Senior Chemical Engineer

Senior Chemical Engineer

As a senior chemical 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 the 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 development to address the future challenges of recycling industry.  

Responsibilities will include:

• 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 plant 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.
• Leading and participating in research and development to meet strategic objectives.
  • Testwork and pilot plant design and operation.
  • Identifying and driving R&D to meet the short term needs of the business and address future trends in the recycling industry.
  • Linking R&D with the development of commercial scale equipment and processes.

Desired Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline.
• A minimum level of four years experience in a related engineering role across one or more of the three functions of the Redwood chemical engineering team.
  • Operations.
    • Large scale industrial processing experience.
    • Operational support and track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical process problems and making plant improvements.
  • Plant Design and Commissioning.
    • 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.
  • Research and Development.
    • Background in research and development with demonstrable outcomes.
    • Track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical processing problems.
    • Track record of linking of research and development activities with successful real world implementation.
  • Metallurgical processing context of this experience is desired (mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy) but it isn’t essential.
  • Self Motivated with a hands on approach who takes the initiative.
  • Strong written and verbal communication.
  • A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!