Sr. Production Process Engineer

Again•Texas City, TX

21h•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to (i) get our newly commissioned First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) TXS-1 gas fermentation plant in Houston, Texas, running smoothly at full nameplate capacity, (ii) assist with the design and construction of our next, much larger commercial plant, and (iii) own the commissioning and startup of this next commercial plant. At Again, we are advancing a new industrial era. AI-powered biocatalysts. No oil. No sugar. By combining millennia-old bacteria with cutting-edge technology, we turn waste gases into the products that matter. We have raised over $100m in funding from both top investors such as Google Ventures or HV Capital, and leading grant funding programmes such as European Union’s Horizon 2020. We are a growing team of experienced scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from the DTU, Stanford, MIT (and more) who are passionate about revolutionizing the chemical industry. We are leading the positive shift. Showing people that our world does have a future. If you think we're doomed – think Again.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements
You have 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 Enginering, or similar
You are collaborative, communicative and can work closely with both our scientific and process engineering teams. You can also collaborate with and help give clear direction to our Automation personnel
You lead by example and can operate independently. Although you will be managing other engineers, this is not a desk job - 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 is a plus
Experience with unit operations like media prep, tangential flow/cross flow filtration, ion exchange, centrifugation, liquid-liquid extraction, and distillation is a plus
Experience in plant commissioning, startups, and turn-arounds
Project management experience and people management experience are plusses
Mechanically-minded (”handy”) process engineers will be favored. Maybe you know how to take apart a pump, maybe you can help troubleshoot a compressor etc.

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. Downstream processing steps will also require your attention (see ‘Preferred Requirements’)
Ensure safe and smooth operation of all plant equipment
Oversee improvement projects and lead root cause analyses (RCA’s)