Manufacturing & Tech Ops - Lead Engineer - Project Farma

This is a full-time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside Los Angeles, CA and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.

Project Farmas purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.

This role contributes to organizational success by supporting financial performance, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement, while also investing in people through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and professional development. All team members are expected to embody Project Farmas values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.

The Manufacturing & Tec h Ops - Lead Engineer is responsible for leading teams and overseeing the execution of work aligned to project, client, and business objectives . This role balances people leadership with operational accountability, including coaching, performance management, resource planning, and ensuring high-quality delivery within defined scope, timelines, and budget. At more senior levels, this role provides experienced leadership and operational oversight across multiple projects or functional areas, with accountability for team performance, talent development, and consistent execution of business priorities, while partnering with senior leaders to drive continuous improvement, scalability, and organizational effectiveness .

The position of Manufacturing & Tech Ops - Lead Engineer focuses on enhancing the reliability of production equipment and systems through the implementation of best maintenance practices, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives . It applies stat istical analysis to ensure preventive and predictive maintenance is at da ta driven intervals in support of equipment uptime and sufficient asset lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

Site Strategy:

• Executes the site strategy as defined by the Manager to support the firms leadership position in manufacturing & tech ops services.

• Identifies client needs during project execution and communicates these to the Manager for strategic consideration.

• Builds and maintains relationships with key project Points of Contact (POCs), such as project managers or technical leads, to ensure smooth project delivery and client satisfaction.

Business Growth & Development

• Participate in project extensions and proposal generation, providing technical and operational input.

• Attend market-based industry events to build a local network .

• Provide deliverable and resource recommendations for site proposals to ensure feasibility.

• Support Project Farmas business development initiatives through proactively identifying and escalating client needs along with a proposed support plan to their Manager appropriately .

• Understand and be able to speak to services both internally and externally.

• Maintain and present site dashboards to communicate project health , growth opportunities, and account maintenance needs.

• Communicate opportunities to expand presence and services for client support.

• Foster positive relationships with key stakeholders.

• Generate proposed support plan and escalate that plan as needed.

• Learn and develop skills and understanding of the business development process including proposal generation .

Talent Development

• Encourage team members to share best practices within the team or site, contributing to a collaborative culture.

• Foster accountability and excellence within the project team and communicates retention risks (e.g., team morale issues) to the Manager.

• Coach Team Members on identified knowledge gaps and direct Team Members to materials to develop project driven technical and problem-solving skills

• Mentor and train internal team members on assigned duties, industry best practices, overall understanding of the business, and project driven technical skills.

• Develop team members with foresight to support project succession plans as identified by leadership.

• Develop and maintain your own succession plan to ensure project continuity.

Technical Delivery

• Escalate technical delivery issues to the Manager and provide resolution or mitigation solutions.

• Ensure delivery of high-quality GMP Engineering services that meet client specifications, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

• Support project execution, from planning to closeout , ensuring timelines and budgets are met.

• Lead, oversee, and execute client project initiatives, plans, or workstreams including ensuring team deliverables are completed in a timely and high-quality fashion.

• Provide hands-on support for both clients and Project Farma Team Members in navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting-edge equipment and manufacturing processes including proactively identifying and escalating roadblocks and utilizing critical thinking skills and knowledge of problem-solving skills to identify creative solutions.

• Create, update, and present work projections and progress reports.

• Develop technical documentation such as SOPs, requirements specifications, testing protocols, summary reports, etc.

• Build internal and external understanding, buy-in, and commitment to decisions through mutual understanding, collaboration, and effective presentations skills.

• Maintain PO management tools; managing burn rates; needs for new proposals and proactively communicate PO performance.

• Coordinate Team Member utilization with Site and Account Leads and escalate discrepancies between actual and forecasted utilization .

• Maintain internal site tools such as site dashboards, deliverable trackers, etc.

• Continually develop technical aptitude of Project Farmas core services within the life science space including but not limited to : Capital Project Management, including Project Controls and Scheduling , Facility Builds , Tech Transfers , Validation Life Cycle, including CQV Process , Computer System Validation , Quality, Regulatory, and Compliance , GxP Automated Systems , Quality Control, including Clinical and Commercial .

• May be requested to assist with Project Controls and Scheduling to include ; b udget estimates, detailed project schedules, feasibility estimates, risks and forecast analysis as well as project cost reports and trends.

Operational Performance , Billability & Resource Management

• Maintains 100% individual billability, focusing on personal contribution to project hours.

• Provides input into resourcing decisions for the project team to ensure high-quality delivery.

• Consults with the Manager to forecast future resource needs for the project and contribute to the resource plan.

Education and Experience Required:

• 5-7 years experience in consulting and/or engineering services.

• Bachelors Degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline (OR a combination of equivalent work experience in CQV engineering, cGMP facility start-up, project management and/or comparable military experience) .

Project Farma is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We will not sponsor applicants for current or future work visas for this position. This position may require significant travel to support project and business needs. We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license.

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $99,000 - $123,000. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.