Process Engineer

Process Engineer

About Us
We are on a mission to make biomanufacturing economical for world-scale production. We do so by developing, from first principles, first-of-a-kind (FOAK) process technologies for the bioeconomy. Our technologies make it more affordable and efficient to produce cornerstone bioproducts like enzymes, recombinant proteins, and fine chemicals. We are backed by leading European and US-based venture capitalists as well as the Austrian government.

Location Salzburg, Austria

The Role
We seek a colleague to lead process science + engineering for the scale-up of our flagship technology. The role is full-time.

Compensation
Highly competitive salary, negotiable based on experience. Incentive package also includes a sizable equity carveout.

Responsibilities

• Lead the optimization and scale-up of FOAK downstream processing technologies (this includes building unit ops with your hands)

• Design and optimize novel downstream processing unit operation concepts in silico

• Coordinate R&D efforts with other members of the technical staff

Experience

• 3+ years both designing and operating adsorption-based DSP processes, including one or more of the following:

  • Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) chromatography

  • Expanded Bed Adsorption (EBA)

  • Membrane chromatography

• Experience with pilot- or industrial-scale setups (ideally >5m³/hour throughput)

• MSc or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or a related field

• Familiarity with Aspen Plus, COMSOL, MATLAB, or basic coding is a plus

• Comfortable working in early-stage and scale-up environments not afraid to get hands-on with equipment builds