Senior Process Engineer — Separations & Drying Scale-Up

manusbio; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for advancement

Accountability

Passion for cutting-edge work

Job summary

ManusBio in Augusta, GA is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to serve as the SME for separations, liquid and dry powder handling, drying, and finished‑product manufacturing. This role oversees design, scale‑up, and optimization of unit operations from pilot to commercial scale in a cross‑functional setting.

The candidate will own process performance, mentor engineers, and drive capacity, yield, and reliability gains while partnering with operations, quality, R&D, and automation to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering required.
• 8+ years process engineering experience in chemical, food/ingredient, biotechnology, or related manufacturing.
• Deep expertise in separations and solid–liquid processing (filtration, centrifugation, membrane separation, evaporation, crystallization) and in drying and dry powder handling.
• Demonstrated success scaling processes from pilot to commercial production.
• Strong command of mass and energy balances, unit‑operations design, and process data analysis.
• Proven track record of driving measurable yield, capacity, and reliability improvements.
• Hands‑on experience with PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specification, and commissioning.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Technical authority — Serve as the final technical authority for design, scale‑up, and optimization of unit operations across separations, liquid and dry powder handling, drying, and product manufacturing.
• Process performance — Own process KPIs (recovery, yield, throughput, purity, energy use, and reliability) and lead data‑driven troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Scale‑up & development — Lead process development from piloting through commercial scale, including mass and energy balances, scale‑up calculations, and technology transfer.
• Debottlenecking & improvement — Identify and execute capacity, yield, and reliability improvements; drive continuous‑improvement and cost‑reduction initiatives.
• Equipment & design — Specify, evaluate, and commission process equipment – separations, evaporation/concentration, crystallization, dryers, and powder handling; develop PFDs, P&IDs, mass balances, and equipment specifications.
• Capital projects — Provide process leadership for capital projects: basis of design, equipment selection, FAT/SAT, and commissioning and qualification support.
• Mentorship — Mentor and develop process and optimization engineers, building technical depth and consistent engineering practice across the team.
• Cross‑functional partnership — Partner with operations, quality, R&D, automation (DeltaV), and maintenance to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing.
• Safety & compliance — Embed process safety and food‑safety / GMP requirements into process design and daily operation.

Skills

Process engineering

Separation expertise

Drying & powder handling

Scale-up from pilot

Mass & energy balances

PFDs & P&IDs

Cross-functional leadership

Safety & GMP

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

M.S./Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

DeltaV

PFDs

P&IDs

DOE

SPC

Job description

ManusBio in Augusta, GA is seeking an experienced Process Engineer to serve as the SME for separations, liquid and dry powder handling, drying, and finished‑product manufacturing. This role oversees design, scale‑up, and optimization of unit operations from pilot to commercial scale in a cross‑functional setting.

The candidate will own process performance, mentor engineers, and drive capacity, yield, and reliability gains while partnering with operations, quality, R&D, and automation to ensure