Senior Process Engineer - Hydrometallurgy
Lead as Senior Process Engineer - Hydrometallurgy in Skellefteå, Sweden. Drive process design, optimization, training, and compliance for battery recycling operations. BSc/MSc in Chemical Engineering, 5+ years experience required.
About Northvolt
Company Overview
Northvolt
Stockholm, Sweden
2016
Business Model
Batteries, Energy Storage
Battery manufacturing and development, recycling technology
Product sales to automotive and energy storage sectors
Locations & Geography
Sweden 🇸🇪, Germany 🇩🇪, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, USA 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦
Company Culture
Deliver batteries with a 90% lower carbon footprint by 2030
Innovative, diverse workforce
Training and career growth opportunities
Activities & Projects
Gigafactories in Sweden, Germany, and Poland
Development of sodium-ion battery technology
Utilizing renewable energy and recycling used batteries
Career Opportunities
Roles in engineering, production, and administration
Competitive benefits, sustainability-focused work environment
Contact Information
Northvolt’s mission is to build the world’s greenest battery with a minimal carbon footprint and the highest ambitions for recycling, to enable the European transition to renewable energy.
Northvolt is now looking for a Senior Process Engineer within chemical hydrometallurgical process for our battery recycling operations. The purpose with this process is to separate out valuable metals for reuse in battery production.
As Senior Process Engineer Hydromet, you will have deep knowledge in process design, equipment handling, operations and maintenance planning, process control, operators' training and supervision, etc. You will play an important role in dealing with equipment vendors and collaborating with Northvolt’s factory design team to efficiently integrate the process into the factory. You have experience in the field and have been driving large, innovative and challenging improvement projects in the areas of yield, cost, quality and efficiency. You are a team player, curious and eager to learn.
As Senior Process Engineer Hydrometallurgy, you will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start with) and see the results of your work. Our organization requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. The Process Engineers are vital members of the Recycling team and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Designing, implementing. controlling and optimising recycling processes and machinery in the operational line.
- Establish process metrics and goals.
- Sustain and improve process yield.
- Provide training to operators.
- Troubleshooting problems associated with processes and machinery
- Evaluating processes and equipment to ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations
- Conducting tests and monitoring process performance throughout production
- Conducting reseach to develop new and improved processes
Skills & Requirements
Education/Experience
- BSc or MSc degree in Chemical Engineering/Process Engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of relevant work experience within high volume production in a related field.
- In depth knowledge in Hydrometallurgy process, including leaching, solvent extraction, IX, filtration and crystallization-precipitation processes.
- Successful track record of leading process improvement projects in a production factory.
- Experience from scaling production in a fast-growing environment, ideally in the mineral processing, chemical manufacturing, Pharma, Paper & Pulp, Electrochemical or similar industry.
Specific Skills/Abilities
- Excellent English written and verbal skills, Swedish is a plus.
- An eye for details.
- Has a "can do" attitude.
Start date is asap.
Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
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About the role
Mar 06, 2024
Full Time
Company
Aug 27, 2024
On-site
Skellefteå, Sweden
5+ years
UTC+01:00
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