Downstream processing engineer

at  Science at Work

WAT GA JE DOEN?

For an international food company, we are currently looking for a DSP engineer with already some experience. You will join an international R&D team. The team supports product development at lab and pilot level.

Tasks:

• Support the R&D team in attaining short-term and long-term development goals
• Develop/improve product and processes : use of research capabilities and know-how to develop new products and improve existing products and processes at our industrial sites
• Execute research : prototype development; product characterization; laboratory, pilot and industrial trials
• Build expertise : review scientific literature and patent publications, connect with external expert network, participate to conferences
• Build expertise related to downstream processes in general and to water and wastewater treatment in particular; by the usage of membrane processes, adsorption and other relevant technologies
• Support the plants with continuous optimization projects (productivity, yield, energy, water…)
• Contribute or manage innovation related projects from lab scale, pilot scale through pre-engineering and commissioning; design, conceptualise and perform pilot trials, as well assist production tests on site
• Prepare the pre-engineering study – including process modelling, design and technology, cost - prior to hand-over of projects to the capex and engineering team
• Act as a team member or project leader in (cross)department projects
• Contribute to the R&D roadmap process : brainstorming and ideation, stage gate project meetings, reporting, as well to feed the R&D technology roadmap process, technology assessment
• Plan and follow up the work of lab technicians
• Execute lab and pilot safety audits, review SOP management and contribute to the implementation of good lab management practices and 5S standards

• Support the R&D team in attaining short-term and long-term development goals
• Develop/improve product and processes : use of research capabilities and know-how to develop new products and improve existing products and processes at our industrial sites
• Execute research : prototype development; product characterization; laboratory, pilot and industrial trials
• Build expertise : review scientific literature and patent publications, connect with external expert network, participate to conferences
• Build expertise related to downstream processes in general and to water and wastewater treatment in particular; by the usage of membrane processes, adsorption and other relevant technologies
• Support the plants with continuous optimization projects (productivity, yield, energy, water…)
• Contribute or manage innovation related projects from lab scale, pilot scale through pre-engineering and commissioning; design, conceptualise and perform pilot trials, as well assist production tests on site
• Prepare the pre-engineering study – including process modelling, design and technology, cost - prior to hand-over of projects to the capex and engineering team
• Act as a team member or project leader in (cross)department projects
• Contribute to the R&D roadmap process : brainstorming and ideation, stage gate project meetings, reporting, as well to feed the R&D technology roadmap process, technology assessment
• Plan and follow up the work of lab technicians
• Execute lab and pilot safety audits, review SOP management and contribute to the implementation of good lab management practices and 5S standard