Process Engineer

Job Title: Process Engineer Job Description
The Process Engineer will provide hands-on engineering support for GMP manufacturing operations at our Roseville facility. This role focuses on developing, improving, characterizing, troubleshooting, validating, and transferring manufacturing processes. The Process Engineer collaborates closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, R&D, and other Technical Operations functions.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day technical engineering support for GMP manufacturing processes.
- Develop, characterize, and optimize manufacturing processes with an emphasis on process robustness, repeatability, yield, capacity, and manufacturability.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing and process issues, leading or supporting root cause investigations and corrective actions.
- Design and execute engineering studies to understand critical process parameters and establish appropriate operating ranges.
- Support the introduction, scale-up, and transfer of new or modified manufacturing processes into production.
- Author and execute protocols and technical documentation supporting process qualification/validation and equipment qualification.
- Partner with Validation on IQ/OQ/PQ, process validation, and implementation of new or transferred manufacturing processes.
- Support investigations associated with deviations/nonconformances, CAPAs, and change controls.
- Evaluate manufacturing data to identify process trends, improvement opportunities, and potential sources of variation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and R&D/Product Development to transition processes into sustainable GMP manufacturing.
- Provide hands-on support during engineering builds, validation runs, and manufacturing troubleshooting.
- Develop or update manufacturing documentation, procedures, reports, and other technical documentation.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to manufacturing efficiency, quality, capacity, and process reliability.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related technical discipline.
- 3+ years of process/manufacturing engineering experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
- Experience in a GMP regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong hands-on manufacturing process troubleshooting experience.
- Demonstrated experience with process characterization, process optimization, and root-cause investigation.
- Experience supporting process validation and/or IQ/OQ/PQ.
- Experience creating and executing engineering studies, protocols, and technical reports.
- Working understanding of deviations, CAPAs, change controls, and nonconformance investigations.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Manufacturing/Operations, Quality, and Validation.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Ability to apply engineering judgment and risk-based problem solving to manufacturing problems.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing experience.
- Previous experience transferring a process from development/R&D into manufacturing.
- DOE, statistical analysis, process capability, or data-driven process optimization experience.
- Experience with equipment commissioning/qualification.
- Experience scaling manufacturing processes or improving production capacity/yield.
- Lean / Continuous Improvement experience.
- Experience operating at the intersection of Process Engineering and Validation.
- Experience with biologics, microbiome products, or other manufacturing processes involving biologically derived material.
Work Environment
This is an onsite role, requiring presence on the shop/manufacturing floor, but not in the lab. The position involves a standard 40-hour work week with flexible start and end times. The dress code is business casual.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saint Paul, MN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $53.00 - $60.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saint Paul, MN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 18, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Saint Paul,MN. About Actalent

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