Engineer II, Facilities (Biotech)

Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $125,000–$165,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a technology-driven biotechnology company developing and manufacturing advanced therapies through integrated technologies, services, and manufacturing expertise.

What you will do

• Operate, troubleshoot, maintain, and continuously improve GMP facilities, utilities, and infrastructure supporting cell therapy and viral vector manufacturing.
• Support HVAC, pressurization, airflow, temperature, humidity, water, steam, gas, electrical, vacuum, waste processing, and other critical utility systems.
• Participate in engineering projects through design, construction, startup, commissioning, validation, SOP development, maintenance planning, and continuous improvement.
• Lead engineering drawing and piping and instrumentation diagram walkdowns and perform commissioning test protocols for infrastructure and utility systems.
• Manage asset lifecycle, maintenance, calibration, shutdown planning, utility expansion planning, and CMMS activities.
• Collaborate with Facilities, Metrology, Capital Projects, Validation, Automation, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Facilities, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in a GMP biotech or FDA-regulated environment.
• Experience troubleshooting equipment and utility issues, performing root cause analysis, managing work orders, and supporting corrective and preventive actions.
• Knowledge of automated control systems, programmable logic controllers, human-machine interfaces, and human factors.
• Strong technical writing, interpersonal, verbal communication, organization, independence, and collaboration skills.
• Experience presenting and defending Facilities Engineering activities during regulatory audits.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a highly regulated industrial environment with established safety and quality programs.
• Support operational excellence, reliability, predictive maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in safety programs addressing risks in laboratory and manufacturing environments.
• Role requires standing, walking, bending, stretching, climbing step ladders while wearing PPE, and lifting 25–50 lbs.