Process Development, Engineering Manager

We’re on a journey to Grow the Future of Materials. How? By unlocking the unique properties of mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. Our patented technology, Fine Mycelium™, unleashes a new class of materials crafted from nature, engineered for performance, and built for a resilient future.We’re seeking passionate learners to join us in pioneering a materials revolution and creating an epic place to work. MycoWorks offers competitive equity and benefits programs to support the health, well-being, and financial empowerment of all our employees.We root our relationships with our partners and one another in our core values: Be Mycelial, Cultivate Quality, and Grow the Future, and we're committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive environment where all employees belong. Women, gender expansive individuals, people of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQ+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to fill the role of Process Design & Equipment Development Manager within the Process Development Team onsite at Mycoworks SC (MWSC). This individual will manage a team tasked with acting as the tactical and technical stage gate between small scale lab results and large scale manufacturing implementation. This role will manage a team working on projects starting with the design/build of proof-of-concept manufacturing systems and culminating with the successful implementation of these fully realized systems on our full-scale production line.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team to design a heavily instrumented and highly flexible in-house pilot plant based on current company-wide manufacturing paradigms to allow for full size testing of proposed bio & manufacturing process changes.
• Oversee a team to design and run small scale experiments of prototypical manufacturing/growth systems to furnish centerlines, throughput data, and process parameters for feasibility studies.
• Act as a single source to provide insights to cross-functional teams tasked with analyzing the technical, business, and financial impact of proposed manufacturing system changes.
• Create and maintain Process Flow Sheets/Transformational Flow Sheets for current and proposed processes.
• Work with onsite Quality Team leads to recommend and trial new in process measurement techniques. 
• Develop and manage a small team of engineers, providing coaching and feedback to support department goals and team member growth.
• Partner cross-functionally with product research, research and development, and manufacturing operations teams to vet and recommend strategic process changes that deliver product quality improvements, process reliability upgrades, and production throughput increases.
• Build and manage relationships with vendors including design/fabrication firms, research equipment vendors, and process equipment OEMs to enable you to act as a force multiplier.
• Implement the MycoWay engineering work process to support the successful delivery of engineering projects across the company. 

 

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Engineering
• A proven track record of managing technical teams tasked with engineering R&D deliverables.
• Knowledge of common process management techniques, including; PFS, TFS, centerlines, Transformational analysis, etc.
• Accomplished project manager, able to leverage a strong planning, time management, and people management background to permit team participation in multiple projects
• Experience designing and implementing robust/flexible pilot scale systems, specifically targeting living biological systems (Food production, agriculture, solid fermentation, aquaculture, etc)
• Familiarity with common industrial fungal cultivation techniques a plus
• Experience running small scale experiments following common DOE techniques
• Experience with Quality principles to assist validating practical in-process measurements
• Experience with sanitary design concepts and experience working in clean spaces
• Background in a wide variety of manufacturing processes and techniques, including material handling systems, mixing systems, gravimetric/volumetric filling systems, autoclave/sterilization techniques, robotic handling and assembly workcells, and industrial drying techniques
• Experience with Machine design, prototyping, and testing, including; rapid prototyping techniques, Solidworks, 3D printing, creating and reading technical drawings, GD&T, and FEA
• Comprehensive Analytical & Problem Solving Skills
• Competency with Google workspace products and Microsoft excel

 

MycoWorks offers world class benefits and compensation programs to support the health, wel