Design Engineer

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Lonza is hiring a mechanical design engineer. Project Engineering Team manage CapEx program and develops the engineering technical design, and as part of this Department, the design engineer is responsible for the realization of the design deliverables of the engineering disciplines for the Capex projects meeting the user requirements specifications and relevant regulations, aligned with stakeholders (Sponsor/End User, MSAT, Process, Construction, Operations Technology, CQV, Quality, EHS, Procurement…) and project objectives in cost, time & quality.

Key responsibilities:

Define and be responsible for the generation of all discipline deliverables (specifications, drawings, lists, scopes, protocols...) until the final review 'as built', including the necessary support bid packages documentation.

Define the calculations and/or previous studies necessary for the development of design activities.

Define design activities and their planning by defining efforts and sequences.

Define the estimation bases and make discipline cost estimates

Integrate aspects of constructability (consider the restrictions of executing with a plant in operation), operability, maintainability and safety in the design, in close collaboration with Construction, Operations, Maintenance and EHS.

Keep the discipline plant master documentation updated (and archive the historical documentation).

Make change requests, technical reports and/or optimization studies.

Perform, witness or review of FAT/SAT of equipment.

Analyze the impact on time, cost and resources of design changes.

Generate databases of suppliers, installers, equipment, components, materials...

Key requirements:

MSc in Industrial Engineering or BSc in Mechanical Engineering.

Spanish native speaker and English business fluent (min B2)

At least 5-year experience in similar position, demonstrable expertise and responsibility in mechanical and piping facilities design and/or erection within industrial environments.

Experience in design of utility systems such as plant steam, clean steam, reverse osmosis, purified waters, compressed air, cooling water, pharmaceutical grade gases and chemicals, HVAC and wastewater treatment.

Knowledge of main international design standards for equipment, machinery & facilities (ASME, UNE-EN-ISO…) and Spanish industrial safety regulations

Knowledge of pharmaceutical sanitary design and regulations such as FDA cGMP, ASME-BPE and ISPE guidelines is a must.

Experience with AutoCAD, MS Project and MS Excel.

Ability to analyze large and complex data sets.

Effective influencing and persuading abilities.

Understands business impact of decisions.

Positive, proactive, diligent, engaged and accessible/open to dialogue person

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.