Process Engineer, mid-level, 100% (m/f/d)

  • Full-time

Company Description

CRB's nearly 1,800 expert professionals drive innovative, life-changing and life-saving solutions for manufacturers in the life sciences and food and beverage industries. Our mission, vision and core values put client satisfaction and employee experience at the center of everything we do. See us at crbgroup.com.

Job Description

CRB is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and dynamic team-oriented individual that has a desire to help CRB continue to develop its process expertise within the life science marketplace, fulfilling the role of Mid-Level Process Engineer (title to be Process Engineer) on projects and within the office. 
This person will provide process engineering leadership to develop and implement process concepts and designs on technically complex projects. The process engineer is responsible for coordinating with other disciplines including architects, mechanical, automation/ controls, and electrical engineers and also client personnel to ensure the design requirements are met. Project sizes will vary and will consist primarily of biotechnology process projects including both existing renovations / retrofits and new construction. The successful candidate will be expected to represent CRB in a professional manner.

 Responsibilities can  include:

  • Taking responsibility for the design of assigned process unit operations and ensuring the high-quality process deliverables
  • Helping develop and recommending concepts, initial evaluations, options, regulatory concerns, technologies and strategies
  • Working closely with client operations/ manufacturing personnel in the collection of data and definition of impacted systems
  • Developing mass, utility and energy balances and defining utility consumption and generation requirements
  • Leading the technical development of process narratives, block flow diagrams (BFDs), process flow diagrams (PFDs) and P&IDs
  • Developing technical process equipment documentation and writing testing requirements and attending factory acceptance tests (FATs) for process equipment
  • Leading and coordinating with supporting process team members and with process architecture and utility engineering team leads
  • Working with facility planners to layout the process needs, including space, adjacencies and flows
  • Supporting the development of equipment cost estimates through solicitation of vendor quotes
  • Representing CRB with external partners and clients 
  • Stay abreast of the latest technologies
  • Being a mentor to Junior Process engineers and other non-technical staff.

Qualifications

  • University degree in  Chemical, Bio or Process Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience with Biologic Processes, minimum 1-2 years involvement in design (preferably in a design firm setting)
  • Experience with developing process strategies/ typical shared service systems for biologic operations, from initial concept through specification and eventual start-up/ qualification
  • Unit operation experience should include many of the following: Support Services (washers, autoclaves), associated CIP and Utility Requirement, Upstream Processes & Downstream Processes
  • Experience with FDA, EMA regulatory standards required as well as knowledge and application of cGMP and ASME BPE
  • Experience with PFD, P&ID software tools such as Visio, ASPEN, COMOS, SmartPlant or AutoCAD P&ID
  • Language: Fluent in German (C2+technical language), ability to communicate in English (B2+) required, French (B2+) is a plus
  • Valid Work Permit for Germany, or able to obtain a permit

Additional Information

CRB does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of CRB without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of CRB. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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