Senior Process Engineer

About Redwood Materials

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling. Keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition, Redwood delivers low‑cost, large‑scale energy storage and produces battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

As a Senior Process 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 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 develop solutions to the future challenges of the industry. This Senior Engineer falls under Redwood's Plant Design and Commissioning group, supporting our hydrometallurgy refining plants and related operations.

• 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 plants 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

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related discipline
• 5 to 7 years of experience in Chemical Plant Operations and/or Design and Commissioning
• Large‑scale industrial processing experience
• Operational support and a 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 essentia
• Self‑motivated with a hands‑on approach that takes initiative
• Strong written and verbal communication
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

• 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

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

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