Continuous Improvement & Automation Engineer

Requirements:

• Masters degree in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2–3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including at least 2 years supporting Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) or tableting/compression operations.
• Demonstrated hands-on completion of waste-reduction or automation projects as the primary executor, rather than solely as a coordinator.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, OEE improvement, statistical analysis, root cause analysis, and practical process analysis.
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities, develop business cases, quantify benefits, and create practical workflows, dashboards, or data tools.
• Strong project ownership and cross-functional execution skills within GMP, data integrity, safety, and quality requirements.
• Preferred: Lean Six Sigma certification; strong Green Belt candidates with proven hands-on project delivery will also be considered.
• Preferred: Proficiency with Power BI, Power Automate, advanced Excel, SQL, SAP, MES/EBR, and historian or manufacturing analytics platforms.
• Preferred: Experience applying modern analytics and AI-enabled tools to operational reliability and performance.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, systems-thinking, communication, documentation, and compliance skills; able to question established practices and carry approved ideas through implementation and sustainment.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct process and time studies, waste assessments, and bottleneck analyses to identify improvement and automation opportunities.
• Prepare evidence-based opportunity assessments covering current-state baselines, anticipated operational and financial benefits, implementation requirements, costs, risks, timelines, and sustainment plans.
• Present opportunities to the Site Leadership Team for prioritization, approval, and sponsorship; project priorities and resource commitments remain with that team.
• Lead approved projects from analysis through solution development, automation build, training, implementation, benefit realization, and sustainment, collaborating with Operations, Finance, Quality, Engineering, and IT/OT as needed.
• Develop and deploy practical digital and analytics solutions, such as Power BI dashboards, Power Automate workflows, and electronic data collection, to reduce non-value-added work.
• Improve OEE, cleaning and changeover or setup times, labor productivity, throughput, and capacity across manufacturing, laboratory, office, and warehouse operations.
• Partner with Finance to classify and validate benefits consistently, maintain an agreed view of project value, and avoid duplicate reporting or double counting.
• Establish process ownership, standard work, training, controls, documentation, and performance tracking before project closure.
• Ensure improvements meet applicable GMP, data integrity, safety, quality, change-control, and validation requirements in an FDA-regulated environment.

Technologies:

• AI
• Excel
• Power BI
• SAP
• SQL
• Security

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We are presenting a hands-on Continuous Improvement and Automation Engineer opportunity in a regulated Oral Solid Dosage environment, with meaningful ownership and the chance to improve manufacturing performance. Success is measured by the quality of opportunities identified, approved projects implemented, Finance-validated benefits delivered, and compliant results sustained. The pay range is $45–$55 per hour. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k); a Health Savings Account; short- and long-term disability coverage; life and AD&D insurance; paid sick leave where required by law; supplemental insurance; identity theft protection; pet insurance; wellness programs; an Employee Assistance Program; and career development opportunities. Benefit eligibility and terms may vary by employment status, length of service, and work location, and paid sick leave follows applicable state and local requirements. Cynet Systems Inc., founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, provides technology staffing and workforce solutions to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and enterprise organizations across the United States and Canada. We serve IT, engineering, life sciences, clinical, and professional staffing needs, and are a certified Minority Business Enterprise with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II certifications.

last updated 43 week of 2026