Process Engineering Advisor
Elanco
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Indianapolis • United States
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About the role
- Consult with global manufacturing sites to define equipment and process requirements (e.g., URS), complete technical design reviews, and support fit-for-purpose solutions across oral solid dose and sterile operations.
- Conduct structured troubleshooting and root-cause investigations for process and equipment performance issues; recommend and support implementation of sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Provide technical input for major capital projects from concept through detailed design, ensuring alignment with cGMP expectations and business objectives.
- Partner with Plant Engineering, Technical Services/Manufacturing Sciences (TS/MS), Quality, and R&D to support technology transfer, product launches, and validation strategy through robust technical risk assessment and problem solving.
- Develop and standardize best practices, tools, and training to strengthen engineering capability and knowledge sharing across the network; stay current on external technology and apply learnings where beneficial.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience: A minimum of 10 years of experience in cGMP manufacturing or manufacturing engineering support, with deep hands-on expertise in one or more of the following unit operations/technologies: granulation, tablet compression, freeze drying, centrifugation, drying, milling, extrusion, and/or blending/mixing.
- Skills: Technical consulting for equipment and process design (including URS and design reviews) and structured troubleshooting/root-cause analysis (RCA) to improve process and equipment performance.
Benefits
- Multiple relocation packages
- Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Flexible work arrangements
- Up to 6% 401K matching
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
technical design reviewsstructured troubleshootingroot-cause analysisprocess performance improvementequipment performance improvementURSgranulationtablet compressionfreeze dryingblending/mixing
Soft Skills
consultingproblem solvingcollaborationknowledge sharing
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering