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Company Overview: Are you a results-driven problem-solver, eager to positively change the world? Do you believe that climate change is the biggest issue facing us today? Then the Biomason team needs you! Biomason is leading the global transition to plant-friendly construction by employing biology to produce cement. Since 2012, we have used microorganisms to grow sustainable, structural biocement® in ambient temperatures, harnessing the power of biotechnology to reinvent traditional cement and offer a planet-friendly alternative. We are seeking dedicated, passionate, and hard working individuals to become part of our ever-growing team. Join Biomason and help us end the world's dependence on carbon-emitting construction materials. Let's change the way we build.

Biomason is privately held and headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. For additional information, please go to the company’s website at www.biomason.com. We offer a rich benefits package with medical, dental, vision, and more!

Position Summary: Biomason is seeking a full time Manufacturing Process Engineer, for our laboratory in Bording, Denmark. This position will be a part of our highly valued team in Denmark to support ongoing commercial operations, as well as with our corresponding technical teams in the US for any future new technology transfers from the US to Denmark.

The Manufacturing Process Engineer is primarily responsible for primary process tracking, deviation tracking and reporting, as well as process transfer and optimization for our pilot plant and larger manufacturing systems.

This position reports to the Director, Process Engineering and works collaboratively with R&D, Systems Engineering, and External Parter/Integrator teams.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the theory of operation and knowledge of inter-relationships of individual process modules

• Track and report deviations and Investigate root cause, drive corrective actions

• Develops and optimizes continuous production processes to achieve output, quality and cost goals

• Collects production data and applies standard scientific and statistical methods to analyze, document and diagram production processes

• Identifies process bottlenecks and devise solutions to resolve

• Work with systems engineering team to track and analyze data, drive actions

• Articulate and implement control strategies to ensure quality of process modules

• Executes experiments on pilot-scale equipment to improve processes and troubleshoot production problems

• Perform process windowing to determine capabilities, define specifications and routinely audit them

• Setup and optimize process flows for yield, cost and operations (cycle time, problem disposition)

• Create and maintain SOPs as well as train personnel

• Create and maintain documentation to transfer and scale technologies with external manufacturing partners

• Own and drive the introduction of new technologies into factory environment

• Maintain a safe work environment
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Process, or Chemical Engineering or similar field

• 5 - 7 years of direct hands-on experience

• Intellectual curiosity to learn and solve problems

• Data driven with the ability to synthesize many data streams

• Excellent written and verbal skills

• Strong analytical skills to include experience with JMP, R or similar, DOE, FMEA, SPC

• Exceptional knowledge of heavy equipment, production, and general plant practices

• Strong technical and process engineering skill set

• Able to maintain hybrid work model, remote and on-site

• Ability to travel site support for critical start-up and launch trials up to 20% including
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Over 7 years of experience of direct hands-on experience

• Previous experience operating precast equipment or similar machinery

• Previous hands-on supervision experience in manufacturing environment

• Direct experience with successful tech transfer to production scale

Competencies:

• Highly organized and possess excellent attention to detail

• Creative, flexible, proactive, punctual, persistent

• Self-driven with a track record of networking and successful project completion

• Comfortable with a demanding, fast-paced work environment

• An excellent communicator, including both written and oral
  
  

Physical Requirement:

• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.

• Noisy environments
  
  

Main Work Location:

IBF Biobeton Øst 8, F. L. Smithsvej 4, 7441 Bording, Denmark