Bioprocess Engineer / Indoor Farming Engineer
4 days ago
Cornellà de Llobregat
¿Interesado en saber más sobre este trabajo? Desplácese hacia abajo y descubra qué habilidades, experiencia y cualificaciones académicas se necesitan. About KULT FARM KULT FARM makes a true and natural alternative to meat from mycelium solid state fermentation. As a venture-backed business, we are pioneering this approach. Our mission is to foster the world's transition to a sustainable food system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price. Our planet cannot sustain our current food system; therefore, we believe in producing exceptional alternative products to remove the current strain on our environment and ensure food security for our future ever-growing population. This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its earliest days. Tasks This role sits at the intersection of bioprocess engineering, indoor farming, and applied microbiology, and is critical to translating lab-scale fermentation into robust, scalable, and economically viable production systems. We are looking for a responsible, organised individual with a practical approach to work on scaling our solid-state fermentation plant. We are not looking for scientists. Key responsibilities Fermentation • Design and implement fermentation infrastructure, including incubation environments, airflow systems, humidity control, and thermal management., • Develop fermentation processes, including inoculation strategies, substrate conditioning and harvest protocols., • Monitor and control critical process parameters (moisture, temperature, airflow, O₂/CO₂, pH where relevant) to hit target yields, product specs and consistency Indoor farming systems • Co-design and operate our indoor farming infrastructure: trays, racks, climate rooms, sensors, air handling, humidification and lighting (where applicable)., • Collaborate with mechanical/electrical partners on layout, utilities and ergonomics for scalable farm modules (from pilot to pre-industrial)., • Ensure high uptime and robust operation of equipment through basic maintenance, troubleshooting and coordination with external technicians. Process engineering • Integration into and process engineering on the full production chain., • Collaborate closely with R&D to translate experimental protocols into scalable, repeatable processes. Scale-up and industrialisation • Translate pilot learnings into engineering inputs for larger-scale facilities (mass balances, capacity calculations, throughput models)., • Facility layout planning and equipment selection for pilot scale to industrial setup. Requirements • Degree in Bioprocess / Chemical / Biochemical / Agricultural / Electrical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food or Environmental Engineering, or similar., • At least 2 years proven hands-on experience in fermentation, controlled-environment agriculture, mushroom farming, vertical / indoor farming, or similar process industries., • Proven experience operating and troubleshooting pilot-or production-scale systems (bioreactors, climate rooms, indoor farms, or analogous equipment)., • Solid understanding of mass and energy balances, heat and mass transfer, and basic process control concepts., • Comfortable working physically in a pilot production plant environment (cleaning, handling trays, doing measurements) as part of the daily work., • Working proficiency in English; Spanish and/or German is a plus ., • A track record of willingness to learn, adapt, get stuff done, and be proactive, • Independence and strong sense of ownership for tasks Benefits Why join? • You will work in a cross-disciplinary Production team with food technologists, biotechnologists, microbiologists, engineers at a cutting-edge technology., • Trans-disciplinarity at its peak: we believe invention only happens when you connect dots that are seemingly far apart., • A high-impact, ambitious startup environment with the ability to learn and grow alongside the company, • The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology and make a true impact on the environment and our food system, • A fun, flexible, and rewarding environment where you can have the ability to thrive as a person *_We encourage you to apply even if you feel you do not match all criteria perfectly. Many thanks! _Thank you for your interest in joining us. We hope to meet you soon! xcskxlj *Application should be in English! #J-18808-Ljbffr