Senior Process Scientist – Scale-Up & Tech Transfer Lead

Darogan; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A clean technology manufacturer in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Process Science Engineer. The role involves optimizing production processes and leading process improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have approximately 6 years of experience in chemical or process engineering and strong analytical capabilities. Competitive salary of £70,000, tailored training, and development opportunities offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Tailored training and development pathway

Employee ownership scheme participation

25 holidays + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Approximately 6 years experience in chemical or process engineering ideally within a start-up research or advanced manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and modelling capability with tools such as COMSOL, Aspen or CFD.
• Experienced in the scale-up of new or innovative processes from development to commercial operation.
• Skilled in creating a safe working environment; familiar with HAZOP and process safety management.
• A motivated hands-on engineer with strong leadership and problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of process trials and testing programmes with the CTO.
• Manage analytical and modelling workstreams using advanced simulation and process tools to achieve development milestones.
• Act as the link between R&D outputs and full-scale operations ensuring smooth technology transfer and safe scale-up.
• Plan and deliver the technology development roadmap identifying opportunities for process enhancement and product improvement.
• Support operations and engineering teams to resolve production challenges and guide continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Distributed Control Systems

Continuous Improvement

Process Improvement

Minitab

Root cause Analysis

Tooling

Statistical Software

Process Engineering

cGMP

Programmable Logic Controllers

Public Speaking

Manufacturing

Job description

A clean technology manufacturer in Cardiff is seeking a Senior Process Science Engineer. The role involves optimizing production processes and leading process improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have approximately 6 years of experience in chemical or process engineering and strong analytical capabilities. Competitive salary of £70,000, tailored training, and development opportunities offered.