Sr Engineer (Packaging Engineering)

Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Company

Amgen develops, manufactures, and delivers biotechnology medicines for serious illnesses across oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare disease.

What you will do

• Own technical deliverables for packaging projects, components, systems, and platform areas.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and improve pharmaceutical packaging platforms, configurations, equipment, and processes.
• Evaluate, qualify, and sustain packaging components, materials, processes, and platform elements.
• Lead or support technical assessments, test protocols, qualification activities, engineering reports, specifications, procedures, and change controls.
• Support technology transfers, new product introductions, site start-ups, and packaging lifecycle management.
• Partner with Product Development, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and other functions to deliver compliant and scalable packaging solutions.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree; or a master’s degree with 2 years of engineering experience; or a bachelor’s degree with 4 years; or an associate degree with 8 years; or a high school diploma/GED with 10 years of engineering experience.
• Experience in packaging, manufacturing, process, product development, device, combination product, clinical supply, or regulated technical operations.
• Knowledge of cGMP expectations, change control, qualification, validation, technical writing, and regulated manufacturing environments.
• Ability to own technical deliverables, identify and resolve risks, communicate technical progress, and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Strong project management, communication, collaboration, technical writing, and technical problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with automated equipment implementation, platform standardization, site start-ups, or process improvements.
• Experience developing or improving clinical or commercial packaging configurations and lifecycle management programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits for eligible employees and dependents.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions, stock-based long-term incentives, and a discretionary annual bonus program.
• Award-winning time-off plans and career development opportunities.
• Flexible work models may be available where applicable to the role.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted until a candidate is selected or a sufficient number of applications is received.
• Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.