**Job Title: R&D Engineering Technician** **Job Description** + **Pay Range:** $32.00-$34.00+/ per hour. + ( _depends on experience_ ) + ( _no shift differentia_ l). + **Shift Schedule:** Covering 1st & 2nd shifts + 7:00am-4:00pm or 8:00am-5:00pm (Monday-Friday) + Flexible hours + Occasional overtime due to supporting 3 projects. + **Opportunities for Growth:** + Opportunities for training and progression into an engineering role within 2-3 years. **Job Summary:** + Assist R&D engineers with tasks related to product/process development, scale-up, and scientific support for various projects. Duties will be focused on mixing and coating equipment. **Duties/Responsibilities:** + Assist with planning and execution of process development studies for feasibility, development/characterization (DOEs), and qualification of new products and processes using mixing and coating equipment. + Responsible for physical setup and assembly of complex mixers and coaters, estimating setup time to maintain schedule adherence. + Review specifications, R&D manufacturing instructions (MBRs), protocols, SOPs, and process development reports for accuracy. + Support and demonstrate compliance with Regulatory standards throughout all development activities. + Assist engineers with execution of development batches, equipment specifications, data collection/analysis, and report drafting. + Attend R&D project meetings. + Support Validation group with FMEA, Risk Assessments, and equipment qualification (IQ/OQ). + Maintain accurate and complete records of development activities. + Provide technical/scientific guidance to operations and internal teams when appropriate. + Support hand-off from process development and scale-up to validation and commercial manufacturing. + Participate in Design Reviews and contribute to the development of commercial mixing and coating processes for transdermal, dissolvable films, and other drug products. + Other duties as assigned. **Qualifications:** + **_Required:_** + 1-3+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing process development and scale-up + High School Diploma or GED + Experience handling chemicals - solvents, can be hazardous. + Must be able to wear a respirator/mask + Strong analytical and problem solving skills + Strong technical writing & oral communication skills + Must be able to work in a clean room with hazardous materials. + **_Preferred:_** + 1-3 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing process development and scale-up, preferably with transdermal and oral dissolvable thin film products, OR, experience with pressure sensitive adhesive mixing and coating. + Knowledgeable and experience with cGMP, cGLP, USP, and the regulatory requirements for pharmaceuticals **Job Type** This is a permanent position. **Work Site** This is a fully on-site position in Saint Paul, Minnesota. **Work Environment** Clean Room Environment **Benefits:** + 401(k) + 401(k) matching + Dental insurance + Flexible spending account + Health insurance + Life insurance + Paid time off + Tuition reimbursement + Vision insurance + Salary Adjustments + annual increases for meeting or exceeding job performance + 401K Match plan + 62.5% match of every dollar invested up to 6% of annual salary + Holiday Pay: + 1-5 years = 80 hours 6-11 years = 120 hours 12-25 years = 160 hours 25+ = 200 hours + Continuing education plan/tuition assistance: + The company will provide educational assistance in the form of reimbursement to eligible employees up to a maximum of $5,250 per calendar year, for coursework at a degree or certificate granting institution at either high school, vocational, college or graduate level **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.