Engineering Doctorate (EngD Traineeship) in Designer in Bioprocess Engineering at TU Delft

The Engineering Doctorate in Designer in Bioprocess Engineering at Delft University of Technology can be the catalyst for a career in biotech.
Join this unique programme in Delft!

Job description

Participate in a one-of-a-kind programme at a world-renowned biotech pioneer. At Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), you can apply your technical knowledge to projects with key companies in the biotech industry at a doctorate level. Make impact on the biotech world. Join us in Delft, at Europe’s biggest innovation campus, and become a Designer in Bioprocess Engineering.

Our trainee programme as Designer in Biochemical Engineering will give you a solid foundation for your career as a bioprocess designer. You’ll also gain project management skills and business knowledge so that you can evaluate the implementation of developed processes in an industrial environment. There’s plenty of room for personal development too. Our programme will help you boost your independence, creativity and critical thinking–all crucial skills in the innovative interdisciplinary field of biochemical engineering.

In your first year, you’ll take some mandatory courses including economic evaluation and project management and your choice of advanced courses in fermentation technology, microbiology, downstream processing, environmental biotechnology or biocatalysts. You’ll also contribute to a group design project. During your second year, you’ll work on an individual design project carried out in, or in close collaboration with, a partner in the biotech industry.

Working in our state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll become a team player who can hold their own in any international setting. Day-to-day, you’ll find yourself in a close-knit group that our trainees affectionately call their “international family”. This will teach you how to navigate multicultural environments, a very useful skill in today’s increasingly global job market. If all goes well, this two-year position will lead to an Engineering Doctorate in Bioprocess Engineering. This expertise is in demand and you’ll enjoy great prospects for a professional international career in all facets of bioprocess development.

Job requirements 

You’re looking for a career in the international biotech industry. Process design and development and the application of technology are of particular interest to you.

Keen on European work experience, you speak excellent English, and you have an open, creative mind and a critical attitude. A top ten percenter at your current university, you want to pit yourself against the best in a competitive multicultural team, where you’ll be pushed to your limits.

• The programme welcomes applications from well-qualified students who have successfully completed 5 years of university training (MSc, Ir., Engineering Diploma).

• You must hold an MSc degree in (Bio-)Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Environmental or Food technology, or comparable, with excellent results

• From our EngD-trainees, we expect an interdisciplinary attitude, an eye for application of technology in industry and team skills.

• Another relevant qualification, within the discretion of the Selection Committee.

You can view the full job vacancy here. 

Application deadline: 1 October 2026