Process Engineer

Bay Area, CA | Fully On-Site | Full-Time

We’re partnered with an early-stage advanced manufacturing company developing next-generation infrastructure for critical-material processing.

The company is building and scaling new industrial processes that combine chemical engineering, advanced manufacturing, and automation, and is looking for a Process Engineer to help take its technology from development through full-scale production.

This is not a lab-only R&D position.

You will help take chemistry and process concepts from development through scale-up, plant design, commissioning and functioning industrial production
.

• Own process and chemical engineering development for a critical-material refining line.
• Design and stand up chemical production processes from R&D-stage chemistry through industrial production.
• Develop and commission functioning process lines and plant systems.
• Translate experimental and technical findings into scalable manufacturing processes.
• Work closely with mechanical and hardware engineering teams as process and physical-system development evolve together.
• Help establish engineering processes, technical documentation and internal standards.
• Solve cross-disciplinary problems spanning chemistry, manufacturing, hardware and operations.
• Take substantial ownership within a flat, early‑stage engineering team.

• Approximately 5–10+ years of hands‑on process or chemical engineering experience
  .
• Experience with in advanced manufacturing, chemical processing, industrial production or similarly high‑velocity engineering environments.
• Direct experience designing, building or commissioning a functioning chemical production line or industrial plant
  .
• Strong understanding of chemical and/or refining process design.
• Experience spanning both R&D and scale‑to‑production
  .
• Evidence of increasing technical ownership and responsibility.

Highly relevant backgrounds may include SpaceX, Tesla, Anduril, Relativity Space
, advanced manufacturing businesses, chemical‑processing environments or first‑of‑kind industrial projects.

• Undergraduate or graduate engineering background with significant process, chemical or technical project experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience through process/chemical labs, competition build teams, independent builds or comparable projects.
• A flagship project taken from concept through to a demonstrable working result.
• Evidence of independently driving technical work rather than simply contributing to a larger team.

• Have personally commissioned a plant, production line or significant process system.
• Have worked on a first‑of‑kind industrial project.
• Can bridge the gap between laboratory/R&D work and real‑world production.
• Combine strong technical depth with high ownership.
• Are comfortable solving multidisciplinary engineering problems.
• Thrive in an early‑stage environment where engineers are expected to build, test and execute.

This is a fully in‑person role in the Bay Area
. The team operates at a high‑intensity pace, typically around 50–60 hours per week across six days
, with Saturdays generally being a half day.