Lead Process Engineer – Battery Recycling

Location: BMC/Carson City | Full-Time | Onsite

Overview

We are in the early design stage of our next battery recycling plant and seeking a Lead Process Engineer to join the team. This is a fast-moving, high-impact project. We’re targeting build and commissioning in under a year, with big equipment and serious engineering challenges. You’ll be part of a small, highly capable team that’s driving this from concept to operation—hands-on and end-to-end.

Responsibilities will Include

• Full ownership of process design, including the process model and all related design documentation
• Flowsheet development and optimization:
• Shredding, conveyance, and dewatering
• Tanks, pumps, and flow loops
• Specifying, sizing, and selecting process equipment
• Developing and maintaining system-level mass and energy balances
• Process integration design with downstream thermal/mechanical systems to extract maximum product value
• Rapidly iterating on process challenges with creative and technically sound solutions
• Communicating designs clearly—using diagrams, models, slides, or any other medium that gets the team aligned

Desired Qualifications

• Someone who will proactively jump into problems; identify the key challenges and frame the analysis/tests necessary to solve!
• Someone who is always curious: you’re not afraid to ask lots of questions so that you know the system inside out
• Strong working knowledge of:
• Mechanical size-reduction equipment
• Solids conveyance: belt conveyors; augers
• Wet processing systems: tanks, pumps, filtration systems
• Experience building and owning full process models (mass/energy balance, PFDs, P&IDs)
• Familiarity with hazardous feedstocks (e.g., lithium-ion batteries, e-waste, chemicals)
• B.S. or M.S. in Chemical or Process Engineering
• 5+ years in industrial process design, scale-up, and commissioning

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely perform job duties in both office and production environments
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. as needed
• Must maintain regular and punctual attendance in alignment with company and regulatory standards
• Must be able to communicate clearly

Working Conditions:

• Split work environment between office and the production facility
• Work may involve extended periods of working in the production facility
• 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
• May require occasional work weekends or alternate shifts to support production needs