Senior Project Engineer

We’re currently seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join our extraordinary team.Are you passionate about revolutionizing the future of food while building a healthier planet?Do you have a proven track record in managing engineering projects from concept to completion?Can you bring technical expertise to bridge the gap between concept and execution?Do you thrive in managing complex capital projects?Are you ready to lead with purpose and innovation?If you answered yes to these questions, then WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! 

The “Senior Project Engineer” position is part of the engineering team at Air Protein, and are responsible for managing engineering projects and programs from concept to completion. Duties performed are:

Develop capital proposals from management review and approval through commissioning

Preparing and maintaining technical documentation

Facilitating preparation, review and approval of project documentation

Coordinating, expediting, and receiving equipment and material delivery with the Process Engineering team to perform selection of contractors and vendors

Ensure commissioning readiness by performing testing

Assisting with commissioning activities and facilitation field fitting

Standard Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum level of education: 
• Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biochemical engineering, or closely related field; and2 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the food or biotechnology manufacturing domain; and, 2 years of experience in all of the following:




• Engineering project management, design and proposal development
• Managing capital projects for management evaluation with oversight of Cost, Scope and Schedule
• Managing vendor selection, competitive procurement and expediting for capital projectsManagement and control of key technical documents, to include the following: (1) Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (“P&IDs”); and, (2) Process Flow Diagrams (“PFDs”); and, (3) Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”); and, (4) vendor qualification lists; and, (5) design standards
• Coordinating activities and production planning with project and upgrade readinessPerforming factory acceptance testing (“FAT”), and vendor quality control management, and process qualifications of new installations
• Food processing integrating sanitary practices and process design
• Commissioning and troubleshooting of pilot or commercial scale equipment
• Analyzing statistical data and product specificationsManaging industrial production processes
• Demonstrated proficiency in at least one of the following, to wit: (1) Microsoft Visio Professional; or, (2) Autodesk AUTOCAD; or, (3) Microsoft Project; or, (4) Lean Six Sigma.

Benefits & Perks:

In addition to the chance to work with a world-class team and cutting-edge technology to combat climate change and address the impending food crisis, Air Protein employees enjoy competitive benefits. We offer Flexible PTO, parental leave, a 401(k) match, and compensation plans that include employee equity. Air Protein invests in employee development, and the company culture is shaped by shared values:

Protect people & the planet

Play as a team and have a growth mindset

Do what you say you will do

Be the change you seek

Create a culture of belonging

Additional Benefits & Perks

Competitive Health Benefits, including ancillary benefits and HSA/FSA programs

Paid Holidays

Stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks

Fun -and useful- swag

Weekly Brown Bag - All-Hands Meetings

Air Protein is an equal-opportunity employer

At Air Protein, we are committed to providing equal opportunities. Because we want the absolute best people, we enthusiastically invite people of every race, color, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability – or any other status protected by law – to apply to join our team. Research has shown that women and people from marginalized groups may not apply for a role if they aren't a 100% match. Please don't hold back. If you think you will excel in this role, but perhaps you don’t tick every box, we'd appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

About Air Protein

Imagine a food company unlike anything that has come before! Air Protein™ is on a mission to impact climate change by revolutionizing how we make food ingredients. Founded in 2019, we make protein from elements of the air.Air Protein is a modern food company, crafting air-based food ingredients to feed us more sustainably, helping to renew the planet’s resources and eliminating the compromise between nutrition, taste, and climate impact. Using novel technology inspired by NASA, we convert elements found in the air around us into nutritious, protein ingredients using postbiotic cultures, then incorporate the ingredients into a broad range of food recipe formulations that cross the grocery store. It’s where cutting-edge science meets bold ambition to reinvent the way we eat.Join our team of passionate scientists, engineers, and business leaders working to transform the future of food with solutions we never thought possible, creating food ingredients that are delicious and more sustainable. Using no arable land and very little water, Air Protein produces a highly nutritious protein ingredient that is free from pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, or hormones.

In addition to the chance to work with cutting-edge technology to help combat climate change and our planet’s impending food crisis, Air Protein employees also enjoy competitive benefits, total compensation plans, and a collaborative company culture. If you join us on this relentless pursuit for more, changing the world will soon feel as natural as taking a breath.

Air Protein is funded by ADM, a world leader in fermentation technology, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Barclays, one of the world’s leading financial institutions.

Check us out in the media, news, and in the community:

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