Role: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Tonawanda, NY (about 25 minutes outside Buffalo)

Duration: 12 months

You will be responsible for:

• Perform hands-on installation, commissioning, and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of freeze dryers and related life sciences equipment
• Execute corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance with a focus on lyophilization systems
• Conduct temperature mapping studies for freeze dryers and associated systems
• Perform I/O checks, including simulation of physical and electrical signals to verify system functionality
• Execute calibration of instrumentation loops, including temperature, pressure, and vacuum systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and PLC/control system issues directly on equipment
• Carry out on-site repair, adjustment, and fault isolation activities with minimal supervision
• Support equipment start-up, functional testing, and performance verification
• Prepare customer sites for installation, including equipment assembly and readiness activities

About you:

• Proven hands-on experience with lyophilization (freeze dryer) equipment in a pharma, biotech, or life sciences setting
• Strong background in electro-mechanical maintenance and field service work
• Demonstrated ability to independently perform:
• Temperature mapping
• I/O checks (signal simulation)
• Instrumentation loop calibration (temperature, pressure, vacuum)
• Experience supporting equipment installation, commissioning, and SAT activities (execution-focused, not documentation-heavy)
• Solid understanding of:
• Mechanical and electrical systems
• PLC-controlled equipment and basic controls troubleshooting
• Fault finding and root cause analysis
• Ability and willingness to work fully on-site and in the field, including physical work on equipment
• Comfortable operating autonomously with minimal oversight while interfacing directly with customers