Process Engineer (f/m/d)

Introduction

Do you want to make a delicious difference?

Planet A Foods is for those who want to build something extraordinary with tangible purpose.
We’re reinventing how the world makes food ingredients, such as chocolate, replacing scarce, unsustainable raw materials with scalable, clean, and delicious alternatives.
We are united by impact, driven by innovation, and energized by the mission of building a food system that serves both people and the planet. Working here means choosing meaningful challenges over easy wins. You’ll join an entrepreneurial, international team of scientists, engineers, operators, and industry experts who are deeply committed to creating real planetary impact.
With expensive expansion planning, we must ensure the latest process developments are technically feasible and fully integrated into our production plants. You will transfer the knowledge, specify processes, and align equipment designs with the process needs of the production of innovative ingredients in the food tech sector.

A Taste of What to Expect

• Act as the technical interface between R&D and CAPEX team, transferring the process knowledge from lab to production
• Oversee engineering design, plant layout and process scale-up activities, ensuring technical feasibility and compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality requirements
• Review and document process concepts, flow diagrams and key process parameters for inclusion in capital project designs
• Participate in design reviews to validate that process requirements are met in equipment and plant layouts
• Support commissioning and scale-up activities by ensuring alignment between process intent and installed systems

The Perfect Recipe of Skills & Experience

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in process engineering in a food production and/or pilot-scale testing, in close collaboration with engineering teams
• Degree in Process, Chemical, Mechanical, Food Engineering or related field, with a solid understanding of process development and scale-up in production environments
• Strong skills in documenting and communicating effectively technical requirements and process knowledge
• Familiarity with project management principles and regulatory standards in industrial projects and food processing
• Proven track record in coordination and problem-solving skills in cross-functional environments

A Sweet Package

• Shape the procurement strategy from the inside of a mission-driven, impact-focused company.
• Collaborate with a passionate international team working at the edge of what's possible
• Work in one of the rare food startups that truly scales and operates a 24/7 4-shift production system
• A position where you can help to challenge a trillion-dollar industry!
• A very competitive compensation and opportunity to grow
• Stuff that other startups do as well (30 days vacation, tasty lunches, snacks, drinks, vouchers, gym, ...)
• PLUS: Chocolate. Every. Single. Day.