Engineering Lead

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Engineering Lead who is organized, solution-oriented, and a team player to join us in our Manufacturing Support department, based in our site in Bulle, Switzerland.

This is a temporary contract until the end of 2027.

About the role

As an Engineering Lead, you will ensure the dimensioning/design, planning, and realization of technical modifications and new installations in our biotech and pharma production plants. As an expert, you will be actively involved in several investment project execution teams. Aligned with our technical change management procedures, you will lead and coordinate several internal and external SMEs and specialists during the realization of those changes. You will also actively support our qualification experts and participate/lead commissioning activities.

Who you’ll work with

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be part of a very collaborative and passionate team.

What you’ll do

Apart from what’s mentioned before, you will:

• Provide engineering expertise in projects and during technical or quality investigations.
• As a major actor in project execution, you will be in charge of design, external companies, and commissioning and handover activities.
• As an Engineering Lead, you will take an active role in the coordination of activities and project’s work packages.
• Based on your strong knowledge in biotech and pharma production sites, you will be a key actor interacting with our production specialists, maintenance experts, and project managers.
• Interacting with local and global teams, you will have the opportunity to set your footprint on our continuous improvement activities.
• Actively take part in the application of UCB's HSE policy (Health, Safety, and Environment).

Interested? For this role, we’re looking for the following education, experience, and skills:

• Master in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
• In-depth knowledge of chemical and pharma production equipment and skids, mechanical design expertise (pump dimensioning, piping specification, etc.).
• 5 or more years of experience on a pharmaceutical manufacturing site; ATEX knowledge is a plus.
• Several positive experiences in project execution, contractor and construction management, and commissioning activities.
• In-depth knowledge of cGMPs and regulations linked with pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Your leadership skills and fast situation analysis ability will help us to be a strong partner to our stakeholders and foster your impact on production planning whilst executing our technical change activities.
• Your ability to manage several concomitant activities at different levels (from shop floor execution to contractor coordination and partnering with stakeholders) will be key to succeed in this role.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with external and internal partners, with a good level of spoken and written English.
• Fluent in spoken and written French.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks; we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, contact us at US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for applications to US-based roles. Please note should your inquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.