AstraZeneca
Senior Process Engineer
US - Mt. Vernon - IN · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- At least three years of relevant experience.
- Education
- B.S./M.S. in a relevant quantitative discipline; PhD preferred.
About the job
Provides process engineering support for commercial pharmaceutical manufacturing, using engineering analysis and quantitative models to resolve issues and improve process robustness and product supply.
What you'll do
- Plan and deliver technical work packages with manufacturing sites and cross-functional specialists.
- Analyze process behavior and resolve manufacturing or equipment issues using calculations, experimental evidence, manufacturing data, and quantitative models.
- Support product transfers and process changes, and communicate technical recommendations and assumptions to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- B.S./M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or another relevant quantitative discipline.
- Strong engineering or physical-science fundamentals and ability to apply them to real processes.
- Ability to analyze data quantitatively and clearly explain conclusions, assumptions, and limitations.
- Ability to plan and deliver technical work, collaborate effectively, and develop technical capabilities.
Nice to have
- PhD preferred.
- Experience with engineering calculations, mathematical models or simulations; experiment design or hypothesis testing; or modelling/programming environments such as Python, MATLAB, gPROMS, or DEM.
Tools
Python, MATLAB, gPROMS, DEM
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