Job Title: Senior Analytical Equipment Engineer – Troubleshooting, CQV & Manufacturing Support - (JP15745)
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA. 91320
Employment Type: Contract
Business Unit: F&E Drug Substance Supply
Duration: 1+ year (with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent)
Posting Date: 08/24/2026
Pay Rate: $43 - $48/hour W2
Notes: Only qualified candidates need apply. 100% Onsite - Regular hours
3 Key Consulting is hiring a
Senior Analytical Equipment Engineer – Troubleshooting, CQV & Manufacturing Support for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biopharmaceutical company.
Job Description:Our ideal Candidate:
- 5+ YOE and B.S.
- Analytical Equipment Troubleshooting
- Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation of Analytical Equipment
- Manufacturing Support experience
The Sr. Engineer, Analytical will lead the troubleshooting and vendor support for a wide variety of analytical equipment that supports manufacturing.
Scope includes a wide range of devices such as Cell counters, metabolite analyzers, blood gas analyzers, osmometers, spectrophotometers, endotoxin analyzers, TOC analyzers, and filter integrity testers. The qualified candidate will work with the analytical team to ensure uptime of equipment, improve reliability, coordinate troubleshooting activities with the team and vendor, manage preventative maintenance, spare parts, SOPs, and forms, and help drive continuous improvement activities.
Why is the Position Open?Supplement additional workload on team
Top Must Have Skills:- Analytical Equipment Troubleshooting
- Manufacturing Support Experience
- Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation of Analytical Equipment
- Team lead mentality able to come into that role
- Soft skills must be screened for: self-starter Strong communication and ability to independently manage and drive tasks to completion
Day to Day Responsibilities:- Work cross-functionally with individuals and project teams in Analytical, Engineering, Instrumentation, and Manufacturing.
- Determine technical coverage and proper integration of different subsystems.
- Create and execute to project plans and schedules.
- Review qualification documents and other related development documents for assigned projects.
- Provide deep technical assistance for other support staff and operators using equipment.
- Support of different equipment in multiple buildings within the client’s Thousand Oaks campus
- Hands on troubleshooting of multiple types of analytical equipment.
- Coordination of vendor support.
- Project support for commissioning, qualification, validation, and decommissioning.
- Execution of preventative and corrective maintenance, user access audits, password management.
- GMP document revisions, deviation support/ownership, continuous improvement implementation, and management of equipment in an audit ready state.
- Support of different equipment in multiple buildings within the client’s Thousand Oaks campus
Basic Qualifications:- BS in Engineering, Biotech, Chemistry, or Equivalent and previous experience in a biotech/pharmaceutical industry with focus on usage and/or analytical equipment of specified equipment
- 5 years current experience with analytical processes and GMP procedures.
- Strong background in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and vendor coordination.
- Must be capable of working on multiple projects in a deadline driven environment.
Red Flags:- Less than 3 years of experience
- Experience that does not include analytical / in-process testing equipment
- Experience that does not include hands on troubleshooting and root cause analysis
Interview process:
Initial Interview/Phone Screen and Panel
We invite qualified candidates to send your resume to
resumes@3keyconsulting.com
. If you decide that you’re not interested in pursuing this particular position, please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our website www.3keyconsulting.com/careers. You are also welcome to share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.