Process Engineer

Copenhagen, Denmark
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About SecondCircle

SecondCircle makes carbon negative chemicals for a cleaner future. We are the first carbon negative chemical manufacturer that can scale to meet global demand. The best thing about it:
we use carbon dioxide as a feedstock. We have raised over $50m to date from top venture capital investors as well as in grant funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. 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. Join us in the fight against climate change.

What you’ll do
We are looking for a Process Engineer to push the limits of gas fermentation and drive the implementation of our CCU technology. Together with our team of process engineers, you will be responsible for implementation and upscaling of our process, taking it from the lab to demonstration scale. Your work will be pivotal in making our process the go-to technology for green chemical manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of scalable industrial processes
• Optimizing and retrofitting existing plant
• Technological and financial analysis
• Project management

Job requirements
Minimum Requirements

• You have practical experience in process engineering;
  especially in drafting ideas, formalizing design, and managing the construction process of biotechnological equipment
• You are organized and can manage multiple stakeholders, including overseeing our internal upscaling processes, as well as coordinating with our partners from our EU-funded project
• You are collaborative, communicative and can work closely with both our scientific and management team
• You are creative and open-minded (which is helpful, as we are doing things that haven’t been done before :
  )
• You can wrangle chaos into clear and efficient workflows, processes, and documentation
• Project management experience to oversee implementation of upscaling processes

Preferred Requirements

• An education as process engineer, chemical engineer, biotech engineer or other relevant fields (MSc), including practical experience in developing and optimizing biological processes
• Strong competences within bioprocessing and a deep understanding of gas/liquid mass transfers, experience with gas fermentation is a huge plus
• Experience in designing and building biotech process equipment
• Focus on delivering exceptional results
• 1-2 years of process engineering experience in related jobs

What we promise you?

• You get to work with a group of passionate scientists, working on challenging and meaningful projects
• This will be the journey of a lifetime – we are serious about our mission to reduce over 1 gigaton of CO₂ and you can play a pivotal role in making that happen
• An inclusive, empowering and engaging work environment
• We understand that relocating can be a hassle, so if you don't live in Denmark, we will help out to give you a smooth transition

If you have questions regarding the role, we would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at [email protected].

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