Senior Manufacturing Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bridgeton, MO, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience
- 3+ years of hands-on engineering experience in a cGMP regulated pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or sterile medical device manufacturing environment. Experience with isolator technology, RABS, vial/
- Preferred Technical Skills & Qualifications
- Proficiency in mechanical design software: SolidWorks, AutoCAD Inventor, or equivalent (required: creation of complex 3D models, assemblies, detailed drawings, and tolerance analysis). Automation know
Full description
Our Work Matters
At Kindeva we make products that save lives, ensuring better health and well-being for patients around the world.
The Impact You Will Make
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer serves as a technical leader and subject matter expert (SME) that is responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management of aseptic manufacturing processes and equipment used in the production of sterile pharmaceutical and/or biopharmaceutical products. This role provides strategic engineering support to ensure reliable, compliant, and high-performance aseptic manufacturing processes for injectable drug products (vials, syringes, cartridges, etc.). The engineer drives process optimization, contamination control, equipment lifecycle management, and continuous improvement while maintaining full compliance with cGMP, FDA, EMA, ISO, and other regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the primary SME for aseptic manufacturing equipment, utilities (WFI, clean steam, compressed gases), and fill-finish systems (vial washers, depyrogenation tunnels, isolators/RABS, filling lines, cappers, lyophilizers, robotic systems, etc.).
Provide technical leadership for aseptic fill/finish operations, including process design, scale-up, process validation, troubleshooting, and ongoing performance monitoring.
Ensure robust aseptic practices and contamination control strategies (CCS) are implemented and sustained across all sterile operations.
Lead or support equipment and process lifecycle activities, including design reviews, FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ, requalification, and decommissioning.
Author, review, and approve technical documents such as SOPs, batch records, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, risk assessments, validation protocols/reports, and investigation reports.
Perform in-depth root cause analysis (using tools such as Fishbone, 5-Why, FMEA) on mechanical, automation, environmental and process deviations; author and implement CAPAs to drive permanent corrective solutions to improve yield, reduce downtime, and strengthen contamination control.
Drive process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven approaches to increase yield, reduce cycle time, minimize interventions, and enhance sterility assurance.
Provide engineering oversight and troubleshooting support during manufacturing campaigns, including real-time shop-floor support for complex technical issues.
Collaborate with Quality Assurance, Validation, Microbiology, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Operations and MSAT teams to ensure successful tech transfers, new product introductions (NPI), and regulatory inspections.
Support regulatory submissions and inspections by preparing technical packages and defending aseptic processes.