Chemical Engineer

Chemical Engineer - Refining

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 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.
• 3 – 5 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.
  • Experience scoping and generating experimental test plans for developing metallurgical or chemical processes.
  • Hands on lab experience assembling test apparatuses and executing metallurgical or chemical experiments.
  • Track record of linking research and development activities with successful real-world implementation.
  • Background in DOE and using statistical methods for interpretation of test data.
  • Understanding of material characterization methods such as XRD, XRF, ICP-OES/MS, SEM, PSA, TGA, GC, etc.

• Experience with high temperature processes (>500°C) and thermal processing equipment (kilns, smelters, off gas treatment systems, etc.) is an asset.
• Experience with hydrometallurgical unit operations including but not limited to leaching, filtration, crystallization, ion exchange, precipitation, and drying is an asset.
• 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!