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Packaging Equipment Engineer III, Albuquerque, NM

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

+ Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)

+ Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)

+ Career advancement opportunities

+ Education reimbursement

+ 401K program with matching contributions

+ Learning platform

+ And more!

Summary:

The Packaging Equipment Engineer will be responsible for supporting daily packaging operations, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and compliance of all packaging equipment within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This role will lead and support equipment optimization, troubleshoot technical issues, implement process improvements, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Production, Maintenance, Quality, Validation, and Supply Chain.

In addition, the candidate will provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and mechanics, reviews and approves engineering documentation, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with GMP, safety, and regulatory requirements. By driving equipment performance and improvement initiatives, this role directly contributes to efficient, compliant, and safe pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

+ Provide technical support for daily packaging operations, ensuring minimal downtime and consistent product quality.

+ Lead equipment troubleshooting and root cause analysis to resolve mechanical, electrical, or automation issues.

+ Develop and execute optimization projects to improve line efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance equipment performance.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Validation, and Quality) to ensure smooth operation and compliance with cGMP standards.

+ Author and review equipment-related documentation, including SOPs, change controls, CAPAs, and technical reports.

+ Conduct root cause analyses for recurring or high-impact equipment issues and implement long-term corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).

+ Support installation, qualification, and validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) of new or modified packaging equipment.

+ Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in packaging processes and equipment reliability.

+ Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory and safety requirements (FDA, EMA, OSHA, etc.).

+ Manage and coordinate vendor support for equipment maintenance and upgrades.

+ Provide technical training to operators and maintenance personnel on equipment functionality and best practices.

Education and Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, Mechanical preferred.

+ Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in packaging equipment within the manufacturing environment. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device industry a plus.

+ Strong understanding of GMP, cGMP, and FDA regulations preferred.

+ Hands-on experience with packaging lines (vials, labeling, cartoning, serialization, etc.).

+ Proficiency in troubleshooting mechanical and automation systems (PLC, sensors, servos, HMIs).

+ Demonstrated experience managing equipment improvement or capital projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This role does not have supervisory responsibilities, yet it will involve mentoring, guiding, and advising other junior staffs.

Language Skills:

The ideal candidate should have the ability to read and interpret various documents, such as safety instructions, standard operating procedures, technical procedures, and governmental regulations in US English. Additionally, the person should possess strong written and verbal communication skills, along with effective presentation skills.

Mathematical Skills:

Proficient in executing arithmetic operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division across various units of measurement, employing whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Candidates must possess a strong grasp of algebraic and geometric principles.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical foundation and proven capability in effectively utilizing diverse software tools to streamline the organization's daily functions. Essential skills encompass adeptness in manufacturing and internet software, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office tools including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Other Skills and Abilities:

+ Provides guidance and mentorship to team members

+ Fosters a collaborative and positive work environment

+ Champions change

+ Promotes a safe and healthy work environment by actively identifying and addressing potential hazards, following established safety protocols, participating in safety training programs, and fostering a culture of awareness and responsibility among team member.

+ Demonstrates strong attention to detail

+ Excellent Communication ( both verbal and written), teamwork, and problem solving skills

+ Ability to organize time to successfully manage multiple projects and priorities

+ Ability to read, understand, interpret, and implement technical writing and instructions

+ Effective interpersonal relation skills, while maintaining the adaptability to achieve company goals

+ Verbally expresses ideas and facts in a clear, logical, concise, and accepted grammatical style

+ Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.

Other Qualifications:

+ Must pass a background check

+ Must pass a drug screen

+ May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The essential physical demands will vary for each Curia position.

All positions may require regular or occasional lifting, pushing and pulling up to 10 pounds, frequently; up to 25 pounds occasionally; and up to 50 pounds infrequently. Additionally, all positions entail regular sitting, standing and reaching, with some roles requiring prolonged periods of time for each activity. Visual acuity, both close and distant, along with depth perception is necessary in each role, with or without corrective lenses. Please note that employees are prohibited from wearing contact lenses in work areas with exposure to cleaning agents. Hand and finger dexterity are integral to all positions, with specific activities varying from typing to manipulating maintenance tools or operating keypads, switches, and buttons. Occasional stooping, kneeling, twisting, crouching, crawling and balancing are also part of each position’s physical requirements. Certain roles may involve climbing and working at elevated heights as well.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics, described below, are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The working environments will vary for each Curia position. The employee may be required to work in an office, manufacturing, or warehouse environment.

The office environment is designed for comfort and productivity, with room temperature settings maintained for optimal working conditions. It is common to hear conversational noise in the background.

The pharmaceutical manufacturing environment is sterile. Therefore, aseptic gowning is required. Personal protective equipment (nitrile gloves, clean room socks, face-shields, safety glasses, aprons, steel-toed shoes and powered air purifying respirators) is necessary, depending upon the task at hand. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, confined areas, and refrigerator or freezer temperatures when working in a sterile environment.

The warehouse environment is typically set at a controlled temperature but the employee may be exposed to refrigerator or freezer temperatures when retrieving materials.

Some positions may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, elevated heights, airborne particles, electrical activities and vibration. In addition, some positions may work with or be exposed to, compressed gases and must wear ear protection.

All environments may be subject to working with or being exposed to cleaning agents.

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.