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Manufacturing Engineer II - Front Line Engineering

US - Vacaville, CAFull-time$93k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United States

Core

Direct floor-level technical owner and SME for Upstream manufacturing systems (Media Prep, Clean-in-Place, Bioreactors, PAT, Harvest) ensuring equipment fit-for-purpose, compliance, and uptime.

Role type

Manufacturing Engineer II (Front Line Engineering)

Builds

Upstream biopharmaceutical drug substance manufacturing systems and processes

Domain

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing / Upstream processing

Required skills

GMP compliance, root cause analysis (5 Whys, Ishikawa, Kepner-Tregoe, FMEA), equipment troubleshooting (mechanical/electrical/automation), equipment upgrades and modifications, capital project support, commissioning and qualification (IQ/OQ), data trending and analysis

Preferred skills

Biopharmaceutical unit operations experience, small to medium project management

Technologies

SAP, P&IDs, MS Office

Responsibilities

Triage and resolve routine equipment failures, lead formal root cause analysis investigations, monitor equipment performance metrics and identify trends, implement equipment upgrades and process improvements, support capital projects and technology transfers, provide 24/7 on-call technical support

Seniority

Mid-level, moderate supervision