Sapphire Energy, Bioenergy

Article written by Jordan Baker, Johns Hopkins University

Location: San Diego, California,      
3 Other U.S. locations

Size:  51 - 200 employees (source:LinkedIn), private

# Jobs offered:  7  (explained)

Degrees sought:  Mostly BS and MS engineers, chemists, biochemists, and biologists;

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Sector:  Bioenergy (explained)

Similar sector companies:  Mascoma, Agrivida, Genomatica, and Green Plains

Hired from:  University of California, California Institute of Technology, University of Utah, New Mexico State, Florida, Kentucky, Occidental College, University of San Diego (explained)

Process Technician Intern (BS Multiple Engineering):  Assisting in harvest, DAF, centrifuge of algae culture; Assist in the set up of harvest operations; DAF equipment preparation; Clean and sanitize production systems; Data collection and accurate data entry required; Organize field related equipment; and, Support of Facilities Operations.

Research Associate (BS ChemE):  Grow, maintain, and QC fresh algal cultures for experiments in liquid culture and on plates; Understand, organize, and summarize data for group analysis; Evaluation and quality control of strains generated in the lab.  The daily duties will include growth in different media in various growth systems and reactors; and Evaluation and quality control of strains generated in the lab. 

Associate Process Development Engineer (MS ChemE, Biochemistry):  Design, execute and analyze critical biomass processing and product recovery processes; Utilize a variety of relevant techniques and unit operations in developing cost effective separation processes to recover Sapphire’s biofuels from bioreactors and biomass; Continuously develop contributions to the company’s intellectual property portfolio, author publications in the scientific literature, and present at industry conferences; and, Analyze, write up, and present experimental resultsAnalyze, write up, and present experimental results.

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