Manager- Manufacturing & Packaging Lead Engineer

Location: Onsite in Groton, Connecticut, United States. Day-shift work includes occasional after-hours or weekend response and onsite support during incidents, emergencies, planned shutdowns, and project execution.

Annual base salary: $99,200–$165,400, plus a 12.5% bonus target and eligibility for a share-based long-term incentive program.

Company

hirify.global operates a regulated pharmaceutical R&D campus supporting clinical manufacturing, laboratories, vivarium operations, utilities, and office facilities.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership and subject-matter expertise for manufacturing and packaging equipment, systems, and facility support infrastructure.
• Lead asset lifecycle activities covering design, installation, commissioning, maintenance strategy, and obsolescence planning.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Packaging teams to improve equipment reliability, uptime, and performance.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead assigned capital project activities, including scope development, execution, and commissioning.
• Oversee contractors, suppliers, vendor performance, service delivery, and maintenance outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing and packaging, maintenance and engineering operations, and cGMP compliance.
• Experience leading teams or providing technical leadership in a matrix organization.
• Knowledge of GxP facility mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and support systems, as well as maintenance practices and processes.
• Experience with SLAs, KPIs, fiscal management applications, CMMS, and Microsoft Office.
• Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States. U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MS or MBA.
• Experience with filling, labeling, serialization, PLC, or SCADA systems.
• Experience with reliability engineering, asset management programs, capital projects, or Lean/Six Sigma certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a regulated pharmaceutical R&D environment with strict cGMP, EHS, quality, gowning, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Comprehensive benefits including a 401(k) with matching contributions and an additional retirement savings contribution.
• Paid vacation, holidays, personal days, caregiver/parental leave, and medical leave.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility.