Position Overview

• Perform targeted laboratory experiment to support basic engineering design of demonstration plant.
• Assist with process development and engineering design for processing projects, including formulating process flow diagrams and piping & instrumentation diagrams
• Perform metallurgical studies as well as development and testing of process and procedures.
• Review and recommend new or enhanced metallurgical testing equipment or protocols to improve the overall process.
• Assess materials of construction, including for corrosive and hazardous liquids, gasses, and solids systems
• Perform technical communications such as verbal presentations, powerpoint slideshows, technical write-ups, and reports
• Evaluate and administer contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
• 7 years of engineering experience
• Deep understanding of chemical engineering fundamentals: heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid mechanics, chemical kinetics, thermodynamic analysis, mass and energy balance, unit operation design
• Experience with design and engineering of novel processes (pilot plant, demonstration plant, and commercial plant)
• Skilled in leaching, distillation, hydrolysis, crystallization, and precipitation.
• Familiarity bridging process simulation with actual equipment, process, and plant design
• Relevant experience with experimental design, reaction engineering, equipment design, inorganic process chemistry, material handling and conveying.
• Experience with relevant solid and liquid separations techniques: filtration, settling, clarification, product washing, drying
• Knowledge of physical and chemical characterization methods

Annual Salary Range: $130,000 - $184,000