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In this role, you'll structure process data, connect sensors and systems, develop dashboards, and automate reporting to enhance fermentation process efficiency and drive digitalization forward.
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Your role in the team
- At MicroHarvest, we're reinventing how the world produces protein—fast, sustainably, and at scale.
- By harnessing the power of microorganisms, we create nutritious proteins that can be made anywhere, helping solve one of humanity's biggest challenges: feeding a growing world sustainably.
- We're now looking for a Bioprocess Data Engineer to connect the dots between biotechnology, engineering, and data—and help us build the digital backbone of our fermentation processes.
- In dieser praxisorientierten Rolle verwandelst du komplexe Prozessdaten in aussagekräftige Erkenntnisse, vernetzt Anlagen und Systeme und entwickelst intelligente Lösungen, die unsere Betriebsabläufe effizienter, zuverlässiger und skalierbarer machen.
- From solving everyday data challenges to shaping our long-term digitalization strategy, you'll play a key role in bringing our bioprocesses into the digital future.
- Connect the dots: Structure and standardize process data across our pilot plant, I&D activities, and other locations—creating a reliable foundation for data-driven decisions.
- Make data flow: Connect equipment, sensors, and systems (such as bioreactors, scales, and gas analyzers) to enable reliable, real-time data collection and integration.
- Turn data into insights: Develop automated calculations, reporting tools, data pipelines, and dashboards using Python, SQL, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Build smarter processes: Bridge the gap between bioprocess engineering, instrumentation, data engineering, and automation to improve how we capture, manage, and use process data.
- Shape our digital future: Help develop our long-term digitalization and automation roadmap, using our pilot plant as a testing ground for solutions that can scale to future industrial operations.
- Bring processes to life digitally: Work towards developing digital twin capabilities, kinetic models, and process simulations to improve fermentation process understanding, optimization, and scale-up.
- Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with engineers, scientists, equipment vendors, and internal teams to define integration requirements and build practical, scalable solutions.
Our expectations of you
Education
- A degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Data Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or a related field.
Qualifications
- Understanding of industrial sensors, instrumentation, communication protocols (such as OPC UA and Modbus), and equipment integration.
- Familiarity with dashboard development, data visualization, and user-friendly interfaces.
- A structured, proactive mindset and the ability to turn complex technical challenges into practical solutions.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to connect people and ideas across engineering, biology, and data.
- A hands-on attitude - you're just as comfortable working with hardware on-site as you are writing code.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and the motivation to build solutions in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
- Knowledge of bioprocess calculations, fermentation processes, and process performance indicators.
- Familiarity with digital twin concepts, kinetic modelling, or process simulation tools.
Experience
- Strong programming skills, particularly in Python and SQL, with experience in data processing, automation, and reporting.
- Experience with version-controlled development using GitHub.
- Hands-on experience in an industrial or pilot-scale bioprocess environment.
- Experience using AI tools to accelerate development and improve workflows.
- Experience working in startups or scale-ups, where building systems from scratch is part of the adventure.
What we offer
- At MicroHarvest, you'll be part of a fast-moving team where bold science meets hands-on action and real results.
- We offer a high-impact role in a purpose-driven company changing the future of food.
- A collaborative, international team that celebrates curiosity and learning.
- Freedom to shape digital tools, processes, and systems—and see your solutions make a real difference.
- The opportunity to work at the intersection of biotechnology, engineering, and digital innovation, helping shape how we scale our technology.
- Here, your work doesn't just connect data. It connects science, technology, and the future of sustainable food production.
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About your employer
MicroHarvest is a biotechnology startup based in Hamburg that utilizes microorganisms for the rapid production of protein-rich ingredients. The company also processes by-products from the agricultural and food industries and develops scalable fermentation solutions for a more sustainable protein supply.
- Startup
- Industry, Production
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