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Sterile Specialist, Engineering (Onsite)

at Merck

📍 USA - New Jersey - Rahway Hybrid 💰 $87K – $137K USD / year Posted March 26, 2026
Salary $87K – $137K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role provides on-site engineering support for sterile manufacturing facilities, ensuring GMP compliance, troubleshooting equipment, and supporting validation activities for sterile products.

  • Support sterile operations
  • Ensure GMP compliance
  • Troubleshoot equipment
  • Manage validation lifecycle
  • Support capital projects

The technical scope includes GMP standards, sterilization and cleaning validation, equipment troubleshooting, and supporting validation lifecycle in a pharmaceutical environment.

The ideal candidate is an experienced engineer with a background in sterile operations, GMP compliance, and equipment validation, capable of troubleshooting and supporting validation lifecycle in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Support sterile operationsGMP complianceEquipment troubleshootingValidation lifecycle supportUtilities and facility maintenance
Capital project managementEquipment validationSterilization validationCleaning validationGMP documentation
GMP systemsValidation protocolsEquipment databasesGMP documentation tools
sterile operationsGMPequipment troubleshootingvalidation lifecyclesterilization validationcleaning validationequipment reliabilityquality engineering
Sterile operations supportGMP complianceEquipment troubleshootingValidation lifecycleUtilities and facility maintenanceEquipment reliabilityQuality engineeringCapital project supportSterilization and cleaning validation
TroubleshootingInteraction with partner groupsCompliance awarenessTeamworkProblem-solving
Industry Pharmaceutical / Healthcare
Job Function Maintain and validate sterile manufacturing equipment and processes
Role Subtype Manufacturing Engineer
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Cisco Networking
Clearance Required None
Visa Sponsorship No
sterile operationsGMP complianceequipment troubleshootingvalidation lifecyclesterilization validationcleaning validationequipment reliabilityquality engineeringcapital project supportGMP documentationutilities maintenancefacility supportequipment validationvalidation protocolssterile supportcapital projectsupport

Lack of GMP or sterile operations experience, No equipment troubleshooting skills, Inability to work on 2nd shift

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