Bioprocess Design Engineer — Scale-Up & Lab Operations

Manus Bio Inc.; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Manus Bio Inc. in Augusta, GA is seeking a Process Design Engineer to lead laboratory and plant-scale process design efforts. The role focuses on P&ID development, scale‑up calculations, and safety oversight for industrial bioprocessing projects.

You will collaborate with Process Development to ensure experiments yield data for scale‑up to pilot plants, support capital projects, and drive continuous improvements in design and safety across operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. in Chemical Engineering required and 3–15 years of experience in plant engineering and/or process design.
• Strong understanding of engineering core fundamentals (thermodynamics, transport, kinetics).
• Experience reading P&IDs at a high level.
• Excellent communication skills; both oral and written is required.

Responsibilities

• Initiates/supports conceptual design of new processes, including P&ID development, scale‑up calculations, mass & energy balances, EFDs, and PFDs.
• Gather and organize information to be used for developing design.
• Initiates/supports capital projects, including scope development, cost justification, control logic and start‑up support. Commissioning and water‑batching is critical.
• Provides Process Safety Management ownership responsibilities including process hazard analysis participation, maintaining drawings, procedures, and PSI files, and sponsoring management of change for equipment and process changes.
• Preparation of detailed engineering reports.
• Preparation of “as‑built” drawing markups based on input or physical walk‑downs of systems.
• Work with Process Development teams to ensure appropriate lab experiments are performed and data is collected, that processes are appropriately scaled up to the pilot plant, and that necessary pilot data is collected.
• Assist with full scale‑up of pilot processes.
• Assist with identifying plant material balances, capacity evaluations, area/plant yields, and KPIs that should be monitored and reported.
• When necessary, assist with specification and procurement of appropriate equipment, instrumentation, and materials.
• Inspect and report on new processes, upgrades, or retrofits for conformance to design.
• Conduct activities in a safe and healthy manner and work in accordance with established safety and company requirements.
• Promote a positive working environment in order to achieve the organization’s goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Process design

P&ID knowledge

Thermodynamics

Transport phenomena

Kinetics

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Aspen Plus

ChemCAD

Microsoft Windows

Job description

Manus Bio Inc. in Augusta, GA is seeking a Process Design Engineer to lead laboratory and plant-scale process design efforts. The role focuses on P&ID development, scale‑up calculations, and safety oversight for industrial bioprocessing projects.

You will collaborate with Process Development to ensure experiments yield data for scale‑up to pilot plants, support capital projects, and drive continuous improvements in design and safety across operations.