Chief Technology Officer - Leipzig, Deutschland - FoodLabs & Atlantic Labs

FoodLabs & Atlantic Labs

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Leipzig, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

About us

We're looking for an experienced process engineer and aspiring entrepreneur to join our CEO and CSO, taking full ownership of the scale-up and technical development of our biomass fermentation process to drive our alternative protein technology.

You need to be someone who embraces the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and build something new

This is an opportunity to create practical solutions to some of the biggest problems facing our world: ecosystem collapse, climate change, and meeting the world's growing protein requirement.

Join us to help shape the future of the global food system

Who we are

We are a biotech company on a mission to unlock the potential of fermentation to revolutionize the global food system, creating the next generation of protein alternatives.

In our first year, we have developed our core fermentation technology, multiple products that we plan to launch into the market, and raised significant venture capital funding.

Our team is united by a shared passion for our mission, combining scientific and business skill sets to create a fast-paced and collaborative culture.

We are backed by some of the leading European food-tech and sustainability VC investors. We are based in Berlin and Leipzig.

You won't see our company name here as we are currently in 'stealth mode'. Our focus is on developing our tech, rather than building a brand and public image at this stage

The role

You will work with our scientific co-founder (CSO) and upstream fermentation team to lead the scale-up of the upstream & downstream fermentation processes while supporting optimization efforts in parallel to our product development.

You will be one of the first members of our Scale-up & Process Engineering Team with the opportunity to build a team around you, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company.

You will play a key role in pilot and production plant design, plant and process control & automation, and cost optimisation in bioreactors up to and beyond 10,000 L.

Your main tasks

Join our coFounders (CEO and CSO) in building and running the company, across fundraising, hiring, scaling, and everything else
Lead all technical areas in scaling up the bioprocess including:
Pilot plant and equipment design
Process control, automation and scaleup
Technical process design, and cost optimisation
Simulations to drive process improvements and TEA
Ensuring product quality and consistency
Building a process engineering team around you

What you need to succeed in this role

Required skills and experience:

PhD or equivalent, and/or M.Sc.

(with relevant industry experience) in:
chemical engineering, process engineering, biochemical engineering, industrial engineering, or similar field

Proven experience driving the scaleup of bioprocesses at pilot, demo and production scale:
Planning and designing food/biotechnology plants
Designing experiments using DOE, including data analysis multivariate data analysis, kinetic analysis and modeling/simulation of fermentation processes
Setup and operation of reactors in batch, fedbatch or continuous fermentation
Selection and design of standard components in plant engineering such as reactor vessels, pumps, fittings, valves, air control system and piping design, SIP and CIP, as well as associated measurement and control technology
Wellversed in process control and automation, bioprocess simulation and TEA
Experience in leading and building teams
Experience in generating and managing IP
Excellent communication skills in English (German is not required, but is a plus)

Additional skills/qualities that will be useful/preferred:

Proactive mindset, with strong problem solving skills
Handson experience with stateoftheart bioreactors
Experience operating bioreactors at pilot, demo, or commercial scales
Affinity for data science or kinetic modeling using opensource tools like R, Python
Experience valorizing liquid or sidestreams from food or related industries
Experience handling photosynthetic organisms, fungi, or bacteria