Associate Scientist - Microbial Fermentation and Bioprocessing
AeroVironment
Full-time
other-general
Location
Wright Patterson AFB, OH, United States
Posted
June 23, 2026
Job Description
**Worker Type**
Regular
**Job Description**
**Role Overview**
The primary responsibility of this role is to prepare, operate, and maintain equipment for manufacturing a range of custom bioproducts. Working alongside senior specialists, scientists, and engineers, the associate scientist will help transition bioproducts from bench-scale laboratory workflows into pilot-scale industrial operations.
**Core Responsibilities**
+ Operate microbial fermenters at the 0.25-liter, 10-liter, and 100-liter scales for research trials and pilot biomanufacturing runs.
+ Execute downstream processing unit operations, including cell lysis, biomass recovery, separation, and biomolecular purification.
+ Operate and maintain pilot-scale equipment such as steam-in-place fermenters, continuous flow centrifuges, high-pressure homogenizers, tangential flow filtration units, depth filtration stacks, and console lyophilizers.
+ Support lab operations ...
Regular
**Job Description**
**Role Overview**
The primary responsibility of this role is to prepare, operate, and maintain equipment for manufacturing a range of custom bioproducts. Working alongside senior specialists, scientists, and engineers, the associate scientist will help transition bioproducts from bench-scale laboratory workflows into pilot-scale industrial operations.
**Core Responsibilities**
+ Operate microbial fermenters at the 0.25-liter, 10-liter, and 100-liter scales for research trials and pilot biomanufacturing runs.
+ Execute downstream processing unit operations, including cell lysis, biomass recovery, separation, and biomolecular purification.
+ Operate and maintain pilot-scale equipment such as steam-in-place fermenters, continuous flow centrifuges, high-pressure homogenizers, tangential flow filtration units, depth filtration stacks, and console lyophilizers.
+ Support lab operations ...