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Summary Description:

The Senior Process Engineer serves as the technical process owner for GMP manufacturing operations, with primary responsibility for defining process requirements, leading equipment commissioning and startups, and ensuring compliant, reliable, and scalable production in a cosmetic manufacturing environment. This role is accountable for startup success of new and modified equipment, from process definition through stabilized production. The Senior Process Engineer is the final technical escalation point during commissioning and early production.

What will your day look like?

• Serve as lead process engineer for new and modified manufacturing processes and equipment in a GMP-regulated cosmetic manufacturing environment.
• Define process requirements, operating parameters, and functional expectations for manufacturing equipment, including safeguards and interlocks.
• Make and defend technical decisions under GMP and operational pressure, including when to pause, modify, or stop startup activities to protect product quality and compliance
• Partner with controls engineers and system integrators by translating process needs into clear functional specifications; no direct PLC/HMI programming responsibility.
• Lead commissioning, startup, and stabilization activities, coordinating cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Controls.
• Participate in and lead FAT, SAT, dry runs, wet runs, and first production runs, resolving technical issues in real time.
• Ensure processes and equipment comply with GMP requirements, including documentation, change control, and audit readiness.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, SOPs, and technical standards.
• Support validation activities and quality investigations related to new equipment or process changes.
• Act as a technical mentor and escalation point for complex process issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve process robustness, reliability, and compliance; continuous improvement experience is a plus but not the primary focus.
• All other duties as assigned.