Senior Chemical Engineer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Cranleigh Scientific
Description
A rapidly expanding spin-out company is recruiting for a Senior Chemical Engineer to join its team in Cambridge.As part of the technical team, you will lead process development, improvement, and optimisation activities - working on innovative projects involvingfilms and coatings.
This role would suit an experienced Process Development Engineer with a strong background in the films or coatings industry - working on R&D implementation and pilot-manufacturing scale.
Senior Chemical Engineer responsibilities
- Being the technical specialist/project lead on our films and coatings projects
- Leading process development, improvement and optimisation
- Implementation of processes from Lab to manufacturing scale
- Planning and conducting experiments to investigate the effect of processes parameters on final product (at various scales)
- Liaising with internal and external experts (e.g. consultants and equipment suppliers) to identify best process and equipment
- Working with external consultants on the scaleup processes
Senior Chemical Engineer requirements
- Degree level qualification in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or closely related.
- Experience of R&D implementation and pilot to manufacturing scale
- Coatings or Films expertise, preferably at pilot and manufacturing scale
- Experience of developing a process from batch to a continuous mode of operation
- An experimentalist with strong analytical skills
- An individual who is open to learn with an inquisitive mindset
- Leading projects to deliver products to customers
- An enthusiasm for Xampla's mission of addressing plastic pollution, and interest in sustainability
- The right fit for a small, scienceled, innovative team and a high level of autonomy, creativity and independence
- An individual with a cando attitude who thrives in a fastpaced environment
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