Chemical Engineer

As a 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 the 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 two 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
• Test work and pilot plant design and operating experience.
• Process modeling (HSCSIM, SysCAD, METSIM) and equipment sizing linking test work 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!