About Pacifico
We are a biotech company on a mission to unlock the potential of fermentation to revolutionize the global food system, creating the next generation of protein alternatives. In our first year, we have developed our core fermentation technology, multiple products that we plan to launch into the market, and raised significant venture capital funding.
Our team is united by a shared passion for our mission, combining scientific and business skill sets to create a fast-paced and collaborative culture. We are backed by some of the leading European food-tech and sustainability VC investors. We are based in Berlin and Leipzig.
You won’t see our company name here as we are currently in ‘stealth mode’. Our focus is on developing our tech, rather than building a brand and public image at this stage!
Your Role & Responsibilities
We’re looking for an experienced process engineer and aspiring entrepreneur to join our CEO and CSO, taking full ownership of the scale-up and technical development of our biomass fermentation process to drive our alternative protein technology. You need to be someone who embraces the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and build something new! This is an opportunity to create practical solutions to some of the biggest problems facing our world: ecosystem collapse, climate change, and meeting the world’s growing protein requirement. Join us to help shape the future of the global food system!
You will work with our scientific co-founder (CSO) and upstream fermentation team to lead the scale-up of the upstream & downstream fermentation processes while supporting optimization efforts in parallel to our product development. You will be one of the first members of our Scale-up & Process Engineering Team with the opportunity to build a team around you, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company.
You will play a key role in pilot and production plant design, plant and process control & automation, and cost optimisation in bioreactors up to and beyond 10,000 L.
Main Tasks
Join our co-Founders (CEO and CSO) in building and running the company, across fundraising, hiring, scaling, and everything else!
Pilot plant and equipment design
Process control, automation, and scale-up
Technical process design, and cost optimisation
Simulations to drive process improvements and TEA
Ensuring product quality and consistency
Building a process engineering team around you
