Merck
Sr. Spclst, Engineering
USA - Delaware - Wilmington (Biotech) · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$106k-$167kDetected 1 day ago
HRISCustomer SupportMechanical DesignGMPLeadershipCommunicationMentoringOSHA
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About the role
- As part of a greenfield biologics manufacturing campus, this role bridges project execution into commercial operations while ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and sustainable utility performance.
Responsibilities
- Provide mechanical engineering leadership during design, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and commercial operations of the Central Utility Building (CUB).
- Provide 24/7 technical support for utility and facility systems, leading troubleshooting of complex mechanical issues.
- Review engineering packages, P&IDs, specifications, calculations, and construction documents for compliance with our Company's engineering standards and cGMP requirements.
- Support FAT, SAT, CQV, operational readiness, and equipment turnover activities.
- Develop preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance strategies to maximize equipment availability.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), failure investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Own and maintain engineering documentation including P&IDs, equipment files, drawings, maintenance strategies, and asset hierarchies.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Maintenance, Reliability, Automation, Quality, EHSS, Validation, and Capital Projects to ensure operational excellence.
- Drive energy optimization, sustainability, asset lifecycle planning, and long-term infrastructure reliability.
- Maintain inspection readiness and compliance with cGMP, OSHA, environmental regulations, and corporate engineering standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- 8+ years supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong expertise with boilers, chillers, HVAC, compressed air, pumping systems, heat transfer systems, and mechanical utilities.
- Experience with greenfield projects, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness.
- Knowledge of CMMS systems, reliability engineering, and asset management.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting biologics or sterile manufacturing facilities.
- Knowledge of CQV, FAT, SAT, ISA, ASME, NFPA, OSHA, and cGMP standards.
- Professional Engineer (PE) and/or CMRP certification preferred.
- Experience with Building Automation Systems and sustainability initiatives.
- Leadership Competencies
- Technical excellence and sound engineering judgment.
- Collaborative leadership and talent development.
- Commitment to safety, quality, compliance, and operational excellence.
Skills
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- The salary range for this role is
- $106,200.00 - $167,200.00
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is
Equal opportunity
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- This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
- The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
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