CQ Engineer

🌍 Now Hiring: CQ Engineer – API Manufacturing (Geel, Belgium | Onsite) Does qualifying a high-containment reactor train sound more exciting than another cleanroom? EFOR Group, a trusted Life Sciences consulting partner, is looking for a Commissioning & Qualification Engineer to support a world-leading pharmaceutical company at its large-scale Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing site in Geel, where chemistry, high-potency handling and digital innovation meet.

What you'll do
• Lead commissioning and qualification of API process equipment and systems: reactors, centrifuges/filter-dryers, vacuum dryers, mills, isolators and glove boxes
• Qualify supporting utilities and infrastructure, including HVAC, purified water, nitrogen, process piping and solvent systems
• Write and execute C&Q deliverables (URS, system impact and risk assessments, FAT/SAT, commissioning protocols, IQ/OQ/PQ) following ASTM E2500 and a risk-based approach
• Manage discrepancies, deviations and change controls during execution, working closely with vendors, Engineering, Automation, Production and QA
• Support capital projects linked to the site's move towards continuous manufacturing, digitalisation and its carbon-neutral 2030 roadmap
• Make sure systems are handed over qualified, documented and inspection-ready Your background:
• Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical, Mechanical, Process or Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years' C&Q experience in a GMP pharmaceutical, API or fine chemicals environment
• Hands-on qualification of chemical process equipment (reactors, dryers, centrifuges, containment systems)
• Solid knowledge of cGMP (EU GMP Part II / ICH Q7), Annex 15, GAMP 5 and risk-based qualification
• Experience with high-potency (HPAPI) containment, ATEX zones or solvent handling is a strong advantage
• Familiarity with paperless validation tools (e.g. Kneat), DCS/PLC automation (DeltaV, Siemens) or continuous manufacturing is a plus
• Fluent English; Dutch is a real asset Why EFOR Group? EFOR brings together more than 3,200 experts in 18 countries, delivering technical, quality and engineering excellence across the full Life Sciences product lifecycle. Join a team helping to make the medicines of tomorrow, more safely and more sustainably. 🌐

Location:
Geel, Belgium (onsite) 🔗 Ready to qualify the chemistry behind life-changing medicines? APPLY NOW or get in touch. Interviews are ongoing #LifeSciences #CQ #Commissioning #Qualification #API #ChemicalEngineering #HPAPI #Pharma #GeelJobs #Belgium #TeamEFOR #NowHiring