Bioprocess Engineer/ Tech Downstream for San Leandro, CA!

Imagine a meat company unlike anything that has come before! We are on a mission to impact climate change by revolutionizing how we make meat. Founded in 2019, we make protein from elements of the air.

We are a modern food company, crafting the worlds first air-based meats to feed us more sustainably, help renew the planets resources and eliminate compromise between nutrition, taste and climate impact. Using novel technology inspired by NASA, we convert elements found in the air around us into protein using probiotic cultures, then turn those proteins into any meat imaginable. Its where cutting-edge science meets bold ambition to reinvent the way we eat.

Join our team of passionate scientists, engineers, and business leaders working to transform the future of food with solutions we never thought possible, creating meat that is nutritious, delicious and more sustainable. We use less land, less water and is significantly faster to make than any other meat available.

In addition to the chance to work with cutting edge technology to help combat climate change and working toward addressing the impending food crisis, employees also enjoy competitive benefits and total compensation plans and a collaborative company culture. If you join us on this relentless pursuit for more, changing the world will soon feel as natural as taking a breath.

We are funded by ADM, a world leader in fermentation technology, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Barclays, one of the worlds leading financial institutions.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Bioprocess Operator / Technician is an experienced engineer, scientist, technician, or related occupation that is responsible for the safe operation of fermentation and downstream processing systems in the company.

This role is actively responsible to:

• Operate, troubleshoot, and maintain bioreactors and/or fermenters, downstream processing systems, and support equipment at the lab, pilot, and commercial scale under the direction of a Sr. BioChemical Engineer or Plant Operations Manager.


• Participate in the commissioning and start-up of pilot-scale and commercial scale fermentation and downstream processing lines.


• Communicate findings to internal project teams.


• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)


• Write technical documentation including recording in laboratory notebooks / electronic notebooks, reports, and Standard Operating Procedures


• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of Management of Change (MoC) systems specific to the fermentation operations.


• Maintain safety in the operation of fermenters/bioreactors and support Project Safety Management (PSM) for the facility.

ABOUT YOU

• Engineering or sciences degree or similar with 2-5 years of experience in a biotech, pharmaceutical, biofuel, or food fermentation operations role or equivalent experience in place of a degree.


• Expertise in cGMP food and/or pharmaceutical operations is preferred.


• Mechanically inclined.


• Able to recognize when optimization, correction, or custom changes are necessary - ability to troubleshoot and manage operations.


• Excellent communication skills, particularly the ability to thoroughly document operation activities and details.


• Experience in gas fermentation is an asset.


• Experience with safely using hazardous gases and high-pressure gas systems is an asset.