Process Engineer (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: San Fernando, California, United States. The role splits time between office-based work and manufacturing or operational environments, including production-area walking, stair or platform climbing, PPE use, and occasional light lifting. Up to 20% travel is required to support other locations and special or new projects.

Salary: $80,000–$133,000 national target base pay annually. For candidates in California and New York metro areas, the target base pay range is $88,000–$146,000 annually. Compensation may also include an annual performance bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures vitamins, supplements, and other healthy-living products, including Nature Made.

What you will do

• Develop process understanding and capability for assigned dosage forms, establish controls and guardrails, and continuously optimize products and processes.
• Use data analysis and problem-solving to identify root causes and implement short- and long-term corrective actions.
• Collect and review product and process data, then make and implement improvement recommendations.
• Prepare, review, and approve technical documents, including change controls, non-conformance reports, SOPs, batch records, validation protocols, and technical reports.
• Support equipment testing and qualification, including FAT, SAT, PQ, IQ, and OQ activities.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives that increase manufacturing and packaging efficiency while maintaining safety, SOP, and GMP compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, Food Science, or a related scientific field; equivalent directly related experience may be considered.
• 4–6 years of related experience, including at least 2 years in pharmaceutical, nutritional, food, or other consumer-packaged-goods industry experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in manufacturing technical support, process or product development, quality engineering, and/or testing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of product and process development, manufacturing and packaging equipment, processing and testing laboratory techniques, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to present recommendations.
• Ability to use hand-held data collection devices and instrumentation.
• Results-oriented planning, prioritization, organization, and execution skills.
• Immigration sponsorship or support is not available, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT.
• U.S. work authorization must be accurately represented during the application process.

Nice to have

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer.
• Certified Packaging Professional, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other related problem-solving certification.
• Understanding of Lean concepts and application of DOE and QbD.

Culture & Benefits

• Growth-oriented environment focused on learning, experimentation, curiosity, and continuous development.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) match, wellness benefits, and an annual performance bonus may be included.
• Overtime is compensated for non-exempt hourly employees in accordance with applicable state and federal law; overtime may be required based on business needs.
• Work includes manufacturing noise, moving equipment, temperature variation, and other operational conditions requiring safety precautions.

Hiring process

• Applications must accurately disclose U.S. work authorization and any need for immigration sponsorship or support; misrepresentations may result in rejection or termination.
• hirify.global's hiring process does not include text-based conversations or interviews and never requires payment or fees from applicants.