(Senior) Development Engineer

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Join us in creating a future beyond fossils!

We are now looking for a Senior Develoment Engineer or a Development Engineer to join UPM Biochemicals Biomass Conversion team in Lappeenranta, Finland.

What you will do 

• You  will  be  responsible  for  the  timely  and  efficient  research  and  development  to optimize biomass conversion processes with internal and external partners 

• You will be a key member of our Lappeenranta based technology development team and  work closely  with  your  direct  colleagues,  supervisor,  and  other  scientists, engineers, and business representatives to continue refining our unique wood based refining process 

• You will be a member of the overall UPM Biochemicals team that is working to achieve profitable growth in the chemical market while ensuring UPM’s sustainable transformation 

• You will evaluate various solid liquid separation techniques and equipment for applications in biomass conversion processes  

• You will be responsible for designing, planning, and executing pilot-scale trials, paving the way for their transition to large-scale production 

• You will develop a full-scale design for solid-liquid separation concepts optimizing Capex, Opex and process runnability 

• You will take responsibility in pilot concept of the downstream processing of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin 

Who you are 

• You have  an  advanced  university  degree  in  a  technical  field  such  as  Biorefining, Process or Chemical Engineering 

• As a Senior Development Engineer you have at least 5 years / as a Development Engineer you have 1-3 years of relevant work experience related to separation technology in bioprocessing or pulp/papermaking technology 

• Ideally experienced with developing process strategies from concept to qualification 

• You have experience in biobased materials, wood chemistry and process equipment  

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