Senior CQV Engineer (Pharmaceutical)

Location: Onsite in Tipperary, Ireland

Company

hirify.global's Outsourced Technical Services department provides technical professionals for current and long-term projects across pharmaceutical and other industrial sectors.

What you will do

• Lead commissioning and qualification activities for API process trains in a major brownfield pharmaceutical project.
• Execute and oversee FAT, SAT, commissioning, IQ, OQ, and startup activities.
• Perform system walkdowns, verify mechanical completion, and review turnover packages.
• Develop, review, and execute commissioning and qualification documentation in Kneat.
• Coordinate punch lists, vendors, contractors, and handover activities.
• Support PSSR/PSSER activities, risk assessments, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, and interfaces with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Construction, and Automation.

Requirements

• Degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or API manufacturing projects.
• Proven experience delivering commissioning and qualification activities on large capital or brownfield API projects.
• Strong knowledge of GMP manufacturing processes and regulatory requirements.
• Experience using Kneat for digital CQV execution and DeltaV systems, including alarms, interlocks, and process control strategies.
• Strong understanding of mechanical completion, system turnover, startup, and operational readiness processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on technically challenging pharmaceutical projects in Ireland and internationally.
• Long-term assignments with hirify.global and its clients.
• Career development opportunities and competitive benefits.
• Work within a live GMP manufacturing environment and collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams.