Senior Process Engineer (Engineering)

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Job Summary: A professional to implement new processes and molecules, optimize costs, and lead continuous improvements in an innovative environment. Key Highlights: 1. Pioneer in using microbes for renewable chemistry. 2. Inclusive culture and appreciation of diversity. 3. Engagement in continuous improvement projects and new technologies. #### **Unlock the Chemistry of Life.**TM At Amyris, we are pioneers in using microbes to convert plant-derived sugars into high-performance molecules at scale. Our platform unlocks the sophisticated and refined chemistry found in all living systems, enabling new product possibilities, market opportunities, and sustainability solutions. With proven scale, we are redefining what renewable chemistry can achieve. Visit our website to learn more: https://amyris.com/ * At Amyris, we are a team of creative and innovative people. We value healthy relationships from diverse perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive culture embracing different races, ethnicities, genders, religions, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQIA\+ community. Join our team! **Responsibilities:** * **1** Ensure correct implementation of new processes and new molecules at the Site, guaranteeing that all information reaches all involved areas. **2** Simulate plant operating conditions via mass and energy balances to achieve optimal operating cost. **3** Analyze more complex problems by diagnosing failures and guiding/performing repairs and functional tests. Conduct and evaluate failure analyses. **4** Apply statistical tools to process data to facilitate continuous operational improvement. **5** Specify industrial equipment (tanks, pressure vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, etc.), piping, valves, and other components of sanitary industrial installations. **6** Perform activities inherent to the deployment of new equipment and new technologies for new product development, such as: preparing pre-designs with economic feasibility analysis, evaluating available equipment in the market, identifying internally available technology. **7** Actively participate in project and solution development, seeking continuous improvement and total quality. **8** Interface with headquarters in Emeryville and the Campinas PD team to evaluate new processes, anticipate on-site interventions, align with engineering, and initiate SSE to launch projects. **9** Monitor assembly, commissioning, startup, and assisted operation of equipment and industrial and pilot-scale systems. **10** Perform other related duties as required by the department. Perform other related tasks at management’s discretion. **11** Support the industrial area in developing technical training programs. **12** Prepare Automation Datasheets (FDS), perform Functional Safety Assessments (TAF), and address process improvements involving automation interfaces. **13** Engineering focal point for Hazop studies within the operational site area. **14** Lead the site’s Engineering Continuous Improvement Program (Operational Excellence). **15** Participate in audits and support the development of new equipment suppliers. **Requirements:** * Bachelor’s degree in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields. * Knowledge of industrial installations, including: + Fermentation and aseptic/sanitary processes; + Troubleshooting critical processes; + Equipment layout and physical arrangement; + Equipment specification (pressure vessels, atmospheric tanks, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, etc.) and components of industrial installations (piping, valves); + Cleaning systems such as Clean-in-Place (CIP) and Steam-in-Place (SIP); + General knowledge of utilities (steam, electricity, chilled water, compressed air, etc).