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We are looking for an ambitious masters student to design and deliver a practical Reliability Program for the maintenance organization of a highregulated pharmaceutical site. The project combines engineering data analytics maintenance strategy and a strong focus on GMPcompliant implementation. The student will perform datadriven analysis propose prioritized reliability interventions (including PdM pilots and CMMS improvements) and produce a clear implementation roadmap and business case.
Key objectives
Assess current maintenance and reliability performance (baseline KPIs such as OEE MTBF MTTR downtime minutes failure modes scrap/reject impact).
Identify gaps and root causes of reliability issues for critical parenteral production assets.
Develop a pragmatic Reliability Program tailored to the site (policy roles processes KPIs tools).
Design and (where feasible) pilot predictive maintenance (PdM) or conditionmonitoring solution(s) for 12 critical assets.
Produce a validated implementation plan and costbenefit analysis to support rollout.
Core responsibilities
Collect and analyze historical maintenance and production data from CMMS MES and shopfloor sources.
Map critical equipment and perform Asset Criticality / RCM (ReliabilityCentered Maintenance) screening.
Conduct stakeholder interviews and workshops with maintenance technicians engineers production QA and QA/validation representatives.
Perform root cause analyses on frequent/unplanned failures.
Propose optimized maintenance strategies (preventive predictive conditionbased runtofailure where appropriate).
Specify PdM sensor/analytics pilot scope and success criteria (no procurement required unless agreed).
Define required changes to CMMS structure work order processes spare parts strategy and KPI dashboards.
Build a business case (benefit quantification cost estimates ROI payback sensitivity analysis).
Create deliverables: thesis executive summary implementation roadmap KPI dashboard (Excel/PowerBI) pilot test plan templates for RCA and maintenance work orders.
Expected deliverables
Masters thesis document with literature review methodology results and recommendations.
Executive onepager for site management summarizing benefits and next steps.
Detailed implementation roadmap (624 months) with prioritized actions owner roles and estimated effort/cost.
Business case: quantified benefits (downtime scrap CAPA reduction) costs ROI and sensitivity analysis.
CMMS improvement checklist and sample configuration templates (work order types failure codes PM schedules).
PdM pilot specification and testplan (data types sensors thresholds success metrics).
KPI dashboard (interactive Excel or PowerBI file) and raw analysis scripts / code repository.
Required qualifications
Enrolled in a relevant masters program (Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Reliability Engineering Industrial Engineering Pharmaceutical Engineering Data Science or equivalent).
Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis tools
Familiarity with maintenance concepts (OEE MTBF MTTR RCM CMMS concepts) and asset management theory.
Understanding of regulated pharmaceutical environment and GMP basics (validation documentation data integrity) or willingness to learn quickly.
Good written and spoken English; German language skills a plus depending on site language.
Ability to work with crossfunctional teams and communicate technical content to nontechnical stakeholders.
Desirable skills / experience
Prior internships or coursework in maintenance/operations or manufacturing environment.
Experience building dashboards (PowerBI Tableau Excel).
Knowledge of condition monitoring hardware (vibration temperature current ultrasonic) and IIoT concepts.
Understanding of risk assessments and validation requirements for pharma equipment changes.
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