DSP Chemical Engineer (m/f/d)

Join a fast-growing biotechnology startup focused on sustainable oils and lipids. In this role, you will lead downstream purification and refining for microbial products from lab to pilot and manufacturing scales. You will design scalable workflows, optimize processes, and transfer methods to manufacturing while driving robustness and sustainability. You’ll work cross-functionally with fermentation, analytics, and product development to turn lab results into scalable, impactful production. This is an opportunity to shape cutting-edge precision fermentation initiatives.

• Permanent employment contract
• competitive salary
• flexible working hours
• 28 vacation days
• international, English-speaking team
• opportunity to work with cutting-edge precision fermentation technologies

• Lead downstream purification and refining strategies for microbial oils and lipids from lab development to pilot and manufacturing scale
• Design, optimize, and implement scalable downstream processing workflows and refining processes
• Develop extraction, purification, and product recovery protocols for specific applications
• Transfer processes from laboratory to pilot and industrial environments and support scale-up activities
• Troubleshoot process challenges and drive continuous improvements in robustness, efficiency, and sustainability
• Select and evaluate suitable process equipment, refining technologies, and process aids
• Generate and assess experimental data to support process development and decision-making
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across fermentation, analytics, and product development

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, or related scientific discipline
• Strong chemical engineering mindset with ability to independently design, develop, and optimize downstream processes
• Experience in downstream processing, process development, purification, refining, and scale-up of biotechnological products
• Expertise in purification of microbial products including oils, lipids, proteins, polysaccharides, or small molecules
• Knowledge of refining processes (degumming, neutralization, bleaching, deodorization) and separation technologies (extraction, filtration, centrifugation, drying)
• Experience applying Design of Experiments (DoE) and statistical process optimization
• Ability to translate laboratory results into scalable, robust, reproducible pilot/manufacturing processes
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience with microbial oils, lipids, or fermentation-derived products advantageous but not required

• strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork
• analytical and data-driven mindset
• effective communication and documentation
• downstream processing
• purification
• extraction