Specialist R&D Process Engineering
The job
- Perform process engineering calculations to model mixing behaviour, distillations, rectifications, filtration, centrifugations and heat transfer to ensure a smooth scale-up or technology transfer of our processes.
- Lead the process engineering risk assessment meetings, where scale-up and quality risks of processes are addressed.
- Participate in process challenge meeting to assist the R&D department in developing robust processes.
- Act as a subject matter expert on mixing, vapour-liquid behaviour, distillation, filtration, centrifugation, heat transfer and corrosion.
- Identify opportunities to manufacture in a more cost-efficient or environmentally friendly way.
- Build up new and improved engineering calculations for batch- and flow processes.
- Occasional hands-on experiments related to scale-up or scale-down studies.
- Build up engineering knowledge around batch- and flow processes through literature, webinars, congresses…
- Build up contacts and collaborations with experts at customers, universities and research institutes.
- Search for, analyse, evaluate and implement innovative technologies, tools and software through collaboration with suppliers.
Your profile
- Master in chemical engineering with a strong understanding of process engineering, calculations and physics, or equal by experience.
- Sense of responsibility, organisation and flexibility.
- Good IT skills. Knowledge of Dynochem, mixing modelling software or other engineering software is a plus.
- Fluent spoken and written communication in Dutch and English.
Our Offer
- Be part of a stable and recognised company that has the “Power to Make”.
- An attractive salary package including fringe benefits (eg hospital insurance, pension plan, bonus plan and a great company restaurant).
- Be part of an organisation that offers personalised technical training, personal development opportunities and prospects to internal mobility.
- A pleasant, no-nonsense, people-oriented working atmosphere with employee initiatives and events.
- Ajinomoto aims for a safe, inclusive work environment with diverse teams.