Mori · 2 days ago
Engineer II- Process Development
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $125K/yr
2+ years expMori 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 develop and optimize their patented reactor and purification process to extract silk protein from natural feedstock.
AgTechBiotechnologyFood and BeverageFood Processing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Supervises, scopes, and drafts study designs across Engineering with a focus on developing success criteria and project direction
Leads execution of process development experiments, with support from associates and technicians, from screening (<1 L) to pre-pilot (> 50 L) scales on equipment such as stirred tank reactors, filtration skids, and drying equipment
Independently plans projects on multi-month time scales based on company OKR and KPI structure, ensuring smooth workflow, balancing technical excellence with rapid timelines
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
Qualification
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, biochemistry, or a related field
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
Ability to be on your feet in a laboratory and plant setting and lift up to 40 pounds
Ability to work flexible and off hours on an as needed basis
Preferred
Experience with stirred reactors and ultra-filtration
Experience with protein or biopolymer extraction processing and analysis techniques
Management experience in a research environment
cGMP compliant process experience in pharma or food
Benefits
Flexible PTO Program
Paid Sick Leave & Parental Leave
12 Company-Paid Holidays
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
401k Retirement Account with Company Match
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Recognition Program
Commuter Benefits
Free Parking Garage
Free On Site Gym
Hood Park Tenant Events - such as bowling and summer food truck Wednesdays
Supplemental Life Insurance
On-demand primary care through One Medical
Virtual mental health support with Talkspace
Fertility support with Kindbody
Company
Mori
Mori is a developer of a protective silk coating product that extends the shelf life of perishable foods.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$82.27MKey Investors
Prelude VenturesThe Drawdown FundAcre Venture Partners
2022-03-11Series B· $50M
2021-04-15Series B· $16M
2020-07-17Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Laith Abu-Taleb
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
London Evening Standard
2025-06-20
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