Staff Chemical Engineer
Core
Lead the design and commissioning of first-of-a-kind battery recycling plants and brownfield retrofit projects, taking ownership from concept through detailed engineering and hands-on startup.
Role type
Staff Chemical Engineer (Plant Design & Commissioning)
Builds
New battery recycling plants and retrofitted industrial facilities
Domain
Battery recycling, energy storage, metallurgy, process engineering
Required skills
Chemical engineering, process engineering, flowsheet design, equipment sizing, process modeling, cost analysis, PFD/P&ID creation, lab-scale trial execution, metallurgical accounting, statistical analysis
Preferred skills
Brownfield retrofit experience, scale-up from pilot to commercial, matrixed environment leadership
Technologies
Process modeling tools, metallurgical accounting software
Responsibilities
Design first-of-a-kind recycling plants for battery waste materials; Own and drive brownfield plant retrofits and process improvement projects; Perform cost analyses, design trade studies, and process modeling; Create Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and detailed equipment specification sheets; Plan and execute critical testwork, lab-scale trials, and plant trials; Partner with mechanical, controls, operations, and maintenance teams to deliver complete plant designs and execute safe, successful commissioning.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic project ownership