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Senior Chemical Engineer

Redwood Materials is building a domestic battery materials supply chain focused on recovery, reuse, and recycling to support the energy transition. The company seeks a Senior Chemical Engineer to support plant design, commissioning, operations, and R&D efforts for hydrometallurgy refining plants, helping scale safe, efficient, and sustainable industrial processing.

Skills

  • Chemical plant operations and process design experience
  • Hydrometallurgy or metallurgical processing knowledge (mineral processing, pyrometallurgy, electrometallurgy) preferred
  • Pilot plant design and operation, testwork execution
  • Process modeling and simulation (HSCsim, SysCAD, METSIM) and equipment sizing
  • Flowsheet development and trade-off analysis
  • Commissioning and ramp-up experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Self-motivated, hands-on approach

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with operations and maintenance to ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable processes and continuous improvement
  • Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to design and implement new process plants and equipment
  • Design and run testwork and pilot plants; translate pilot results to full-scale equipment sizing
  • Conceptualize and develop process flowsheets and perform trade-off evaluations
  • Perform process plant design, support installation, and assist with commissioning and ramp-up
  • Troubleshoot and provide operational support to resolve complex chemical and metallurgical processing issues
  • Conduct trade-off studies and financial evaluations linking technical choices to project outcomes

Education

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

Benefits

  • Compensation commensurate with experience
  • Full-time employment with standard company benefits (health, retirement, PTO) subject to company policy
  • Opportunities for professional development and work on high-impact sustainability projects
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