Hands-On Process Engineer: Scale Gas Fermentation & Distillation

Phase Biolabs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fermentation experience

Distillation

PLCs & control systems

Hydrogen gas handling

Job summary

Phase Biolabs is seeking a hands-on Process Engineer to scale and operate their continuous gas fermentation. You will design, build, test, and improve systems in a multidisciplinary team, contributing across the pilot plant and related infrastructure.

The ideal candidate enjoys working in the plant room as much as at a desk, is curious, data-driven, and takes ownership without prompting. A background in chemical/process engineering and practical equipment experience are essential.

Qualifications

• A degree in chemical or process engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 3+ years working on real process equipment at lab, pilot or plant scale.
• Confident with P&IDs, mass and energy balances, and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Help design, build and operate continuous fermentation systems.
• Run continuous campaigns and turn the data into process improvements.
• Design and operate auxiliary systems.
• Integrate ethanol recovery by distillation with the fermentation.
• Help refine the mass and energy balances that underpin our pilot plant design.
• Work closely with our fermentation team on nutrient and gas delivery strategy.
• Proactively troubleshoot, maintain, and get stuck into whatever else the process needs.

Education

A degree in chemical or process engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

PLCs

Control systems

Data acquisition

Job description

Phase Biolabs is seeking a hands-on Process Engineer to scale and operate their continuous gas fermentation. You will design, build, test, and improve systems in a multidisciplinary team, contributing across the pilot plant and related infrastructure.

The ideal candidate enjoys working in the plant room as much as at a desk, is curious, data-driven, and takes ownership without prompting. A background in chemical/process engineering and practical equipment experience are essential.