Senior Engineer - Utilities

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Take on an exciting opportunity with Lonza, a global leader in life sciences, and contribute to our outstanding team as a Senior Engineer in Utilities. This role is crafted to support our ambitious growth and ongoing success at our Vacaville, CA site. Join us in driving world-class technical solutions and ensuring flawless operations in plant utilities.

Key responsibilities:

• Identify, analyze, and design improvements for facility, utility, process, and other utilities equipment.

• Provide technical support for all site utility systems, including water pretreatment, plant and process drains, water for injection, and clean steam systems.

• Ensure uninterrupted quality supply of pharmaceuticals through technical support and compliance.

• Develop and maintain engineering documentation such as P&IDs, design drawings, and specifications.

• Support project documentation development and review, including schedules, budgets, URS, PEP, RFQs, and Contractor Bid Packages.

• Drive and manage planning and design phases, including project initiation and detailed design.

• Conduct daily process monitoring and analysis, and support discrepancy investigations.

• Coordinate construction phases, managing contractors and ensuring successful project completion.

• Resolve emergent issues on a 24/7 basis, including weekends and holidays if necessary.

• Collaborate with Global Engineering on major projects.

• Continuously improve technical infrastructure, standards, practices, and procedures.

• Lead identification and implementation of process performance improvements.

• Provide technical mentorship to utility operations technicians.

• Provide SME support during plant audits.

• Provide guidance for 'like for like' or similar parts of obsolete parts and guidance to maintenance during critical repairs.

Key requirements:

• BS Engineering degree from an accredited university. Electrical, mechanical, or chemical engineering or equivalent degree is preferred.

• Strong understanding and demonstrated ability with engineering principles and techniques.

• Knowledge of FDA and EMA regulations, cGMPs, building codes, and related standards.

• Proficiency in ISA standards and practices for instrumentation.

• Knowledge of calibration theories and techniques.

• Understanding of project lifecycle including initiation, design, construction, and commissioning/validation.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with technical, operations, maintenance, quality, and senior management personnel.

We recognize that attracting, developing and retaining the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract the best candidates. As required by law in this state, the quoted salary range for this position is $129,000-$219,000. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities; while also allowing for differentiation on performance based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at the company between the lower and the middle part of the applicable range. We tailor our offers within the range based on job-related factors, including organizational needs, internal equity, market data, geographic area and the selected candidate’s experience, education, industry knowledge, location, technical and/or communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. This range is only inclusive of base salary, and base pay is just one component of Lonza’s total compensation package for employees. Full-time employees are eligible to receive a performance-related bonus, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.