Sr. Engineer II, Plant Utilities (Biotechnology)

Location: On campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States

Salary: $107,000–$143,000 base salary per year

Company

hirify.global is a mid-sized biotechnology company developing life-changing medicines through regulated manufacturing and laboratory operations.

What you will do

• Provide technical support and troubleshoot clean utilities, water, compressed air, steam, gases, HVAC air-handling systems, waste systems, cooling-tower water, process glycol, and associated building management automation.
• Lead or support the design, specification, installation, commissioning, qualification, and validation of new equipment and modifications.
• Develop user requirements specifications and execute commissioning and qualification protocols.
• Support capital and operational-expenditure projects, including scoping, design reviews, change controls, construction support, commissioning, and validation.
• Investigate equipment failures, implement corrective improvements, and onboard equipment into the computerized maintenance management system.
• Manage small engineering projects, contractors, schedules, risks, stakeholders, compliance activities, procedures, deviations, and corrective and preventive actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• At least 6 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing facilities, plant utilities, or facility equipment systems.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment and utility systems.
• Experience supporting equipment-related capital or operational-expenditure projects.
• Experience with equipment commissioning, qualification, or validation activities.
• Ability to develop technical specifications, assess equipment requirements, investigate equipment failures, and recommend corrective actions.
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Project, and AutoCAD.

Nice to have

• Experience with clean utilities, HVAC, steam, waste, cooling-water, or glycol systems in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing user requirements specifications and commissioning or qualification protocols.
• Experience managing engineering projects involving stakeholder coordination, risk management, scheduling, and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems.
• Experience managing change controls, deviation investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Ability to lead cross-functional engineering and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment with short- and long-term incentive opportunities, including cash bonuses and equity incentives.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, fitness, and wellness benefits.
• At least 15 vacation days, end-of-year shutdown time, paid holidays, personal-significance days, and sick time.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• 401(k) with company matching, employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
• Inclusive environment with employee resource groups and opportunities for learning and growth.