Position Summary:We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to work with our innovative, fast-paced multidisciplinary team. They will be responsible for liaising between R&D and operations, with a focus on chemical process development, successful scale-up of new product execution, and sustaining technology-manufacturing readiness. This person must be flexible, proactive, and professional with experience in scale-up and process development applications such as chemical refining, hydrometallurgy, minerals, and chemical processing.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead the development and scale-up of lab processes on pilot and production scales, with a focus on improving metal recovery and reducing cost and environmental impact.
- Identify potential process risks, and propose, and evaluate solutions to mitigate the risks.
- Evaluate process capability, improve process control, and deliver samples to customers.
- Conduct detailed process simulations and modeling to predict process behaviors under various scenarios.
- Develop, prepare, and provide detailed production and process guidelines, including: standard operating procedures (SOPs), process flow details, safety, and quality standards.
- Improve and troubleshoot products, equipment, and process issues during production.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior scientists, engineers, and technical staff.
- Guide the R&D team and any external partners in the design and execution of experiments to develop the required base data for chemical process design.
- Drive chemical process design and development from the concept stages to scaled production, ensuring quality is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Develop and model potential process designs for scale-up and cost estimating based on lab-scale chemical processes.
- Identify potential process risks, and propose, and evaluate solutions to mitigate the risks.
- Evaluate process capability and improve process control.
Required Qualifications:- A bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or a related discipline is required.
- 3-5 years of experience in Chemical Process and/or Development Engineering required.
- Hands-on experience scaling processes from R&D to an operating environment.
- Expertise in process modeling, development, control, and scale-up.
- Coordinate and execute bench-top, pilot, manufacturing scale-up, and verification batches with speed and robustness.
- Proficient in using software for process analysis and modeling.
- Sound understanding of chemical processes and their scale-up.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills for implementation of cross-functional process improvements.
- Strong background in analytical & quantitative skills for problem-solving of large/complex problems & proven ability in decision-making
Desired Qualifications:- Hydrometallurgy experience
- Mining experience
- Battery material experience
