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 arenโt 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 KoBoldโs 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 KoBoldโs 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
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