| Job Description | · Home Office: Warrenville, Illinois ( Chicago- Western Suburbs)
Position Summary
· In this position the Chemical/Biochemical Engineer will report to a Technical Director and work within a multidisciplinary team to develop syngas fermentation technologies and successfully contribute to completion of key projects and business objectives.
Job Responsibilities
· Design, set up and conduct syngas fermentation experiments in laboratory and pilot-scale bioreactors
· Analyze experimental data to determine bioreactor performance, including gas transfer, cell growth and product formation, and calculate mass balances
· Develop operating conditions to optimize bioreactor performance
· Perform mathematical modeling of bioreactor and evaluate various bioreactor system configurations
· Participate in development of process flow diagrams and mass and energy balances for commercial scale plants
· Report results in the forms of oral presentations and written reports
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Experience
· Ph.D. in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering with more than 5 years relevant experience
· Significant R&D experience in microbial fermentation using laboratory and pilot scale fermentors in batch, fed-batch and continuous modes
· Considerable knowledge of general commercial fermentor design and operating practices
· Significant knowledge of gas-liquid mass transfer models and correlations in bioreactors
· Significant knowledge of biological reaction kinetics and bioreactor models
· Excellent hands-on skills in setup and use of general laboratory equipment
· Significant experience in automation and control and the use of supervisory control and data acquisition software
· Considerable skills in advanced engineering calculations and mathematical modeling/simulation using spreadsheet and commercial mathematic modeling software
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills |
| | Company | | Coskata, Inc. | Job Code | | State or Province | | Illinois | | |
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