ShopFloorJobs
Catalent logo

Process Engineer - Engineering

Catalent · Madison, WI

Apply on Catalent ↗
Level
Engineer
Team
Process
Degree
Required
Experience asked
3+ years
Industry
Pharma & life sciences
Posted
24 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level process role at Catalent (pharma & life sciences) in Madison, WI. Track, trend, and analyze data for compliance, product quality, continuous improvement, and day-to-day investigations and troubleshooting.

They ask for
3+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

It asks for 3+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coveragePromotion path mentionedLifts up to 50 lbs

Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.

How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Catalent

    We found 3 people at this company and state: 3 on the team. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

    Write to Chad → (free)
  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
    • How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

About the role

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Process Engineer - Engineering to join our team and contribute to advancing biologics development and manufacturing. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support process optimization, technical troubleshooting, and strategic projects. This is an exciting opportunity to make an impact on life-changing therapies while growing your career in a state-of-the-art facility.

Shift: Monday -Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM or 8:30 AM-5:00 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch

Location: Madison, WI

100% Onsite

The Role

  • ◆Evaluate existing processes and identify improvements to enhance efficiency, cost savings, time savings, consistency, and competitiveness.
  • ◆Lead technical support for risk assessments, gap analysis, deviations, change controls, and corrective and preventive actions, including root-cause analysis and corrective action identification.
  • ◆Support drafting and development of User Required Specifications and participate in Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and Qualification/Validation testing for new and existing technologies.
  • ◆Lead site strategy projects with cross-department resources and Site Leadership Team visibility through implementation.
  • ◆Oversee technical support of Manufacturing, including change management, troubleshooting, and oversight of site strategy projects.
  • ◆Support consumable and raw material lifecycle management for single-use GMP manufacturing from design through implementation.
  • ◆Track, trend, and analyze data for compliance, product quality, continuous improvement, and day-to-day investigations and troubleshooting.
  • ◆Perform other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

Requirements

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, or related scientific/engineering field with 3+ years of facilities operation or automation engineering experience in a cGMP environment (preferably biopharmaceutical) OR
  • ✓Master’s degree in Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, or related scientific/engineering field with 1+ year of facilities operation or automation engineering experience in a cGMP environment (preferably biopharmaceutical).
  • ✓Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading documents, computer use, reaching, communication, and writing, with occasional bending, kneeling, crouching, carrying, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Show full description ↓

Process Engineer - Engineering

About Site

Catalent’s Madison, Wisconsin site is a state‑of‑the‑art biologics development and manufacturing facility supporting customers from research through early‑ and mid‑stage clinical production. Located at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison, the approximately 102,700‑square‑foot GMP facility specializes in mammalian cell line engineering, drug substance biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical development, utilizing flexible single‑use systems to enable rapid scale‑up and customization. The site is home to Catalent’s proprietary GPEx® and GPEx® Lightning technologies, which are used to generate high‑yielding mammalian cell lines for biologic therapies, and supports production scales ranging from 50 to 4,000 liters for clinical manufacturing. Following a $45 million expansion announced in 2025, the Madison site has significantly increased capacity, added new equipment, and created approximately 200 highly skilled biohealth jobs, further strengthening its role within Catalent’s global biologics network and Wisconsin’s growing life sciences ecosystem.

Preferred Skills & Background

  • +Previous experience leading cross-department facility and/or site improvement projects is a plus.
  • +Ability to create and deliver complex reports and presentations.
  • +Ability to interpret data, analyze trends, and provide insights into potential issues and solutions.
  • +Ability to complete investigation, deviation, and change control forms independently.
  • +Ability to introduce new technology and drive process improvements, collaborating with other groups to develop, qualify, and transfer methods.
  • +Experience in writing, editing, and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures.

Why You Should Join Catalent

  • •Defined career path with annual performance reviews and feedback.
  • •Diverse and inclusive culture.
  • •Opportunities for career growth within an organization dedicated to improving lives.
  • •Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.
  • •Community engagement and green initiatives.
  • •Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective from day one.
  • •Tuition reimbursement program.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.

More Process roles nearby