Pilot Plant Engineer Intern- Sumitomo Biorational Company

Sumitomo Biorational Company; Osage (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Sumitomo Biorational Company, Osage, IA, is seeking a Pilot Plant Intern to assist with pilot-scale fermentation, recovery, and formulation processes. You will collaborate with R&D Scientists and Production Engineers to optimize methods, write procedures, and help transfer successful lab methods to production.

The role emphasizes safety, environmental responsibility, and hands-on lab work to improve yields and cycle times, with opportunities to contribute to process development and documentation.

Qualifications

• Majoring in bioengineering, biotechnology, biochemical engineering or related fields is required.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary, diverse team.
• Excellent computer skills are desired.
• Must have flexibility to work some limited off-shift and weekend hours to support all production shifts when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support and comply with safety and environmental training policies and programs.
• Under supervision, set up and monitor pilot-scale fermenters and downstream process unit operation.
• Analyze, summarize and present pilot data to Research and Production Teams; recommend and implement process improvements.
• Heat and mass balance calculations and mathematical modeling of metabolism and fermentation.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Independent worker

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Computer skills

Education

Bioengineering/biotechnology/biochemical engineering or related field

Tools

Computer tools

Job description

About Us

Sumitomo Biorational Company is a worldwide leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of biorational products for the agriculture, public health, and forestry markets. We have more than 60 years of experience bringing biorational products to market, and o ur products are used in sustainable operations in 95 countries around the world. Biorational products maximize plant quality, productivity, and sustainability.

Pilot Plant Engineer Intern

Sumitomo Biorational Company is a worldwide leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of biorational products for the agriculture, public health, and forestry markets. We have more than 60 years of experience bringing biorational products to market, and o ur products are used in sustainable operations in 95 countries around the world. Biorational products maximize plant quality, productivity, and sustainability.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical, Sumitomo Biorational Company operates with the Sumitomo Spirit mindset, which means to benefit both self and others, recognizing that private and public interests are one and the same. It's about contributing to society, as well as making a profit.

The Sumitomo Biorational manufacturing site located on an expansive 73-acre site in Osage, IA is a state of the art 130,000 square foot plant and is the largest purpose-built biorational facility in the world. It serves as the manufacturing and quality control center for Sumitomo Biorational Company's broad portfolio of fermentation products.

Description Of Job

As a Pilot Plant Intern at Sumitomo Biorational you will learn and be exposed to various engineering tasks, such as monitoring, troubleshooting and improving current fermentation, recovery and formulation processes. You will be assigned a product with particular emphasis on optimization in order to increase yield and reduce cycle times, while focusing on safety and environmental impact. You will collaborate with Research and Development Scientists as well as Production Engineers to determine feasibility of their proposed methods and will be required to work in the lab to help developing and optimizing the process, write/update operating instructions and then if successful in the lab help with implementing the method in production. In addition, you will be exposed to good laboratory practices while using the lab fermentors and recovery equipment and documenting the experiments. You will be required to write a project charter, all applicable protocols and procedures, and if successful, provide a final method transfer report.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and comply with all safety and environmental training policies and programs
• Under the supervision of the Pilot Plant Team, set up and monitor pilot-scale fermenters and downstream process unit operation
• Analyze, summarize and present pilot data to Research and Production TeamsRecommend and implement process improvement ideas to Production
• Heat and mass balance
• Mathematical modeling of metabolism and fermentation

Preferred Qualifications And Education

• Majoring in bioengineering, biotechnology, biochemical engineering, biology, chemical engineering or related fields is required.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently and as a part of an interdisciplinary, diverse team.
• Excellent computer skills are desired.
• Must have flexibility to work some limited off-shift and weekend hours to support all production shifts when needed.

What We Offer

We work together to power our sustainable future. Here's what drives us: Sumitomo Biorational Company has a strong commitment to both sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). In fact, being a responsible corporate citizen has been ingrained in our culture since the company's founding. Today, it remains at the forefront of everything we do.

• Sumitomo Biorational Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and/or identity, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.