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Job Description
Develop usable, tangible products, using knowledge of biology, chemistry, or engineering. Solve problems related to materials, systems, or processes that interact with humans, plants, animals, microorganisms, or biological materials.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2199.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biochemical Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Biochemical Engineers
- University Extension Specialist
- Research Scientist
- Research Greenhouse Supervisor
- Research Fellow
- Research Associate
- Process Engineer
- Engineering Director
- Yield Improvement Engineer
- Yield Engineer
- Sustain Engineer
- Stack Yield Engineer
- Research Engineer
- Process Development Engineer
- Process Development Associate
- Pharmaceutical Scientist
- Pharmaceutical Engineer
- Nanotechnologist
- Fermentation Engineer
- Bioprocess Engineer
- Bioprocess Development Engineer
- Bioengineer
- Biochemical Engineer
- Biochemical Development Engineer
Tasks for “Research Engineer”
- Develop experiments to determine production methods that minimize pollution or waste.
- Develop bioremediation processes to reduce pollution, protect the environment, or treat waste products.
- Review existing biomanufacturing processes to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Participate in equipment or process validation activities.
- Design processes to manufacture synthetic molecules for applications such as pharmaceuticals or pesticides.
- Prepare technical reports, data summary documents, or research articles for scientific publication, regulatory submissions, or patent applications.
- Maintain databases of experiment characteristics or results.
- Read current scientific or trade literature to stay abreast of scientific, industrial, or technological advances.
- Consult with chemists or biologists to develop or evaluate novel technologies.
- Develop toxicological or environmental testing processes to measure chemical toxicity or environmental impact.
- Advise manufacturing staff regarding problems with fermentation, filtration, or other bioproduction processes.
- Design products to measure or monitor airborne pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, or particulate matter.
- Develop biocatalytic processes to convert biomass to fuels or fine chemicals, using enzymes of bacteria, yeast, or other microorganisms.
- Modify or control biological systems to replace, augment, or sustain chemical or mechanical processes.
- Recommend biochemical process formulas, instrumentation, or equipment specifications, based on results of bench or pilot experimentation.
- Design or direct bench or pilot production experiments to determine the scale of production methods that optimize product yield and minimize production costs.
- Prepare project plans for biochemical equipment or facility improvements, including time lines, budgetary estimates, or capital spending requests.
- Direct experimental or developmental activities at contracted laboratories.
- Communicate with suppliers regarding the design or specifications of bioproduction equipment, instrumentation, or materials.
- Lead studies to examine or recommend changes in process sequences or operation protocols.
- Develop methodologies for transferring procedures or biological processes from laboratories to commercial-scale manufacturing production.
- Design or conduct studies to determine optimal conditions for cell growth, protein production, or protein or virus expression or recovery, using chromatography, separation, or filtration equipment, such as centrifuges or bioreactors.
- Prepare piping or instrumentation diagrams or other schematics for proposed process improvements, using computer-aided design software.
- Create simulations or models to predict the impact of environmental factors, such as pollutants, climate change, or environmental remediation efforts.
- Review existing manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for yield improvement or reduced process variation.
- Develop processes or products, such as natural recovery monitoring, in situ capping or treatment, or sediment removal, to treat contamination of subaqueous sediment.
- Devise scalable recovery, purification, or fermentation processes for producing proteins or other biological substances for human or animal therapeutic use, food production or processing, biofuels, or effluent treatment.
- Develop recovery processes to separate or purify products from fermentation broths or slurries.
- Communicate with bioregulatory authorities regarding licensing or compliance responsibilities.
- Develop alternative processes to produce crude oil, such as extraction from diatoms or thermochemical conversion of manure or other wastes.
- Confer with research and biomanufacturing personnel to ensure the compatibility of design and production.
- Develop statistical models or simulations of biochemical production, using statistical or modeling software.
- Design or conduct follow-up experimentation, based on generated data, to meet established process objectives.
- Collaborate with manufacturing or quality assurance staff to prepare product specification or safety sheets, standard operating procedures, user manuals, or qualification and validation reports.
- Collaborate in the development or delivery of biochemical manufacturing training materials.
Related Technology & Tools
- Analytical balances
- Quadrupole mass spectrometers
- Flow cytometers
- Microbial fermenters
- Enzymatic membrane reactors
- Gel documentation systems
- Surface area analyzers
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- Chemiluminescence analyzers
- Cell culture bioreactors
- Orbital shakers
- Automatic titrators
- Ultraviolet spectrophotometers
- Ion chromatographs
- Ultraviolet spectrometers
- Oxygen meters
- Liquid handling robots
- Particle size classifiers
- Bomb calorimeters
- Microplate spectrophotometers
- Rheometers
- Confocal laser scanning microscopes
- Sugar analyzers
- Autoclaves
- High pressure liquid chromatographs HPLC
- Low-pressure impactors
- Fluorospectrometers
- Digital cameras
- Laminar flow hoods
- Differential scanning calorimeters
- Personal computers
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Optical particle counters
- Tensionmeters
- Freeze dryers
- Refractive index detectors
- Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
- Automated particle counters
- Fast protein liquid chromatographs FPLC
- Toxic gas detectors
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Protein gel electrophoresis
- Thermal cyclers
- Environmental growth chambers
- Inverted light microscopes
- Aerosol generators
- Ion trap mass spectrometers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Dissolved oxygen probes
- Electroblotting apparatus
- Contact angle goniometers
- Autosamplers
- Microplate readers
- Camcorders
- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
- Ellipsometers
- pH meters
- Extruders
- Gas chromatographs GC
- X ray diffractometers
- Digital luxmeters
- Flash point detectors
- Viscometers
- Aerosol analyzers
- Plant photosynthesis meters
- Flame ionization detectors FID
- Real-time polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Centrifuges
- Ion exchange purification systems
- Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Condensation nuclei counters CNC
- Capillary electrophoresis systems
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- ApE A Plasmid Editor
- Bioreactor Design
- Thomson Reuters EndNote
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- AspenTech HYSYS
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Minitab
- SAS JMP
- Maplesoft Maple
- UNIX
- Intelligen SuperPro Designer
- Polymath Software POLYMATH
- SAS