Project Engineer

Description

  

Company Background: 

ABEC has been a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry for over 50 years. ABEC’s unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximise productivity. ABEC’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilisation systems.

Position Summary:

This position reports to the Project Engineer Team Lead or Engineering Manager. The Project Engineer designs, specifies and commissions new and renovated biopharmaceutical process and clean utility equipment, provides engineering support and leads deviation investigations for equipment and manufacturing processes. As Project Engineer you will be responsible to provide the Project Manager with assistance required to attain or exceed the project operating income, project execution plan and customer satisfaction goals.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in a      professional team-based office environment and meet date-driven      customer-focused commitments. 
• Keep assigned Project      Manager(s), Project Team Members and Departmental Management Supervisor      apprised of project workload progress, needs and updates on a regular      basis. 
• Identify any scope of      supply changes affecting project cost. 
• Function as direct      customer contact on technical items related to assigned projects. 
• Supports Project      Manager activities and responsibilities on “as-needed” bases when required      or when the Project Manager is not available. 
• Work to meet all      departmental Goals, Objectives and Metric based improvement      initiatives. 
• Review, generate and      comprehend customer-based specifications, requirements and      proposal documents. 
• Review & analysis      of customer specifications with respect to company offer, scope of supply      & commercial terms. 
• Prepare & maintain      contract files in accordance with Company procedures. 
• Support Company      Designers on Engineering-related deliverables while meeting customer      expectations for equipment requirements related to form, fit and      function. 
• Support the creation      and approval of key Engineering / Design documentation (i.e., P+ID’s,      GA’s, Detailed Design Drawings, BOM’s etc…) 
• Perform calculations      required for equipment verification and component /      system sizing. 
• Preparation of      specifications & equipment data sheets. 
• Support design      verification activities and participate in Design-driven Model      reviews. 
• Review and Approve      related Engineering Change Notices (ECN’s) and ensure their accuracy and      completeness prior to their publication and release throughout the      organisation (i.e., purchasing, quality, production etc.…). 
• Support Automation and      Electrical Engineering Resources on related deliverables driven by      customer expectations related to equipment communications and / or      functionality. 
• Work with company      Automation resources to review customer requirements and generate /      approve related automation documentation including but not limited to      Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and Detailed Design      Specifications (DDS) 
• Support Manufacturing      and Quality based resources in their work to fabricate, assemble and      qualify Engineering / Design deliverables in support of customer driven      requirements. 
• Function as company      contact on technical items related to assigned projects under fabrication      and quality verification. 
• Supervision and/or conduct Pre-FAT, FAT, and/or      SAT activities both domestically and internationally. 
• Generate required test      plans and work with customers to seek approval in advance. 
• Generate IQ / OQ      documentation as required. 
• Support the      development of engineering standards, procedures & procedures for      review by departmental management. 
• Support Departmental      and Organisational efforts to improve performance and reduce operational      costs by identifying potential items for consideration      and participating in company sponsored process improvement teams as      assigned. 
• Travel to customer job      sites as required. 
• Execute other tasks as      assigned. 

Qualifications:

· Honours BSc or BEng (Level 8) in an Engineering field (Mechanical, Biological, Chemical or equivalent experience)