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 projects across Copper Foil. 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 of our commercial operations; develop new processes and plants to address the immediate challenges of Copper Foil; and, research and development to address the future challenges of Copper Foil.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with operations and maintenance teams to ensure that our processes are safe, efficient, sustainable, and continuously improving.
• Leading safety investigations linked to design.
• Keeping up to date with maintenance issues to make sure the equipment is correct.
• Reviewing process headaches and looking for improvements.
• Reviewing process data to make sure the system is stable.
• 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
• Provide process parameters to design team.
• Flowsheet trade-off evaluations and studies
• Process plant review
• Process plant implementation and installation.
• Process plant commissioning and ramp-up
• Leading and participating in research and development to meet strategic objectives
• Setting up DOE’s to test new additives
• Conducting statistical reviews of DOE results
• Identifying and driving R&D to meet the short-term needs of the business and address future trends within the process.
• 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.
• Strong sense of ownership, and proven execution.
• A minimum level of two years’ experience in a related engineering role.
• 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
• Metallurgical processing context of this experience is desired (Electroplating, electroforming) but it isn’t essential
• Self-Motivated with a hands-on approach who takes initiative
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Proven problem solving skills

• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.