Senior Visual Inspection Engineer 80-100%

Location: Stein, AG (Switzerland)

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of!

Join us as a Visual Inspection Engineer and be part of an exciting Greenfield project! As part of our Lonza Drug Product Services department, you will lead the introduction of two cutting-edge automated visual inspection lines and develop structured recipe strategies to ensure flawless production. This is your chance to shape the future of advanced manufacturing from the ground up!!

What you’ll get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture

• An inclusive and ethical workplace

• Compensation programs that recognize high performance

• Along with competitive salaries, you’ll find a wide range of lifestyle, family and leisure benefits available. The full list of our local benefits can be also found on assetstream.aspx

What you’ll do:

• Bring two new automated visual inspection lines into production

• Develop a structured recipe development approach for a complex and evolving product portfolio (vial liquid, lyophilized, and pre-filled syringes). Establish a systematic and automated approach for recipe development and change control to reduce technical transfer time in AVI. 

• Execute and support recipe validation and qualification, including all relevant documentation. 

• Develop a LEAN approach for recipe development to support a complex product portfolio (vial liquid, lyophilized, and pre-filled syringes). Act as a key partner in ensuring a cost-efficient visual inspection (VI) department through continuous recipe improvement, leading to lower eject rates (gray) and false reject rates (FRR). 

• Implement image and video databases, along with data visualization, to support continuous improvement and future AI integration. 

• Support or lead innovation efforts, including the future implementation of virtual PQ and an artificial intelligence (AI) layer in existing AVI systems

 What we’re looking for:

• Masters or PhD in Life Science, Engineering, Computer Vision or equivalent experience

• Several years of experience either in the pharmaceutical GMP-controlled environment OR with visual inspection systems intended for the pharmaceutical industry

• Strong technical knowledge of automated visual inspection (AVI) and 100% camera in-process control (IPC) in filling lines, e.g., crimping quality

• Strong technical knowledge of optical systems for troubleshooting, including cameras, lenses, and lighting. 

• Experience in developing new recipes in AVI, including experience in recipe qualification and validation

• You enjoy working independently in a highly dynamic environment

• Fluency in English (knowledge of German is a plus)

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically. 

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference. 

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.