Senior Process Engineer

UPSIDE Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from real animal cells, pioneering cultivated meat production since 2015.
Berkeley, CA, USA
$120,000 - $160,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
101 - 500 Employees
8+ years of experience
Biotech

Description For Senior Process Engineer

UPSIDE Foods, a pioneering cultivated meat company founded in 2015, is revolutionizing the food industry by growing real meat directly from animal cells. Based in Berkeley, CA, they've achieved numerous milestones, including being the first to produce multiple species of meat and sell cultivated meat in the US.

The Senior Process Engineer role is crucial as the company enters an exciting scale-up phase. You'll be working at their cutting-edge EPIC facility, handling scale-up initiatives, implementing new technologies, and optimizing processes. The position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of biotechnology and food production.

The role is highly cross-functional, collaborating with scientists, supply chain experts, manufacturing teams, and various engineering departments. You'll be instrumental in developing new processes, leading equipment design projects, and driving techno-economic improvements. The company has raised $608 million from prestigious investors including Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and Tyson Foods.

UPSIDE Foods offers an innovative and fast-paced environment where you can make a significant impact on environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and public health. The company has received recognition through various awards, including New York Times' Good Tech Awards and FastCo's Next Big Thing in Tech.

Working at UPSIDE Foods means joining a mission-driven team that values diversity and inclusion. You'll receive competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits including stock options, and the opportunity to be at the forefront of a revolutionary industry that's shaping the future of food production.

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Responsibilities For Senior Process Engineer

  • Troubleshooting upstream and downstream equipment operations
  • Developing new processes with existing and new technologies
  • Supporting dynamic operations team and building systems
  • Lead the design of new equipment skids and process improvements
  • Leading project efforts to support company-wide goals to scale cultivated meat
  • Drive techno-economic and yield improvement efforts
  • Commissioning and validation of new large-scale equipment

Requirements For Senior Process Engineer

  • PhD in Engineering (chemical, biochemical, mechanical) and 3+ years of biotechnology experience or bachelor's degree with 8+ years experience
  • Knowledge of tangential flow filtration, disc stack centrifuges, decanter centrifuges, HTST units, chromatography, pumps, cell culture bioreactors
  • Experience in scale-up and/or commercialization in biotech, life science, food production
  • Ability to work independently with minimal guidance
  • Comfortable working with medium to large scale equipment
  • Enjoys fast-paced and complex environments

Benefits For Senior Process Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Equity
Education Budget
  • Stock options for all full-time team members
  • 90-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Pet insurance
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Employee Engagement Council
  • Company-sponsored learning & development opportunities

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