Process Engineer

Adaptavate; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptavate is seeking a Process Engineer to advance our carbon-storing plasterboard project. You will own pyrolysis process development, source biomass, and collaborate with suppliers to deliver high-quality biochar. The role includes building internal expertise on CDR credits, MRV, and compliance.

You will work with our engineering team to formulate products, plan test campaigns, and apply DoE methods to accelerate learning and scale.

Qualifications

• Experience with pyrolysis to produce biochar.
• Strong skills in process modelling and plant design.
• Hands-on DoE methods and lean experimentation.
• Understanding of MRV, CDR credits and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with pyrolysis equipment suppliers to tailor solutions for our process.
• Source biomass at scale with quality controls.
• Develop pyrolysis processes to yield consistent high-quality biochar.
• Become internal expert on CDR credits and compliance documentation.
• Work with the technical team to formulate product offerings.
• Support and strengthen our analytical chemistry foundation.
• Plan and run test campaigns to validate processes.
• Bridge Research and Development using lean DoE to drive rapid results.

Skills

Pyrolysis

Biochar production

Process modelling

Plant design

DoE

MRV

CDR credits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Adaptavate is a business of the future, a dynamic team of engineers, thinkers, parents, walkers, traders, dreamers, climbers, scientists, gardeners, friends, family and visionaries.People who think differently to make a big impact through our work… together.

We are answering the urgent call to decarbonise construction globally, by developing the low-carbon and carbon-negative technologies and products needed, and the industrial ecosystem to deploy them fast, anywhere in the world. We firmly believe that our work is pivotal to achieve net zero by 2050.

To succeed in our mission, we are looking for aProcess Engineerwho will shape our most impactful technology to date, our carbon-storing plasterboard. This position will be a core part of our Engineering team, responsible for developing our engineering platforms and report to the Chief Operations Officer.

At Adaptavate, you’ll have the opportunity to use your technical expertise to solve real-world challenges and help develop the next generation of low-carbon building materials. You’ll work with cutting-edge tools, including machine learning, to analyse data, model process conditions, costs and performance, and turn your findings into practical improvements. You’ll have the freedom to develop new relationships, test procedures, investigate unexpected results and ask the questions that move our understanding forward.

Working alongside a technically ambitious team, you’ll take ownership of development projects, collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners, and see your work contribute directly to the development and commercialisation of innovative products.

If you’re curious by nature, thrive on solving complex technical challenges and want to see your expertise translate into tangible environmental impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Your role

This role will include, but is not limited to;

Working closely with pyrolysis equipment suppliers to develop suitable solutions for our application

Sourcing Biomass in volume and with suitable quality controls

Pyrolysis process development to produce consistent high-quality Biochar

Become internal expert on CDR credits and compliance documentation

Working alongside our technical team to develop product formulations

Advising, supporting and enhancing our analytical chemistry foundation.

Planning and delivering test campaigns.

Working in the bridge between Research and Development, applying lean DoE methodologies to deliver results rapidly.

You will have

Experience working on pyrolysis to produce biochar

A degree in a relevant engineering subject

A minimum of 5 years industrial experience in process engineering

Expert skills in process modelling, plant design and DoE

Ideally, a good understanding of CDR credits, registers, standards and MRV

An eye for detail, and a drive for results. Speed and quality of results can be a difficult balance; you will have autonomy to drive towards results based on logic.

The dedication to getting results, being equally comfortable at a desk, with an external test house or in the lab.

Experience of being outward-facing; you should be comfortable being autonomous, managing key relationships and confident working with third parties.