Senior Specialist, Engineering - Oral Solid Dose Packaging
Merck
September 02, 2026
Full-time
On-site
Wilson, NC
Operations
Role: Senior Specialist Engineer supporting packaging and medical device manufacturing at Wilson division, focusing on equipment qualification, process validation, technology transfer, and troubleshooting for oral solid dose and autoinjector products. Responsibilities include managing capital and expense projects for equipment installation/modifications, leading root cause analysis, authoring process change controls, and supporting regulatory and quality activities related to packaging operations. Core duties involve scale-up and transfer of pilot processes, qualification of new equipment, process validation, and technical support for quality standards and documentation. Requirements: Bachelor's in Engineering or Industry Technology with at least 5 years of industrial experience in GMP pharmaceutical packaging, particularly oral solid doses. Proven skills in process design, GMP compliance, and technical leadership. Preferred: experience in autoinjector assembly, project management, equipment qualification, and Lean Six Sigma tools. High-value specifics: focus on pharmaceutical packaging, process validation, regulatory support, and GMP environment; 10% travel; based primarily at Wilson site in a day shift role.