ETL (Engineering Technician Lead)

About the role

**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.