Redwood Materials · 4 months ago
Senior Chemical Engineer
Ridgeville, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expRedwood Materials is localizing a global battery supply chain focused on recovery, reuse, and recycling of critical minerals. The Senior Chemical Engineer will contribute to various processes and projects, supporting hydrometallurgy refining plants and related operations, while ensuring safety, efficiency, and sustainability in chemical processes.
Advanced MaterialsBatteryElectric VehicleRenewable EnergySustainability
Responsibilities
Working closely with operations and maintenance teams to ensure that our processes are safe, efficient, sustainable, and continuously improving
Leading and participating in cross-functional teams to develop and implement new process plant and equipment
Testwork and pilot plant design and operation
Flowsheet conceptualization and development
Flowsheet trade-off evaluations and studies
Process plant design
Process plant implementation and installation assistance
Process plant commissioning and ramp-up
Qualification
Required
B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related discipline
5 - 7 years experience in Chemical Plant Operations and/or Design and Commissioning
Large scale industrial processing experience
Operational support and track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical process problems and making plant improvements
Testwork and pilot plant design and operating experience
Process modelling (HSCSIM, SysCAD, METSIM) and equipment sizing linking testwork and pilot plant operation to real project implementation
Trade-off studies and financial evaluation
Process plant design and commissioning
Track record of solving difficult chemical and metallurgical processing problems
Self Motivated with a hands on approach who takes the initiative
Strong written and verbal communication
A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!
Ability to safely perform job duties in both office and production environments
Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. as needed
Must maintain regular and punctual attendance in alignment with company and regulatory standards
Must be able to communicate clearly
Preferred
Metallurgical processing context of this experience is desired (mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy) but it isn't essential
Company
Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials is a battery recycling startup that makes electric vehicles and sustainable materials for circular supply chains.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.17BKey Investors
Eclipse VenturesUS Department of EnergyT. Rowe Price
2025-10-23Series E· $350M
2023-08-29Series D· $1B
2023-02-09Debt Financing· $2B
Leadership Team
JB Straubel
founder, CEO
Colin Campbell
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2025-12-18
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2025-12-17
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