Process Engineer

Believer Meats is a leading global cultivated meat company. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated upstream bioprocess engineer to join our Engineering R&D team, which focuses on the bioreactor stage of our cultured meat production process.

In this team, you will play a crucial role in the development of our cultured meat product pipeline, as well as finding innovative ways to improve our manufacturing processerss. It is a great opportunity to join a fun, hard working group who wants to make a real impact on how we feed future generations while preserving our environment.

• Idea generation via literature searching and debriefing on relevant prior knowledge within the company
• Experimental design
• Bioreactor operation (setup, sampling, decision making on key process parameters and set point throughout run) including perfusion operation
• Assembly and preparation of bioreactors and supporting equipment
• Training on new systems, including bioreactor control platforms, perfusion devices, centrifuges, analytical devices, and more
• Coordinating and communicating your work within the team and with other departments / interfaces
• Work with closed sterile bioprocess systems
• Data analysis and proposing next steps
• Presenting in group and departmental meetings
• Project management
• Supporting your fellow team mates

Must-Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, biotechnology, or related field
• Two years experience in bioprocessing, including skills in relevant areas,

-Bioreactor operation

-Aseptic cell culture

-Basic cell culture analytics (cell counting, bioanalyzer)

-Pumping/filling/filtering liquids

• Willingness to run processes hands-on, generally high level of independence
• Motivation to learn new skills and equipment
• Positive attitude and must be a team player
• Research skills
• Good communication and presentation skills
• English proficiency

Nice to Have:

• Graduate degree in chemical engineering, biotechnology, or related field
• Project management experience
• Advanced bioprocessing skills such as:

-Aseptic closed systems and assemblies (weldable/sealable)

-Cell separation systems such as continuous centrifugation, ATF/TFF

-Media development or media formulation

• Knowledge of bioreactor engineering and scale up principles, such as kLa, CFD modeling, PID control, etc.
• Experience growing industrial suspension animal cell lines such as CHO/HEK, and/or cultured meat cell lines.