job_051112a: Senior Design Engineer, Novartis (San Carlos, CA)

From: Kristin Burns <kristin.burns_at_stanford.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:41:29 -0700

Summary:
The Novartis San Carlos site is focused on
developing and advancing pulmonary delivery of
pharmaceutical drugs. We do both R&D and
manufacturing at this location. Much of our work
is new or nonstandard and therefore requires new
or nonstandard processes and equipment. This
position intends to support the equipment side of our requirements.

The ideal appropriate candidate will conceive,
develop, design, build, document, and support
high reliability fixtures and equipment to enable
custom processes. The role will occasionally
venture into process development as
necessary. Exceptionally high reliability
performance will be the most important
requirement of the equipment. The work will be
done within a team of highly experienced
engineers with their guidance or independently as appropriate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Conceive, design, build and test
prototypes to prove concepts and guide design.
• Design and make drawings using Solid works as necessary.
• Select and specify components.
• Write detailed specifications as required.
• Select and manage vendors from
quoting through delivery, inspection, and acceptance.
• Develop well working relationships
with vendors and manage them effectively
• Become deeply involved in details
of projects and investigations to direct and or contribute as necessary
• Develop new or improved methods and
procedures for processes, measurement,
documenting, work flow, etc. as necessary.
• Plans and evaluate results of analysis, modeling or experiments.
• Assist with the maintenance of engineering laboratory equipment.
• Write protocols, qualification
documents, test plans and test reports, etc.
• Work independently with minimal
supervision or as a part of a close nit team
learning new skills and taking input willingly.
• Transfer technology/train internal and external personnel.
• Assists in department planning and objectives
• Participate in technology planning
and direction to complex, multi-team efforts.
• Takes initiatives to maintain and extend technical skills.
• May maintain laboratory notebooks and creates technical memos.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
• Highly responsible and driven to
make significant direct contributions across
equipment, processes, and work flow.
• Strong knowledge of engineering
fundamentals in hardware and process disciplines.
• Strong technical problem solving
skills including diagnosis and solution generation.
• Strongly detail oriented and
dedicated to highest quality results.
• Strong hands on capability and
willingness to prototype, test, assemble,
diagnose, debug/rework as necessary using tools and diagnostic equipment.
• Good oral and written communication
skills are a must for technical documentation and
internal and external communication, this is a significant part of the work.
• Proficiency with Solid-Works essential.
• Experience with Pro-E a plus.
• Good computer skills are required.
• Collaborative and inclusive to work
well in a team-oriented group and business.
• Capability with machine control
programming and or managing specifying programing a major plus.
• Experience in a GMP pharma. or
other regulated environment is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Five years of experience designing,
debugging, and supporting equipment.
Please apply to requisition #97369 at Novartis.com (Location San Carlos)


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