Chemical Engineer

Job Title:

Chemical Engineer - Hydrometallurgy

Are you committed to meaningful change for the natural resources space?

Could you drive success in an environment that thrives on collaborative working culture, team effort and respect for your time and expertise?

Do you have a passion for mission driven work and a desire to support the global Energy Transition?

If you want to deliver novel and sustainable engineering solutions across a battery metals portfolio including: #batteryrecycling, #lithium, #nickel, and #manganese, with a focus on
environmental stewardship, safety and the longevity of the planet's flora and fauna then this role could be for you.

We are partnered with an innovative clean tech company focused on transforming mineral processing capabilities for critical minerals.

Seeking to grow their engineering team through hiring a chemical engineer with a specialism in Hydrometallurgy.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the scale-up of lab processes to pilot and production scales, focusing on improving metal recovery and reducing costs and environmental impact.
• Identify and mitigate potential process risks.
• Evaluate and improve process capabilities and control, and deliver samples to customers.
• Conduct process simulations and modeling to predict behavior under various scenarios.
• Develop detailed production guidelines, including SOPs, process flow, safety, and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot and improve product, equipment, and process issues during production.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior scientists, engineers, and technical staff.
• Guide the R&D team and external partners in designing and executing experiments for chemical process design.
• Oversee chemical process design from concept to scaled production, ensuring quality throughout.
• Develop and model process designs for scale-up and cost estimation.

Qualifications and Experience:

Candidates should have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Material Science or a related discipline with specific understanding of hydrometallurgy and electrochemical processes.
• 5-10 years of experience in Chemical Process Engineering.
• Hands-on experience scaling processes from R&D to production.
• Expertise in process modelling, utilising Metsim and SysCad for development, control, and scale-up.
• Executing manufacturing scale-up and verification batches efficiently from bench scale to commercial production environments.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills for cross-functional process improvements.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills for solving complex problems and decision-making.