Senior Systems Engineer

Raleigh, NC, US, 27603

SP Industries, Inc. is expanding our team in and has an opening for a Senior Systems Engineer .We're looking for a Senior Systems Engineer who wants true technical ownership - someone ready to step beyond a single discipline and take responsibility for how complex systems come together, perform, and succeed in the field.

In this role, you'll be the technical glue across mechanical design, controls, automation, process engineering, quality, and manufacturing. You'll work at the system level to ensure our pharmaceutical equipment meets customer needs, regulatory expectations, and longterm performance goals-from early concept through qualification and deployment.

This position is a strong fit for an experienced engineer who:

• Enjoys seeing the whole system, not just their piece of it
• Wants more authority, accountability, and visibility
• Is looking for a clear path into senior technical leadership or principallevel roles

What You'll Own

You'll be embedded onsite with a pharmaceutical customer, taking handson ownership of two aseptic filling systems. Your mission is to stabilize, improve, and guide these systems through successful IQ/OQ, working closely with internal teams and the customer.

This is a visible role where your technical judgment matters. You'll have the opportunity to:

• Build trust with a key customer through sound engineering decisions
• Drive issues to closure with crossfunctional teams
• Directly influence system architecture, integration strategy, and execution

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture and Requirements

• Translate customer, GMP, and regulatory requirements into clear, verifiable system-level requirements.
• Define and maintain system architectures spanning mechanical, controls, automation, utilities, vacuum, refrigeration, and process interfaces.
• Manage requirements traceability through design, verification, validation, and change management.

Technical Integration and Risk Management

• Lead cross-disciplinary integration across mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and process engineering teams.
• Facilitate system-level design reviews, trade studies, and risk analyses, including FMEAs.
• Identify and mitigate integration risks impacting performance, reliability, safety, and compliance.

Design Oversight and Execution

• Provide technical oversight for major subsystems such as chambers, shelves, condensers, fill paths, motion systems, vacuum, and refrigeration.
• Review and approve system-level specifications and technical documentation.
• Support manufacturing, testing, FAT/SAT, and field deployments.

Collaboration and Technical Leadership

• Partner with quality, validation, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure designs are buildable, testable, and serviceable.
• Participate in customerfacing technical discussions and architecture reviews
• Act as a goto technical resource for systemlevel questions and decisions

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 8-12+ years developing complex pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated process equipment.
• Experience integrating mechanical, controls, and process subsystems.
• Working knowledge of GMP-regulated environments, including FDA, ISPE, ASME, and ASTM expectations.
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Direct experience with aseptic fill-finish and/or lyophilization systems.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering methodologies, including requirements management and V-model practices.
• Experience leading or facilitating system-level FMEAs and formal design reviews.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks or Creo.
• Exposure to vacuum, thermal, refrigeration, and pressure-vessel-based equipment common in GMP environments

Competencies

• Technical aptitude and system-level thinking.
• Customer-centric consultative approach.
• Ability to drive standardization and repeatable processes.
• Excellent prioritization, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Why This Role Is a Career Accelerator

• True systems ownership instead of narrow component design
• High visibility with customers and internal leadership
• Opportunity to shape system architecture across multiple platforms
• Clear runway into senior systems, principal engineer, or technical leadership roles
• Work that directly supports lifesaving pharmaceutical and biotech therapies

Salary Range : $145k - $175k

HSE

All employees have the responsibility to work in a safe manner and report any health, safety or environmental concern to their manager or supervisor in a timely manner.

Employee responsibilities for Health, Safety and Environment include:

• Work in compliance with divisional health, safety and environmental procedures
• Refrain from removing or altering safety devices or guarding unless hazardous energies are controlled through lockout-tagout methods
• Report any unsafe conditions or unsafe acts
• Report defect in any equipment or protective device
• Ensure that the required protective equipment is used for the assigned tasks
• Attend all required health, safety and environmental training
• Report any accidents/incidents to supervisor
• Assist in investigating accidents/incidents
• Refrain from engaging in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct

Why SP Industries Inc.? The three parallelograms in our logo reflect our core company values: People, Process, and Performance . As part of ATS, SP leverages the ATS Business Model (ABM) to train, develop, engage, empower, and energize our people to make impactful changes in the organization. Our relentless focus on people is what continues to set us apart as a great place to build a career.

* We provide a wide range of innovative and high-quality scientific products that improve people's lives

* We offer a robust health and welfare benefits package that includes Life, Health, Dental, Vision

* We offer 401(K) including company match, Paid Time Off annually + Paid Holidays

* You will enjoy career Advancement Opportunities and Tuition Assistance to help you achieve your goals and continue your career growth

ATS is a $2.2B publicly-traded global enterprise with a proud 40-year history of helping advance the future with automation solutions. SP Industries Inc. sits within the ATS Life Sciences Group andis a leading global provider of state-of-the-art fill-finish drug manufacturing solutions, research, pilot and production lyophilizers, laboratory equipment and supplies, and specialty glassware. SP supports research and production across diverse end-user markets including pharmaceuticals, life science, ophthalmic, environmental testing and monitoring, food and beverage and more. SP has a long and successful track record of quality and science innovation, and is headquartered in Warminster, Pennsylvania, with production facilities in the USA and Europe. SP offers a world-wide sales and service network including product training and technical assistance. For more information visit

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