Project Engineer

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Job ID
REQ-10075768
Jun 02, 2026
Netherlands
Summary
#LI-Hybrid
Location: Baarle Nassau, Netherlands
Relocation Support: This role is based in Baarle Nassau, Netherlands. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Are you motivated by solving complex engineering challenges that directly impact patient safety and manufacturing excellence? As a Project Engineer at Novartis, you'll play a key role in delivering critical site and global engineering projects, shaping reliable and safe equipment performance in a GMP environment. Working closely with cross functional and global teams, you'll turn technical insights into practical solutions, drive continuous improvement across assets and help ensure our operations run flawlessly - every day, for every patient.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities - Lead site engineering projects with cross-functional teams, ensuring safe, timely, and GMP‑compliant delivery - Drive complex root cause investigations - Lead mean time between failures (MTBF)-driven projects - Manage engineering change assessments and lead formal change control processes - Plan, coordinate, and monitor engineering projects from initiation until finish - Partner on capital investments, equipment validation, and process engineering - Develop partnership with Global Novartis Engineering teams ensuring consistence and standardization of Engineering process - Second line escalation in case of equipment failures - Reducing safety risks through simplification and error proofing machines - Driving continuous improvement from an asset perspective
Essential Requirements - Degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or mechatronics, with a proven background in engineering environments - At least three years of professional experience in pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing or comparable highly regulated industries - Demonstrated experience leading ...