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Mori · 1 month ago

Process Development Engineer I/II

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $110K/yr

2+ years exp

Mori is a fast-paced anti-food waste Series C startup on a mission to create 'More Food, Less Waste'. They are seeking a highly motivated Engineer to work on the development and optimization of their patented reactor and purification process to extract silk protein.

AgTechBiotechnologyFood and BeverageFood Processing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Independently plans projects on multi-month time scales based on company OKR and KPI structure, ensuring smooth workflow, balancing technical excellence with rapid timelines

Supervises, scopes, and drafts study designs across Engineering with a focus on developing success criteria and project direction

Significant personnel management responsibility managing associate and technician level employees including reviewing work, providing feedback, and furthering their professional and personal growth

Crafting ongoing improvements to documentation, organization, standardization of methods

Collaborating with operations teams including Food Safety/Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to develop and improve manufacturing process

Generating high quality slide decks to present progress and research results as they relate to OKRs

Authors and review technical documents such as reports, experimental plans, production batch records, training materials, and manufacturing SOPs per project needs at all scales

Drives initial demonstration of new technology and equipment platforms

Collaborates with others in capital projects during front-end design (Design Bases, PFDs, M&E Balances), PHAs, design reviews, commissioning, start-up and operator training for future plant builds

As a startup, job duties at Mori are based on business needs, which grow and evolve over time, and this role will be required to support additional tasks not listed here as needed

Qualification

Process developmentTechnology transferScale-up experienceStatistical data analysisChemical engineeringBioengineeringMaterials engineeringBiochemistryLab equipment experienceEquipment designCGMP complianceStirred reactorsProtein extractionPeople managementTeam buildingCuriosityCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsAdaptabilityHands-on experience

Required

Master's degree plus 2-3 years of industry experience OR bachelor's degree plus 4-5 years of industry experience in chemical engineering, bioengineering, materials engineering, or biochemistry

Strong technical background in process development, technology transfer, and scale-up in biotech, pharma, or food technology field

Experience with lab and pilot scale process equipment

Experience with equipment design and prototyping

Experience using and applying statistical data analysis methods such as design of experiments (DoE), gauge R&R, control charting, and multivariate analysis

Excellent organizational, communication, and team building skills in a research environment

Excels in a fast-paced work environment while maintaining a strong level of detail and organization

Ability to stand and walk for the majority of your work day in a laboratory and plant setting and lift up to 40 pounds with or without assistance

Ability to work flexible and off hours on an as needed basis