Senior Chemical Process Engineer

Summary

Join KoBold, a leading mineral exploration company, as a Chemical/Process Engineer. You will play a crucial role in identifying and evaluating emerging mineral processing technologies for KoBold's projects. This involves developing technoeconomic models, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and designing lab tests. You will build partnerships with vendors, develop proprietary process modeling tools, and present findings to stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in chemical or process engineering, experience scaling chemical processes, and excellent communication skills. KoBold offers a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to contribute to the energy transition.

Requirements

• A successful track record of scaling a chemical process from the bench into production
• Excellent communication skills for a highly interdisciplinary workplace
• First principle thinking and technoeconomic modeling
• Applying scientific knowledge to identify and evaluate emerging technologies
• Laboratory analytical and process control methods
• Experimental design and analysis
• An advanced degree in the physical sciences or engineering
• Post-degree work experience as a chemist, chemical or process engineer
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility of large projects
• Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights and innovations
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who aren’t chemical or processing experts
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on a range of responsibilities
• Ability to independently prioritize multiple tasks effectively

Responsibilities

• Identify and rigorously evaluate emerging mineral processing technologies that are suitable for ore produced by KoBold
• Develop technoeconomic models from first principles to compare mineral processing technologies
• Collaborate with KoBold's exploration teams, metallurgists, and mine engineers to understand process technology tradeoffs
• Model and simulate process flows from mine to product
• Help develop KoBold’s proprietary process modeling tools, building a deep understanding of mining and mineral processing sufficient to identify and execute on technology development opportunities
• Build partnerships, source, and contract with vendors to develop and customize chemical processing that solves KoBold’s mineral processing needs
• Design and evaluate results of lab tests to understand performance implications of bench scale results extended to plant scale
• Present to and collaborate with our external partners and stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Geochemical and mineralogical data
• Pyro and hydrometallurgy
• Modelling in python
• Kiloton to megaton per year plant design/build/operation
• Commercial process modeling software such as Aspen HYSYS, HSC, METSIM, JKSimMet/JKSimFloat, etc
• Project management

Benefits

Remote first workplace