Staff Metallurgical Engineer
About The Position
American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) provides technical development and commercialization of domestic, sustainable sourcing of critical battery materials through lithium-ion battery recycling and battery metal extraction technologies for use in batteries that power electric cars, grid storage applications, and consumer electronics and tools. Our first of kind systems produce commercial-scale battery materials that are sold into the battery manufacturing supply chain. As a Staff Metallurgical Engineer, you will engage in all facets of process R&D, design, and implementation of our proprietary lithium-ion battery recycling processes and primary resource extraction and purification technologies. The primary function of the candidate will work closely with our research and development laboratory team, and engage with our engineering organization, plant operations team, and various external experts to ensure the successful design, construction, and operations of our facilities. The ideal candidate will be familiar with metallurgical process research and development, hydrometallurgical processing, mineral processing, and designing and conducting experiments needed for operations of first-of-kind facilities. They should be passionate about designing, implementing, and maintaining efficient metallurgical processes and accounting, ensuring quality control of outputs, specifying equipment, and working in a high-performance and fast-paced environment. The candidate will be a team-player, problem-solver, and have a keen interest in scaling processes proven at the bench-scale up to pilot- or pre-commercial scales. This should include a constant focus on evaluating current processing steps and proposing and developing next-generation solutions to continuously improve system performance and operability. This position will report to our Director of Research & Development.
Requirements
- Familiar with metallurgical process research and development
- Familiar with hydrometallurgical processing
- Familiar with mineral processing
- Experience designing and conducting experiments needed for operations of first-of-kind facilities
- Passionate about designing, implementing, and maintaining efficient metallurgical processes and accounting
- Passionate about ensuring quality control of outputs
- Passionate about specifying equipment
- Ability to work in a high-performance and fast-paced environment
- Team-player
- Problem-solver
- Keen interest in scaling processes proven at the bench-scale up to pilot- or pre-commercial scales
- Constant focus on evaluating current processing steps and proposing and developing next-generation solutions to continuously improve system performance and operability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
