Bioprocess Engineer: Scale-Up for Circular Rubber Tech

Recircle; Daresbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension Scheme options after

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Recircle in the UK is seeking an experienced bioprocess engineer to help industrialise a unique bacterial bioprocess at its Sci-Tech Daresbury centre. You will work with biotechnology and rubber materials teams, refining performance and operating parameters from lab to pilot scale.

The role requires MSc/PhD in a relevant field, hands-on propagation in bioreactors, downstream processing, DoE and collaboration with external scale-up partners. A proactive, innovative mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree at MSc or PhD level in a relevant bioprocess/biochemical/chemical engineering.
• Hands-on lab and pilot-scale experience with bacterial propagation.
• Experience with recombinant enzyme production and purification.
• Experience in downstream processing and unit operations.
• Knowledge of DoE and statistical process analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day bioprocess development across lab and pilot-scale.
• Design, operate and optimise propagation and enzyme production in bioreactors (E. coli and others).
• Develop downstream processing steps for rubber materials and product recovery.
• Characterise and optimise key bioprocess parameters (kLa, oxygen transfer, mixing, pH).
• Collect and analyse engineering data for scale-up and mass/energy balances.
• Support technology transfer to external scale-up partners.
• Collaborate with biotechnology team to translate insights into robust strategies.
• Support experimental plans and execution, keep daily records.
• Undertake training and development as needed.

Skills

Bacterial propagation

Bioreactors

Batch & fed-batch

Downstream processing

DoE

Molecular biology

Scale-up experience

ATEX operations

Team collaboration

Education

MSc or PhD in Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering with biotech focus

Job description

Recircle in the UK is seeking an experienced bioprocess engineer to help industrialise a unique bacterial bioprocess at its Sci-Tech Daresbury centre. You will work with biotechnology and rubber materials teams, refining performance and operating parameters from lab to pilot scale.

The role requires MSc/PhD in a relevant field, hands-on propagation in bioreactors, downstream processing, DoE and collaboration with external scale-up partners. A proactive, innovative mindset is essential.