What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Chemical Engineer position at Redwood Materials?

About Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 to create a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy products, making them more sustainable and driving down the cost for batteries. We're doing this by developing and deploying new technologies to increase the scope and scale of recycled and sustainable materials in the global battery supply chain.

Senior Chemical Engineer

As a senior chemical engineer at Redwood you will have the opportunity to make the world a better place by contributing to a wide variety of processes and projects across the business and locations. The chemical engineering team has three main functions that leverage all the fields of chemical and metallurgical processing : Provide sound technical support and continuously improve our commercial operations; Develop new processes and plants to address the immediate challenges of the recycling industry; Research and development to address the future challenges of recycling industry. This Senior Chemical Engineer will fall underneath Redwood's Plant Design and Commissioning group supporting our hydrometallurgy refining plants and related operations.

Responsibilities will include :

Working closely with operations and maintenance teams to ensure that our processes are safe, efficient, sustainable, and continuously improving.
Leading and participating in cross-functional teams to develop and implement new process plant and equipment.
Testwork and pilot plant design and operation.
Flowsheet conceptualization and development.
Flowsheet trade-off evaluations and studies.
Process plant design.
Process plant implementation and installation assistance.
Process plant commissioning and ramp-up.

Desired Qualifications

B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline.

5 - 7 years experience in Chemical Plant Operations and / or Design and Commissioning.

Large scale industrial processing experience.

Operational support and track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical process problems and making plant improvements.

Testwork and pilot plant design and operating experience.

Process modelling (HSCSIM, SysCAD, METSIM) and equipment sizing linking testwork and pilot plant operation to real project implementation.

Trade-off studies and financial evaluation.

Process plant design and commissioning.

Track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical processing problems.

Metallurgical processing context of this experience is desired (mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy) but it isn't essential.

Self Motivated with a hands on approach who takes the initiative.

Strong written and verbal communication.

A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Physical Requirements :

Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and / or quantitative productivity standards.

Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards

Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone

Working Conditions :

Environment, such as office or outdoors.

Exposures encountered, such as hazardous materials, loud noise, or extreme heat / cold.

Essential physical requirements, such as climbing, standing, stooping, or typing.

Indicate if required to work weekends, nights, or be on-call as a regular part of the job.

Travel requirements.

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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