Director, Chemical Engineering (Adsorption Process Technologies)

Job Description

Salary:

Energy Exploration Technologies has a mission to become a worldwide leader in the global transition to sustainable energy. Founded in 2018, the company is fundamentally changing the way humanity is powering our world and storing clean energy with breakthrough lithium-ion technology and energy storage solutions.

Job Description

Director of Adsorption Processes will be responsible for optimizing and developing EnergyX’s adsorption process. The role involves understanding the process design synergies between adsorption and solvent extraction and any other downstream system that provides a recycle to adsorption. Knowledge in lithium sorption and desorption ideal. Must be able to develop a project plan that matches with the corporate and business objectives of EnergyX. This is not a R&D role.

The candidate must have direct experience with a process intensification commercial success. Candidates will be required to develop innovative process designs for direct lithium extraction. Expert understanding of the chemical and physical systems for adsorption are mandatory. The successful candidate will supervise all aspects of the adsorption process and will be required to provide leadership and mentorship to the team. This position is only for self-motivated, thorough, diligent, and very organized technologists with excellent project management skills and knows how to be a great team member.

Responsibilities

You will work directly with the CTO. Your workday will involve working across multidisciplinary and project execution teams. You will be responsible for the development of a project execution plan with the primary objective of designing an adsorption process that economically extracts lithium.

Engineering and laboratory responsibilities

Oversee and delegate tasks associated with project plan objectives

Organize and monitor daily activity of engineering design and laboratory work

Lab Administration

Ensure all test work is carried out safely and correctly

Effectively provide leadership and mentorship with all technicians and engineers: direct and indirect reports

Process Design

Execute in optimizing the adsorption process design

Leverage process intensification skills to innovate

Report findings and help direct the next steps

Collaborate with other managers, directors, and upper management as needed to accelerate achieving milestones

Projects

Provide guidance for the engineering and lab teams with test work needed to develop and test new adsorption process technologies

Guide technicians and engineers in work priority

Develop a rapid testing process that will assist in qualifying candidate customers for commercialization opportunities

External contact

Excels at communicating with external stakeholders and customers

Strong ability at technical communications for laypersons

Basic Qualifications

Master or PhD degree in Chemical Engineering.

Over 10 years of experience with an emphasis on packed column design and novel processes for material handling of ion exchange resins and/or adsorbent materials

Over 7 years with Detailed Engineering Design for Commercial Chemical Plants

Experience with synthesis and commercial development of adsorbents especially lithium sorbents is a plus

Proven leader in process engineering design with advanced knowledge of adsorption and ion exchange mechanisms

Expert in the commercial development of adsorption processes

Excellent Relationship skills –

Requires integrated work with the project development team

Must work closely with the entire lab, engineering, and project execution teams

Must be able to communicate with internal and external customers

Self-directed and self-motivated

Proficient computer skills – specifically Microsoft Office, Excel and Lotus Notes databases

Excellent time-management, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in developing methods for product testing and experimental design and equipment/process design

Presentation skills must be exemplary

Proven experience in managing a commercial project team is a must

EnergyX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with EnergyX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.