ETL (Engineering Technician Lead)

Job Description

Job Description

About Company:

JC Automation Corp. (JCA) was founded in 1997 with the mission of filling a gap between technology and regulatory requirements in the life science manufacturing industry. The company offers highly capable resources at an affordable cost to build solutions and execute projects in: Automation, Control Systems Integration, Information Technology, System Integration and Regulatory Compliance.

JCA is a HUBZone Certified Small Business Firm, NMSDC Certified Minority Business Enterprise, and Certified Critical Industry Supplier. It’s mission is to add value by delivering quality services & solutions on time all the time by transforming processes & technology into business advantages.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an Engineering Technical Lead (ETL) to support manufacturing operations in a GMP-regulated environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in Packaging and Inspection equipment, with experience supporting manufacturing systems, troubleshooting, equipment implementation, and cross-functional engineering activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Support: Provide technical engineering support for Packaging and Inspection manufacturing equipment.
• Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot and resolve equipment and process issues.
• Installation & Startup: Support equipment installation, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate engineering activities with manufacturing, maintenance, quality, and validation teams.
• Documentation: Review and update technical documentation, procedures, and drawings as required.
• Change Control & CAPA: Support change controls, investigations, and CAPA implementation.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with GMP, safety, and site engineering standards.
• Reliability Improvements: Participate in equipment performance improvements and reliability initiatives.
• Technical Guidance: Provide technical guidance during maintenance, upgrades, and process optimization.
• Project Execution: Support project execution and engineering deliverables as assigned.
• Front-End Planning: Preparation of front-end planning documents.
• Design Leadership: Lead the design process.
• Value Engineering: Provide value engineering / creative problem solving.
• Sourcing Strategy: Participation in the development of the sourcing strategy for projects.
• Design Library Evaluation: Evaluate the design library against the project scope and issue relevant specifications or standards.
• Design Review: Review of the project plans for adherence to engineering standards and specifications.
• Deviation Management: Identification of possible deviations to specifications. Submittal and approval of variance.
• Loss Prevention: Ensure Factory Mutual loss prevention recommendations are issued and addressed in the design.
• EHSS: Ensure EHSS requirements are considered in the design.
• Discrepancy Resolution: Technical support during project execution and lead for discrepancies.
• Liaison Role: Liaison to engineering technical authorities, subject matter experts, consultants, and engineer of record.
• RFI / Submittal Review: RFI and submittal review process.
• Schedule Tracking: Track design progress against plan and ensure alignment with overall project's schedule.
• Change Management: Engineering change management.
• C&Q Support: Consultant to the commissioning and qualification work stream.
• Change Control Consulting: Consultant to the change control evaluation process.
• Vendor Point of Contact: Point of contact between equipment vendors and the site.
• Document Management: Establish method to manage information and documents. e-Builder preferred for capital projects.
• FAT Planning: Factory acceptance test planning.
• Equipment Readiness: Ensure project plans and details are fit to introduce equipment.
• Design Qualification Reporting: Develop, submit, and approve design qualification report (for level 1 systems).

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Preferred

• Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering discipline preferred.
• Experience managing capital projects, contractors, and reviewing designs is a plus.

SKILLS

Technical Skills

• Front-end planning and capital project design leadership.
• Technical engineering support for Packaging and Inspection equipment, including troubleshooting and process issue resolution.
• Design review, RFI, and submittal management aligned to engineering standards and specifications.
• Commissioning, qualification (C&Q), and change control support.
• Technical documentation, procedures, and drawing management in a GMP-regulated environment.

Soft Skills

• Cross-functional coordination with manufacturing, maintenance, quality, and validation teams.
• Effective communication as liaison among technical authorities, subject matter experts, consultants, engineer of record, and equipment vendors.
• Value engineering and creative problem-solving.
• Strong organizational and schedule-tracking skills to manage multiple project deliverables.