Process Engineering Internship (Continuous Reactor Design)

Farmless; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free vegan lunches and snacks

Job summary

Farmless, based in Amsterdam, offers an internship to shape the future of food production. You will research, prototype, and scale a Continuous Stirred-Tank Reactor (CSTR) for use in Farmless’ downstream process.

We seek MSc candidates in chemical or mechanical engineering or applied mathematics with strong English, lab/pilot plant experience, and a willingness to work across lab, pilot plant and office settings.

Qualifications

• MSc students in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or applied mathematics.
• Strong English communication.
• Experience in laboratory/pilot plant environments beneficial.
• Must be doing a mandatory internship for university.
• Internship duration of 6-7 months.
• Starting period from September–October 2026.

Responsibilities

• Research mechanics and derive governing equations for control of a CSTR in Farmless’ DSP.
• Design and build a bench-scale prototype CSTR and validate its efficacy.
• Translate bench-scale learnings to pilot-scale CSTR construction.
• Document research and design for future use and guarantees of success.
• Assist in ongoing development of downstream processes.

Skills

Biochemistry

Programming

Controls design

Electronics

English proficiency

Education

M.Sc. in chemical engineering

M.Sc. in mechanical engineering

M.Sc./B.Sc. in applied mathematics

Job description

This project has a duration of 6-7 months, with 7 months preferred. Anticipated start date is September 2026.

Mission

Our mission at Farmless is to decouple protein production from agricultural land and create an era of food abundance for humanity. We use natural fermentation and a renewable-energy based feedstock to produce amino acid complete protein ingredients. While practically all fermentation methods up till now relied on sugars - which are derived from crops grown on agricultural land - we based our fermentation platform on an easily storable and shippable liquid feedstock which can be made from the air with just renewable energy. This allows us to bypass the inefficiency of photosynthesis and break free of its limiting constraints.

Team

We're a small, highly technical team with diverse backgrounds (Vegetarian Butcher, DSM, Perfect Day and many more) from all over the world. Our brewery, R&D, test kitchen and offices are all integrated under a single roof, and optimised for high speed iteration.

The Internship

At Farmless, we're offering an exciting internship opportunity where you help shape the future of food production. In this role you will be tasked with researching, prototyping, and scaling a Continuous Stirred-Tank Reactor (CSTR) for use as a reaction vessel during Farlems’ continuous Downstream Process (DSP).

Responsibilities

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• Research mechanics and derive governing equations for control of a CSTR that works in Farmless’ DSP

• Design and build a bench-scale prototype CSTR, validating its efficacy and making improvements where needed

• Translate learnings from bench-scale prototype to construction of pilot-scale CSTR unit

• Thoroughly document research and design around the unit operation such that others understand its use and guarantees its success in the future

• All Farml... certain design? keep line.

Requirements

We're looking for candidates with:

• Students working toward a M.Sc. or equivalent, with a background in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or applied mathematics.

• Consideration of students working toward a B.Sc. will be made for exceptional candidates.

• Comfortable working in laboratory, pilot plant and office environments.

• Team player with excellent English proficiency.

• We only hire interns that need to do a mandatory internship for university.

• Internship duration of 6-7 months.

• Starting period from September-October, 2026.

• Strong skills in biochemistry, programming, controls design, or electronics are a plus.

What you can expect from Farmless

• €1000 gross monthly internship compensation

• Pushing forward the frontiers of food production

• Free healthy vegan lunches, snacks, and drinks

• Work in a diverse, international and dynamic team

About Farmless

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We’re based within the city ring of Amsterdam – for a reason. We want to attract the best people from around the world and believe that Amsterdam is a great place to settle – and bike to work. On top of that, the Netherlands is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. The Dutch have a mindset to push the boundaries of food production and have the practical expertise to scale up our fermentation platform.

We believe that hardware startups can thrive in Europe, which has the toughest novel foods procedure of the world. When we can make it here, we can make it anywhere. (Also, we want Europe to accelerate.)

We’ve raised €6 million in total with top tier investors including World Fund, Vorwerk Ventures, Revent and Nucleus.