Process Engineer

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Chemical Engineer to join our team at a growing, large-scale processing facility in Northern Nevada.

This role puts you 2.5 hours from Reno, Nevada and 3 hours from Lake Tahoe! Kayaking, boating, fishing, and wakeboarding are just a few of your weekend options. This role is great for an active, outdoorsy lifestyle, with mountain biking, hiking, and photography being popular pastimes among the community and visitors here.

• Process Optimization & Troubleshooting: Analyze manufacturing/processing systems (e.g., leaching, crystallization, precipitation, solids-liquids separation, filtration, and calcination) to optimize yield, throughput, and efficiency.
• Equipment Reliability & Maintenance: Collaborate with maintenance teams to monitor equipment performance (pumps, piping, pressure vessels, kilns/dryers, and instrumentation), identify root causes of equipment failure, and implement corrective actions.
• Capital & Engineering Projects: Manage small-to-medium Management of Change (MOC) and capital expenditure (Cap Ex) projects from conceptual design and sizing through procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Process Safety & Environmental Compliance: Participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Hazard and Operability studies (HAZOPs), and ensure plant engineering changes comply with OSHA, EPA, and state regulatory standards.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Work Arrangement: 100% On-Site in Northern Nevada.