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Based in Berkeley, CA, UPSIDE Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from real animal cells. These products are not vegan or vegetarian—they are delicious meat, made without the need to raise and slaughter billions of animals. In doing so, the company aims to address environmental, animal welfare, and public health challenges while providing the meat people love. UPSIDE Foods has achieved industry milestones since its founding in 2015 and has raised significant funding from diverse investors. About this job: UPSIDE is growing and entering an exciting new period of its history around scale up. The chosen candidate for this Process Reliability Engineer position will execute and initiate optimization of the preventive maintenance program to maximize equipment reliability. This role will ensure our equipment and processes are calibrated and operational in our cutting edge facility in the cultivated meat industry. The Process Engineering team handles scale up, new technology implementation, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and process optimization at our EPIC facility. The role is highly cross functional, interacting with scientists, supply chain, manufacturing, and other engineering departments, with opportunities to learn about new equipment and processes and grow in various areas. Responsibilities
Troubleshooting upstream and downstream equipment operations Monitoring and maintaining existing equipment to ensure successful operations Maintaining and executing the Preventive Maintenance Program and offering process improvements Leading training initiatives on reliability improvements, ensuring operators are up to date and compliant on new processes Supporting a dynamic operations team and building systems with them in FDA and USDA regulated environments Leading project efforts to support company-wide goals to scale cultivated meat Commissioning and validation of new equipment About You
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (chemical, biochemical, mechanical) with 5+ years of biotechnology, synthetic biology, or pharmaceutical experience. Experience in tangential flow (Cross flow) filtration, disc stack centrifuges, decanter centrifuges, HTST units, chromatography, extrusion, liquid and solids handling, pumps, and/or cell culture bioreactors is a strong plus. Excited to learn. Enjoys fast-paced and complex environments and always strives to improve processes and experiences. Comfortable working with medium to large equipment. Who You'll Work With
This role will partner with multiple technical teams as well as the FDA and USDA regulatory and manufacturing teams. The technical teams will range from upstream development, process sciences, manufacturing sciences and technology, quality control, quality assurance, and product development. While we expect growth in all functions in the next 1-2 years, this role will most frequently interact with our Manufacturing Ops teams. Compensation
Compensation Range: $110,000 - $135,000. Pay may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge and skills. UPSIDE Benefits
Stock options for all full-time incoming team members 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical, dental, and vision) Pet insurance for your furry family members Unlimited PTO Company-sponsored learning and development opportunities UPSIDE Foods is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other status. Our company-wide mission is to create a product for everyone, so we are committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.
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Based in Berkeley, CA, UPSIDE Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from real animal cells. These products are not vegan or vegetarian—they are delicious meat, made without the need to raise and slaughter billions of animals. In doing so, the company aims to address environmental, animal welfare, and public health challenges while providing the meat people love. UPSIDE Foods has achieved industry milestones since its founding in 2015 and has raised significant funding from diverse investors. About this job: UPSIDE is growing and entering an exciting new period of its history around scale up. The chosen candidate for this Process Reliability Engineer position will execute and initiate optimization of the preventive maintenance program to maximize equipment reliability. This role will ensure our equipment and processes are calibrated and operational in our cutting edge facility in the cultivated meat industry. The Process Engineering team handles scale up, new technology implementation, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and process optimization at our EPIC facility. The role is highly cross functional, interacting with scientists, supply chain, manufacturing, and other engineering departments, with opportunities to learn about new equipment and processes and grow in various areas. Responsibilities
Troubleshooting upstream and downstream equipment operations Monitoring and maintaining existing equipment to ensure successful operations Maintaining and executing the Preventive Maintenance Program and offering process improvements Leading training initiatives on reliability improvements, ensuring operators are up to date and compliant on new processes Supporting a dynamic operations team and building systems with them in FDA and USDA regulated environments Leading project efforts to support company-wide goals to scale cultivated meat Commissioning and validation of new equipment About You
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (chemical, biochemical, mechanical) with 5+ years of biotechnology, synthetic biology, or pharmaceutical experience. Experience in tangential flow (Cross flow) filtration, disc stack centrifuges, decanter centrifuges, HTST units, chromatography, extrusion, liquid and solids handling, pumps, and/or cell culture bioreactors is a strong plus. Excited to learn. Enjoys fast-paced and complex environments and always strives to improve processes and experiences. Comfortable working with medium to large equipment. Who You'll Work With
This role will partner with multiple technical teams as well as the FDA and USDA regulatory and manufacturing teams. The technical teams will range from upstream development, process sciences, manufacturing sciences and technology, quality control, quality assurance, and product development. While we expect growth in all functions in the next 1-2 years, this role will most frequently interact with our Manufacturing Ops teams. Compensation
Compensation Range: $110,000 - $135,000. Pay may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge and skills. UPSIDE Benefits
Stock options for all full-time incoming team members 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical, dental, and vision) Pet insurance for your furry family members Unlimited PTO Company-sponsored learning and development opportunities UPSIDE Foods is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other status. Our company-wide mission is to create a product for everyone, so we are committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.
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