Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

What the job really is

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

At a glance

• Sector: Management
• O*NET-SOC code: 11-9041
• O*NET job zone: 4 — considerable preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.
• Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.
• Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.
• Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.
• Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.
• Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.
• Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.
• Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.
• Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.
• Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.
• Develop methods to estimate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments.
• Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels.

Tools and technology

Adobe Illustrator, Epic Systems, Linux, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word

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Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Biofuels Production Managers
• Chemical Engineers
• Biomass Power Plant Managers
• Geothermal Production Managers
• Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Manufacturing Engineers
• Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
• Wind Energy Development Managers

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 4 (considerable preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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