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Senior Chemical Engineer, Recycling Production

McCarran, Nevada, United States

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, Recycling Production 

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 calcination plants and their associated mechanical separation 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!   
 

Mechanical Engineer 

Redwood Materials is seeking an entrepreneurial Mechanical Engineer to support pilot projects and commercial scale production operations. This engineer will be responsible for leading continuous improvement projects across multiple manufacturing lines. 

Responsibilities will include:

  • Lead the specification, procurement, and implementation of capital equipment.
  • Design tooling and fixtures.
  • Review and provide input on new process/equipment designs.
  • Partner with mechanical development team to transition newly developed processes and equipment into manufacturing.
  • Create and own process work instructions and standard operating procedures.
  • Train manufacturing personnel on new processes and equipment.
  • Analyze process data and metrics and drive improvements on safety, quality, and cost.
  • Trouble-shoot and solve process and equipment issues.
  • Identify and execute continuous improvement projects.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Strong mechanical aptitude, including understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills; previous project management experience preferred.
  • Prior experience leading capital acquisition processes.
  • Experience with industrial scale processes and equipment, including automation.
  • Detailed oriented with an analytical and structured approach to problem solving.
  • Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting.
  • Experience with structured capital process, including process/equipment validation.
  • Technical writing experience.
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft office software.
  • Solid Modeling 3D CAD experience preferred.
  • A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place! 

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to safely perform job duties in both office and production environments.
  • Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. as needed.
  • Must maintain regular and punctual attendance in alignment with company and regulatory standards.
  • Must be able to communicate clearly.

Working Conditions:

  • Split work environment between office and the production facility.
  • Work may involve extended periods of working in the production facility.
  • Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE, for extended periods of time.
  • May require occasional work weekends or alternate shifts to support production needs.

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

 

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