Engineering Systems Owner

The Engineering Systems Owner is responsible for the technical oversight, operational readiness, and overall condition of assigned facilities at a regulated manufacturing and laboratory site.

This role serves as the primary connection between Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, EH&S, project teams, and building occupants. The position requires strong knowledge of HVAC, industrial refrigeration, controls, utilities, and facility systems, along with experience working in a GMP-regulated environment.

• →Serve as the technical owner for assigned building and facility systems.
• →Ensure HVAC, refrigeration, controls, utilities, laboratory support equipment, and other building systems operate safely, reliably, and in compliance.
• →Review and approve maintenance work orders, system changes, asset records, and related technical documentation.
• →Coordinate maintenance activities, shutdown work, inspections, repairs, troubleshooting, and system improvements.
• →Evaluate system alarms, recurring failures, and equipment performance concerns.
• →Support investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, deviations, and CAPAs.
• →Manage planned and unplanned alarm response records through timely completion.
• →Participate in building walkthroughs and zone inspections and follow up on identified conditions.
• →Maintain facility-related drawings, specifications, technical records, and controlled documents.
• →Support periodic system and asset reviews.
• →Coordinate with planners, schedulers, technicians, contractors, engineers, and service providers.
• →Support capital projects, system turnover, commissioning, and transfer-of-care activities.
• →Identify equipment replacement needs and contribute to short- and long-term facility improvement plans.
• →Prioritize conditions that could affect employee safety, regulatory compliance, product quality, or business continuity.
• →Communicate system status, risks, and required decisions clearly to site leadership and building stakeholders.
• →Provide after-hours support for critical facility events when required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• At least five years of experience supporting facilities or utilities in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or similarly regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, industrial refrigeration, building automation and controls, mechanical utilities, and related instrumentation.
• Experience working under GMP/GxP requirements and following good documentation practices.
• Experience reviewing technical documentation, maintenance records, deviations, investigations, change controls, or CAPAs.
• Ability to read and understand drawings, equipment specifications, sequences of operation, and technical procedures.
• Strong organizational, follow-up, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate work across technical and nontechnical teams.
• Proficiency in both English and Spanish, written and verbal.
• Ability to work on-site in Juncos, Puerto Rico.

• Experience with systems such as Maximo, SAP, TrackWise, electronic document management platforms, or building management systems.
• Experience with laboratories, cold rooms, environmental rooms, air-handling systems, exhaust systems, process skids, or controlled environments.
• Knowledge of reliability engineering, preventive maintenance, commissioning, or project turnover.
• Engineer-in-Training certification or Professional Engineer license in Puerto Rico.
• Previous experience acting as a system owner, building technical lead, facilities engineer, or utilities engineer.

• Ability to walk through manufacturing, laboratory, utility, rooftop, and mechanical areas.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders and stand or walk for extended periods.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.
• Availability to respond to urgent facility or system-related events outside regular business hours, when necessary.

This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!