Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials

Staff Chemical Engineer

McCarran, NV · Staff+ · Full-time

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About the role

  • Collaborating closely with operations, controls, and software teams, your work will directly shape how Redwood scales its next generation of battery recycling technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Design first-of-a-kind recycling plants for battery waste materials, leading projects from concept through commissioning.
  • Own and drive brownfield plant retrofits and process improvement projects from initial scoping through full implementation.
  • Perform cost analyses, design trade studies, and process modeling to guide equipment sizing, predict plant performance, and maximize profitability.
  • Create Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and detailed equipment specification sheets.
  • Plan and execute critical testwork, lab-scale trials, and plant trials to validate and define process designs.
  • Partner with mechanical, controls, operations, and maintenance teams to deliver complete plant designs and execute safe, successful commissioning.
  • Redwood Materials is seeking a Staff Chemical Engineer to lead the design and commissioning of first-of-a-kind recycling plants and brownfield retrofit projects.
  • In this high-impact role, you will take ownership of new plant design from initial concept through detailed engineering and hands-on commissioning.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of chemical or process engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering plant, equipment, or product designs.
  • Hands-on expertise in process modeling, equipment sizing, and linking testwork data to full-scale project implementation.
  • Proficiency with statistical analysis and metallurgical accounting tools for data-driven decision-making.
  • Ability to work in challenging working conditions, which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes while protected by PPE for extended periods of time.

Compensation

  • Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Company info

  • Founded in 2017, we're delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.
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