Senior Process Engineer - (Biotech Industry)

Company: Harris Group
Location: Thousand Oaks
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Harris Group thrives on providing expert engineering for some of today's most complex challenges. We are creative in our approach by delivering multi-discipline services across a wide range of project types. Our successes are directly related to high-quality collaboration, across all offices, expertise, and background. Harris Group is a 100% Employee-Owned company with our eyes focused on the people in the company, the clients we serve, and the communities in which we live.
Harris Group is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to join one of our California regions, Thousand Oaks or Lafayette. We offer a flexible work arrangement with a hybrid work model. Harris Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and a friendly, flexible, collaborative culture that values and supports professional development.
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Process Engineer with experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries. In this role, you will be responsible for providing professional engineering expertise and leadership to projects primarily in pharmaceutical or biotechnology, working on innovative designs for industrial facilities, and providing development, detailed design, and construction support.
The Responsibilities

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• Plan, organize, and direct the technical activities of the process design team to ensure technical success and adherence to the project scope, schedule, budget and quality requirements.
  
• Conceptual design, process development, and detailed process design, including design calculations.
• Plan, facilitate, and conduct design reviews.
• Generate H&M balances, PFDs and P&IDs (knowledge of CAD software is not essential but is plus).
• Understand and analyze process scaling issues.
• Research, design, size and specify processes and equipment.
  
• Participate in technology centered communities of practice.
• Provide technical expertise on complex design issues and advanced engineering theories, concepts, principles, and processes.
  
• Interface with key client and project staff in formal, informal and project team meetings.
  
• Provide clients with assistance during installation, commissioning, and start-up of equipment and related systems.
• Develop equipment bid packages.
• Perform risk analysis and develop risk management plans.
• Drawing production and review, through directing the actions of designers or drafters.
  Qualifications
  Successful candidates need to be able to work with minimum supervision and 10+ years of relevant experience in a biotechnology or pharmaceuticals.Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experienced with, and knowledgeable of, biopharmaceutical processing techniques
  • Advanced knowledge of process development activities, cGMP's guidelines and FDA and EMEA process validation requirements
  • Experience in dealing directly with customers and sales organizations on capital projects required; planning and controlling capital projects a plus
  • Ability to lead as an integral part of a multifunctional, customer focused team
  • Excellent written (documentation) and oral (presentation) communication skills
  • Ability to use a computer and computer software programs relevant to the engineering discipline (Aspen Plus, PIPE-FLO), and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Ability and willingness to travel to an off-site location and/or accept client site assignments when required.
    Equal Opportunity Employer
    Harris Group provides a competitive compensation and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
    We look forward to receiving your resume!

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