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Lead Process Engineer – Scale-Up and Manufacturing
The Founders
: Amaury (CEO) and Ben (CTO)
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What is your highest relevant qualification?
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PhD
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MSc / MEng / MChem or equivalent
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BEng / BSc / BScEng or equivalent
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Other
What field is your highest relevant qualification in?
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Chemical Engineering
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Process Engineering
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Chemistry
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Materials Chemistry / Materials Science
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Polymer Engineering / Polymer Science
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Other closely related discipline
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Other
Which best describes your personal industrial scale-up experience?
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I have personally led at least one chemical-process scale-up from laboratory or pilot scale into industrial production
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I had a significant, named technical role in at least one chemical-process scale-up that reached industrial production
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I contributed to a process that reached industrial production, but I was not closely involved in the scale-up
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I have pilot-scale experience, but have not taken a process into industrial production
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I do not have relevant chemical-process scale-up experience
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Other
How many chemical processes have you personally helped scale into industrial production in a significant technical role?
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1
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2-3
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4-5
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More than 5
What is the largest batch or production scale for which you have personally had significant technical responsibility?
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Less than 20 kg
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Approximately 50–500 kg
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Approximately 0.5–5 tonnes
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Approximately 5–50 tonnes
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Approximately 50-500 tonnes
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Approximately 500-2,000 tonnes
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Approximately 2,000-10,000 tonnes
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More than 10,000 tonnes
Which of the following have you personally worked with hands-on at pilot or industrial scale?
Select all that apply.
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Jacketed batch reactors or similar process vessels
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Mixing / agitation systems
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Liquid or reagent dosing / feed systems
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Heating / cooling and heat-transfer systems
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Filtration or centrifugation
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Drying
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Milling / grinding
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Sieving / particle classification
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Powder / solids handling
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Solvent or wet-chemical processing
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fluidised bed systems
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None of the above
Which of the following process-development activities have you personally owned or carried out?
Select all that apply.
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Designing and executing pilot-scale batches
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Establishing operating windows
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Improving process yield
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Improving batch-to-batch reproducibility
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Process troubleshooting
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Defining critical process parameters
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Scale-up risk assessment
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Developing SOPs / operating procedures
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Producing material to specification for customer or partner trials
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None of the above
Which best describes your experience with techno-economic analysis and process costing?
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I have personally built and owned detailed techno-economic / cost-of-goods models for chemical processes
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I have built significant parts of techno-economic or process-costing models
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I have contributed data to models primarily built by others
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I have limited or no direct techno-economic modelling experience
Which of the following have you personally included in process or techno-economic models?
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Mass balances
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Energy balances
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Raw-material costs
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Process yields
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Utilities
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Labour
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Capital expenditure (CAPEX)
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Operating expenditure (OPEX)
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Equipment utilisation / throughput
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Cost per kg / unit production cost
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Sensitivity or scenario analysis
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None of the above
Which of the following technology-transfer or external-manufacturing activities have you personally carried out?
Select all that apply.
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Prepared a process / technology-transfer package for an external manufacturer
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Transferred a chemical process onto third-party equipment
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Assessed or audited external manufacturing sites
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Evaluated or selected toll / contract manufacturers
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Planned or led manufacturing trials at partner sites
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Troubleshot processes at external manufacturing sites
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None of the above
Which of the following equipment / plant-development activities have you personally carried out?
Select all that apply.
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Process equipment specification
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Equipment sizing / selection
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Capital-cost estimation
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Vendor evaluation / selection
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Equipment procurement
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Factory or site acceptance activities
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Equipment installation
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Commissioning
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Pilot-plant design or build
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Production-plant design or build
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None of the above
Which of the following process-safety activities have you personally carried out?
Select all that apply.
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Written or led chemical / process risk assessments
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COSHH assessments
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Safe handling of hazardous reagents
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Safe handling of solvents
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Combustible-dust risk management
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Safe operation of pilot or industrial process equipment
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Process-safety reviews before scale-up or manufacturing trials
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None of the above
Which materials have you worked with?
Select all that apply.
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Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs)
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Polyacrylates
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Hydrogels
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Cellulose derivatives
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Starch derivatives
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Hydrocolloids
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Bio-based / biodegradable polymers
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Other specialty polymers
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Other chemical processes / materials
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None of the above
Which industries have you worked for or directly alongside?
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Superabsorbent polymer manufacturing
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Chemical manufacturing
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Specialty chemicals
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Hygiene / personal care / absorbent products
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Agriculture / agriscience
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Contract / toll manufacturing
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Deep-tech / industrial startup
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Other industrial manufacturing
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Academic research only
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None of the above
Which of the following commercial-facing activities have you personally undertaken?
Select all that apply.
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Negotiated with raw-material suppliers
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Sourced alternative materials / grades / suppliers
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Worked directly with toll or contract manufacturers
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Presented technical information directly to customers
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Worked with multinational engineering or manufacturing teams
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Supported commercial / business-development discussions
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Provided technical cost, capacity or manufacturing claims to customers or partners
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Contributed technical data or costings to grants / investors
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None of the above
When did you last personally carry out hands-on pilot, laboratory or manufacturing process work?
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Currently / within the last 12 months
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1–2 years ago
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3–5 years ago
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More than 5 years ago
Which of the following leadership experience do you have?
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Led a process-development or manufacturing workstream
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Led multidisciplinary scale-up programmes
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Directly managed process engineers
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Directly managed technicians / operators
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Recruited engineering or technical staff
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Managed external manufacturers / contractors
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Set process-engineering or manufacturing strategy
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Built a new process-engineering capability or function
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None of the above
This is an on-site role at Begbroke Science Park, Oxford, with travel to partner and manufacturing sites. Which best describes you?
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I am already based within commuting distance of Oxford
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I am willing to relocate to the Oxford area
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I am not willing or able to work primarily on-site in Oxford
Are you comfortable travelling to manufacturing and partner sites in the UK and internationally when required?
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Yes
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No
What is your current UK work-authorisation status?
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I have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship
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I would require visa sponsorship
Start Date: When would you be available to join A&B Smart Materials?
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Do you have professional working proficiency in any of the following languages?
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German
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Indian
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Other
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None
Why are you the best candidate for this role? The more succinct the answers the better.
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