This role is tasked with improving Primobius’ LiB recycling processes from a capital expenditure and operating expenditure, revenue, design and engineering, availability/maintenance, and operability perspective to achieve ongoing product and process enhancements. Your responsibilities include, among others:

• Management of relationships with local and global experts, and service providers.
• Development and review of process design packages including:
• Process Design Criteria (PDCs)
• Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)
• Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Develop and/or review mass and energy balances including on packages such as SysCAD and Metsim.
• Manage test work program, development designs and execution in collaboration with the project team.
• Manage in-house and external analysis/laboratory services, vendors and other process testing facilities.
• Input and support of translation of design into engineering packages.
• Develop scopes of work, obtain quotes and manage bench scale laboratory and pilot plant programs.
• Manage campaign/demonstration activities at Primobius’s Demonstration Plant in Hilchenbach, Germany, associated modifications and reporting to all stakeholders.
• Profile and communicate all LiB feedstock, subsequent process changes and impacts to the team to ensure seamless integration with the Hub.
• Interface with the plant and infrastructure engineering team (project delivery team) to identify fit for purpose improvements of hydrometallurgy process designs.
• Participate in CAPEX, OPEX and revenue estimates for existing and new projects.
• Maintain up-to-date records of reports, test results, design documentation and all related company material in the company storage and management system.
• Undertake hazard reviews including HAZAN and HAZOP processes.
• Maintain up to date on global new and emerging battery chemistry related flowsheet developments.
• Manage intellectual property (IP) matters and liaise with the IP lawyers to ensure the matters are up-to-date and relevant ideas are captured. Participate in patent review responses and patent applications.
• Work collaboratively with the project team to commission and commercially scale up at customers sites globally.

You have completed a degree in chemical/process engineering and/or science qualifications in a chemical/metallurgical field. Postgraduate qualifications favourable viewed. Important to us is:

• Minimum of 10 years postgraduate experience in related field
• Demonstrated flowsheet development expertise/skills, with previous experience in solvent extraction through entire life cycle.
• Fluent in German and English (verbal and written).

As an innovative and internationally active employer, we convince you with performance-based compensation. Additionally, we offer you the opportunity to balance family and work optimally, with flexible working hours and the option of remote work.