with a focus on scientific excellence and regulated pharmaceutical operations.

What you will do

• Provide engineering, validation, and troubleshooting support for manufacturing and laboratory analytical instrumentation.
• Author deviations, CAPAs, change controls, risk analyses, and system impact assessments in a GMP environment.
• Support instrument calibration, CMMS scheduling, commissioning, qualification, startup, and facility upgrade activities.
• Lead instrumentation and controls projects from design through implementation, managing scope, schedules, resources, and budgets.
• Configure and troubleshoot DeltaV, PLC, SCADA, DCS, DAS, LIMS, Empower, LabX, and related control platforms.
• Mentor I&C technicians and junior engineers while supporting regulatory inspections and cross-functional improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• At least 4 years of relevant engineering experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of FDA GMP and EMA regulatory requirements.
• Expertise with HPLC, UPLC, pH and conductivity instrumentation, balances, and scales.
• Experience with validation protocols, deviations, CAPAs, change controls, electrical schematics, and instrumentation troubleshooting.
• Ability to support occasional extended shifts or weekend work as business needs require.

Nice to have

• Low-voltage control panel wiring, troubleshooting, and repair experience.
• Facility and utility instrumentation experience.
• Regulatory inspection support, capital project leadership, and instrumentation upgrade experience.
• Experience mentoring technicians and junior engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employees receive short- and long-term incentive opportunities, including cash bonuses and equity incentives.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness, and fitness reimbursement benefits.
• Paid vacation, company holidays, personal-significance days, sick time, and parental leave.
• 401(k) matching, employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year.
• Inclusive workplace focused on collaboration, learning, growth, and employee resource groups.