London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$40k–$50k/yr
📍 London, N4 🏛 4 days in our office, 1 day from home 💰 £40,000 - 50,000 pa + equity About Shellworks At Shellworks, we’re on a mission to make plastic waste a thing of the past. We’ve created a new generation of mater…
Skills: Process engineering, Manufacturing optimization, Material science, Polymer science, Design of experiments
London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
$40k–$50k/yr
📍 London, N4 🏛 4 days in our office, 1 day from home 💰 £40,000 - 50,000 pa + equity About Shellworks At Shellworks, we’re on a mission to make plastic waste a thing of the past. We’ve created a new generation of mater…
Skills: 3D Modelling, Technical Drawing, CAM, DFM, DFA
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You will optimize continuous manufacturing processes and resolve quality failure modes to scale high-volume production. This involves running experiments on material blends and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring new materials and processes to scale.
The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in Engineering or Material Science and has 1-3 years of relevant industrial manufacturing experience. You must be a structured thinker with a passion for sustainability and the ability to work hands-on in a fast-paced R&D environment.
📍 London, N4
🏛 4 days in our office, 1 day from home
💰 £40,000 - 50,000 pa + equity
At Shellworks, we’re on a mission to make plastic waste a thing of the past. We’ve created a new generation of materials - sustainable, high-performing, and designed to disappear. All of our materials are broken down by microorganisms in the soil. By reimagining how plastics are made, we’re tackling one of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges. We’ve already shipped millions of groundbreaking products and now we’re designing the next ones that are going to change the world. You’ll be joining a team of experts in materials science, design and manufacturing who are obsessed with sustainability and innovation.
Here are some of the people you’ll work with:
Your mission is to enable our high-volume production to reach the next level by optimising continuous manufacturing and bringing the next phase of materials to scale. You will resolve common failure modes seen in manufacturing and dive into understanding how raw material variability affects manufacturing efficiency. You will use your expertise in process engineering to minimise waste and drive our plastic-free materials to the next level. If you're passionate about using your process engineering skills to solve complex challenges and create a better future, this is the perfect role for you.
Run experiments to optimise our material blends to optimise manufacturing and reduce waste.
Resolve common quality issues seen in our products allowing us to achieve cost down to achieve parity with plastic.
Solve the unknowns in our manufacturing processes through experimentation and design to resolve common quality failures.
Deepen our knowledge of our manufacturing processes by studying the variables which control how products are made.
Bring new materials to scale by working closely with the Materials team on the scale-up.
Bring new manufacturing processes to scale through working closely with the Manufacturing Innovation team.
Work closely with our manufacturing partners to understand their manufacturing setups - the pain points, process parameters, and machine design.
Collaborate on world-first projects across the materials, design engineering, manufacturing innovation and operations teams.
Holds a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science or Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
Has 1-3 years of industry experience in a relevant industrial manufacturing environment or novel process development
Enjoys hands-on working whether it is making new material blends, tweaking machine setups, or material characterisation
Is passionate about sustainability, materials, and machine-material interaction
Is a structured thinker who can design creative and effective design of experiments to uncover new insights
Is a tenacious learner, especially when it comes to plastics manufacturing processes and polymer science
Is a self-starter and is not afraid to jump into the unknown
Has bias to action and is confident making decisions independently, even with incomplete information
Is a team player who actively avoids silos and prioritises interdisciplinary problem solving
Is a clear communicator, who proactively brings clarity when there is confusion or ambiguity
Wants to be in our London office and R&D facility at least 4 days a week and is motivated to travel domestically and internationally to work directly with partners
🌴 25 days + bank holidays + Christmas shutdown
🥙 Daily catered lunch at the office and team socials
💚 Heka wellbeing allowance - to spend on what matters to you - gym, therapy, nutrition, learning, fertility and menopause support, and lots of other options!
🩺 Virtual GP - same or next day appointments and private prescriptions delivered to you
🚲 Cycle to work scheme - buy, subscribe to, or share a bike with savings of up to 42% via salary sacrifice
👍 Competitive salary + equity options
📚 Growth and development opportunities as we scale
👶 Enhanced parental leave - 12 weeks maternity at full pay, 6 weeks paternity at full pay
🐚 A tightly knit, passionate team making a real impact.
Packaging and consumer goods that never becomes waste.
Shellworks is a design-led material innovation company creating uncompromising, sustainable packaging and consumer goods made from VIVOMER. VIVOMER is a plastic-free material that behaves just like plastic in use. It can be made flexible or rigid, and inherently exhibits barrier properties that make it shelf-stable for years. Unlike plastic however, VIVOMER is microplastic, BPA and PFAS free, and is fully home compostable. VIVOMER is engineered to last as long as you need it to. It just doesn't last forever. We've just launched the first product we've made for ourselves, the VIVOMER cutting board. Now available on our website!
Offices: London, GB
Packaging and consumer goods that never becomes waste.
Shellworks is a design-led material innovation company creating uncompromising, sustainable packaging and consumer goods made from VIVOMER. VIVOMER is a plastic-free material that behaves just like plastic in use. It can be made flexible or rigid, and inherently exhibits barrier properties that make it shelf-stable for years. Unlike plastic however, VIVOMER is microplastic, BPA and PFAS free, and is fully home compostable. VIVOMER is engineered to last as long as you need it to. It just doesn't last forever. We've just launched the first product we've made for ourselves, the VIVOMER cutting board. Now available on our website!
Offices: London, GB
