Hiring: Director of Engineering Company: Eleven Executive Search Location: Sacramento, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 16:49:26 About the job Experience: •10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, CDMO, or sterile manufacturing environments. •Demonstrated success leading facility expansions, capacity growth initiatives, and major capital projects. •In-depth knowledge of process engineering, automation, controls, and manufacturing equipment systems. •Sterile or aseptic fill/finish mfg. experience Qualifications: •Direct message the job poster from Eleven Executive Search •Eleven Executive Search has been retained by a rapidly growing pharmaceutical company as they're seeking a newly created role leading as Director of Engineering in Northern California. •This leader will be responsible for building and developing the engineering and maintenance organization while establishing the systems, processes, and technical roadmap required to support a modern aseptic manufacturing operation. •Strategic Engineering Leadership •Develop and execute the site’s long-term engineering, capacity, and infrastructure strategy. •Partner with Manufacturing, Technical Operations, and Executive Leadership to translate commercial forecasts into facility and production capacity plans. •Evaluate current and future manufacturing capabilities, identifying bottlenecks, constraints, and investment opportunities. •Serve as a key technical advisor on facility expansion, capacity modeling, and network growth initiatives. •Develop business cases and investment roadmaps for future capital projects. •Lead engineering support for major site expansion initiatives, including additional manufacturing space and future sterile filling capacity. Compensation: •$200,000 - $240,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!