DescriptionWe are seeking a highly motivated metabolic and bioprocess engineer to contribute to a team focused on engineering microbial metabolic pathways and optimizing biomanufacturing processes, including upstream and downstream processing. As part of the Biological Sciences Group, in the Research Exploratory Development Department, you will be at the forefront of APL's mission to provide impactful contributions to critical challenges. You will contribute to building outstanding expertise in molecular biology, in the pursuit of challenges in national security.
As a Senior Metabolic & Biomanufacturing Process Engineer...- Design, implement, and characterize recombinant metabolic pathways in microbial organisms.
- Design, implement, and optimize biomanufacturing processes.
- Lead projects and teams for both internally funded and externally funded efforts in the research areas mentioned above.
- Support new business development activities to expand program scope within the Research and Exploratory Development Department and other business areas across APL, including concept development, proposal writing, and project execution.
- Work with a technical team providing leadership in the development of new opportunities and support internal initiatives, driving technical innovation and growth in areas relevant to APL sponsors.
- Participate in the broader APL community by presenting data to interdisciplinary groups and to department management.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with external sponsors.
QualificationsYou meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...- Have a PhD in Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Molecular Biology or a similar field.
- Have extensive wet lab experience manipulating the metabolism of microbes and in scaling metabolite synthesis and downstream processing.
- Have 2+ years experience with analytical chemistry techniques and equipment including: HPLC, GC/MS, or LC/MS.
- Are proficient in molecular biology techniques, including DNA manipulation and plasmid construction, qPCR, protein analysis, plate-reader assay development, microscopy techniques, and microbial cell culture.
- Have experience designing, executing, and troubleshooting a wide range of biological assays.
- Possess strong leadership skills, including excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated through a combination of publication record, teaching, and professional experience.
- Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...- Have experience working with non-lab adapted or anaerobic microbes, including such as Rhodopseudomonas palustris and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Have experience with yeast, plant, algae, or microbiome systems.
Minimum Rate$105,000 Annually
Maximum Rate$290,000 Annually
