Sr. Production Process Engineer

Again•Texas City, TX

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Again is advancing a new industrial era with AI-powered biocatalysts, turning waste gases into valuable products without using oil or sugar. The company has secured over $100 million in funding from investors like Google Ventures and HV Capital, as well as grants from programs like the European Union's Horizon 2020. The team consists of experienced scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs from prestigious institutions such as DTU, Stanford, and MIT, all dedicated to revolutionizing the chemical industry and creating a sustainable future. This role is crucial for getting the newly commissioned First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) TXS-1 gas fermentation plant in Houston, Texas, running smoothly, assisting with the design and construction of a larger commercial plant, and owning the commissioning and startup of that next plant.

Requirements

Practical experience (>5 years) in production and process engineering in a plant setting
Hands-on experience with industrial reactors - operation, optimization, debottlenecking, troubleshooting
BS in Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or similar
Collaborative, communicative, and able to work closely with scientific and process engineering teams
Ability to collaborate with and provide clear direction to Automation personnel
Leads by example and can operate independently
Significant presence in the field is required

Nice To Haves

Strong competence within bioprocessing and a deep understanding of gas/liquid mass transfers, sanitary design, aseptic operations, and experience with gas fermentation
Experience with unit operations like media prep, tangential flow/cross flow filtration, ion exchange, centrifugation, liquid-liquid extraction, and distillation
Experience in plant commissioning, startups, and turn-arounds
Project management experience
People management experience
Mechanically-minded ('handy') process engineers will be favored (e.g., ability to take apart a pump, troubleshoot a compressor)

Responsibilities

Oversee production engineering for TXS-1, Again’s first commercial gas fermentation plant
Manage engineers and technicians
Optimize and debottleneck production processes, particularly gas fermentation and related upstream equipment including media preparation
Ensure safe and smooth operation of all plant equipment
Oversee improvement projects and lead root cause analyses (RCA’s)