Process Engineer

AM BIDCO OPERATIONS LLC dba MOVA Metals•Freeport, TX

About The Position

MOVA Metals is a global technology leader in critical-metal recovery and renewable energy. The company recycles spent petroleum catalysts using hydrometallurgical operations to produce molybdenum and vanadium oxides, as well as recover cobalt and nickel. Its processes provide an alternative to landfilling and exporting hazardous materials. The Process Engineer supports processing and administration by providing timely, accurate information and optimizing process activities to recover vanadium pentoxide, molybdenum trioxide, cobalt, and nickel safely and cost-effectively. The role conducts and develops process research, supports product and process development, designs process controls and equipment layouts, oversees process start-ups and modifications, and works with operations to transfer technology into manufacturing. It also coordinates research, analytical, and technical activities; directs projects and equipment-related work; provides technical support to operations, Marketing, and Sales; and performs reporting, planning, and administrative duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Metallurgical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
Two to five years of work-related skills, knowledge, or experience in at least one of the following: metal extraction via hydrometallurgical or pyrometallurgical processes, solvent extraction, or roasting/calcining.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to push, pull, and lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
Ability to stand, sit, walk, reach, and bend as required.
Ability to sit at a desk and operate a computer for an entire shift.
Ability to wear safety gear and required personal protective equipment.
Ability to pass a respirator fit test and a criminal background check, including a drug test.

Responsibilities

Perform tests throughout production to assess control of variables, including temperature, density, specific gravity, and pressure.
Determine effective arrangements of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
Conduct laboratory studies of manufacturing steps for new products and test proposed processes at small scale, such as in a pilot plant.
Research and develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on laboratory and pilot-plant data.
Design and plan equipment layouts.
Propose programs to address the corporation’s future technological needs.
Propose, design, and conduct research leading to new product or process development.
Develop automation and instrumentation strategies for new or existing processes.
Supervise start-up of new processes and process modifications.
Support Marketing and Sales with customer-related problems and support Operations with plant or process problems.
Maintain project records and write timely reports upon completion; prepare quarterly progress reports.
Contribute a technical management viewpoint to product, business, and resource-allocation decisions in support of GMR’s management strategy.
Establish objectives for process development and improvement.
Work with Operations to transfer technology to manufacturing.
Protect, enhance, and broaden the company’s technological base while providing applied solutions for ongoing operations.
Coordinate, direct, and manage R&D, analytical, and technical activities.
Confer with management, production, and marketing staff about project specifications and procedures.
Coordinate and direct projects, prepare detailed plans to accomplish goals, and direct integration of technical activities.
Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand to plan and assess project feasibility.
Plan and direct installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
Direct, review, and approve product design and changes.
Develop and implement policies, standards, and procedures for engineering and technical work.
Perform administrative functions, including reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about purchasing materials or services.