Senior Process Engineer

About The JobArcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description:Arcadis is seeking a Senior Process Engineer that will provide advanced technical expertise within the Global Engineering Technical Authority, supporting the design, implementation, and optimization of Drug Substance process technologies across the clients global manufacturing network. This role focuses on ensuring process and equipment designs are robust, compliant, and scalable for commercial and clinical production of mRNA and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) drug substance platforms.The individual will act as a process engineering subject matter expert (SME), collaborating with cross-functional teams in R&D, MS&T, and Manufacturing to apply standardized design practices and deliver innovative solutions aligned with the clients’ engineering and quality standards. Role accountabilities:Serve as a technical SME for key Drug Substance processes, including In Vitro Transcription (IVT), Chromatography, Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF), Lipid Mixing (LMX), and Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) formulation.Support the design, scale-up, and implementation of modular and small-scale process skids in alignment with GxP requirements and clients global standards.Participate in the development of process flow diagrams (PFDs), P&IDs, User Requirement Specifications (URS), and Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) for Drug Substance of manufacturing systems. Contribute to Clean-In-Place (CIP) system design and optimization, focusing on process safety, efficiency, and reliability.Collaborate with internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure equipment design specifications and automation strategies meet performance, quality, and safety objectives.Support root cause investigations, deviation analysis, and continuous improvement projects to enhance process performance and reliability.Contribute to technical reviews, design evaluations, and standardization initiatives under clients Technical Authority governance model. Ensure compliance with GxP/GMP regulations and clients quality and documentation systems. Maintain required training, documentation, and audit readiness. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of technical and operational excellence within Global Engineering.Required Background:Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or a related field required. Master’s degree preferred.Experience: Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in process engineering or manufacturing science roles in a biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, or sterile manufacturing environment. Hands-on experience with Drug Substance processes such as IVT, chromatography, TFF, and LNP systems. Proven ability to support process design and equipment specification in a regulated manufacturing setting.Demonstrated experience in process simulation and modeling (e.g., mass and energy balances, scale-up modeling, dynamic or steady-state process simulation) to support process design, capacity analysis, and technology transfer.Preferred Experience: Familiarity with bioprocess skid design, automation, and process analytical technologies (PAT).Experience supporting or leading cross-functional technical projects.Exposure to personalized medicine or individualized manufacturing processes (e.g., INT).Certifications/Training: GxP/GMP compliance training.Strong understanding of FDA, EMA, and ICH regulations.Other Requirements: Strong communication and collaboration skills across functional teams and organizational levels.Demonstrated ability to manage multiple technical priorities within a fast-paced, matrixed environment.Proven problem-solving and analytical skills to identify and resolve complex technical issues.Commitment to data integrity, safety, and quality excellence in all work activities.Ability to provide legal US work authorization documents required. Will consider US domestic travelers and relocation. Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. Salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.