Who we are:
Electra is electrifying ironmaking to decarbonize steelmaking and eliminate 3.7 gigatons or 10% of global CO2 emissions. Leveraging proven industrial-scale electrochemical and hydrometallurgical processes, and backed by leading sustainability-focused venture capitalists, our team is developing lower cost, scalable solutions utilizing intermittent renewable energy to forge a cleaner, greener future for the trillion-dollar steel industry.
With a uniquely collaborative culture, endless passion for developing disruptive technologies, and the opportunity to revolutionize carbon-intensive manufacturing industries, careers at Electra offer challenge, reward, and the chance to bring to market solutions that dramatically improve the health of the planet.
What you will do:
As a Process Engineer I on the Process Engineering team, you will contribute to the design and testing of chemical and hydrometallurgical processes across a variety of scales, from bench-scale proof-of-concept to Electra’s iron-refining pilot plant.
In this role you will:
- Study new processes at laboratory and pilot scale, including designing experiments to prove out concepts, selecting and sizing equipment, and operating process equipment
- Design aqueous reaction and separations processes, critically evaluating process alternatives and developing mass energy balances
- Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to implement new processes and automate existing ones.
- Collect experimental data, and analyze results to make decisions and inform design work
- Commission and troubleshoot new equipment
- Develop and execute standard operating procedures
- Maintain a safe working environment and lead safety assessments of new equipment and operations
- Other duties as assigned
What we need you to bring to the team:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mining/Metallurgical Engineering, Chemistry; or an equivalent combination of related education and experience
- 2 years of related process design experience, including mass and energy balances, reaction kinetics and thermodynamics, separations equipment, and fluid flow.
- Experience implementing safety measures for gas- and liquid-based processes
- Experience analyzing experimental data, reaching conclusions, communicating and presenting results
- Familiarity with fluid power systems (pumps, valves, heat exchange equipment, etc.)
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
What we want you to bring to the team:
- Experience with participating in detailed design work such as instrumentation selection, process control, designing equipment layouts, pipe runs, electrical runs, etc.
- Experience with power tools and light fabrication to build custom apparatus
- Experience with analytical chemistry and its application to answering experimental questions
- Experience with process simulation software, and using it to make experimental predictions
Compensation:
- The anticipated starting pay range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 annually and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education
Benefits for you:
- 100% paid premiums across all medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance plans
- Reasonable use PTO
- $1,800 in annual employer HSA contributions (health savings account)
Benefits for your family:
- 100% paid premiums across all medical, dental, vision, and telemedicine plans
- $3,600 in annual employer HSA contributions (health savings account)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave and flexible return-to-work options
Benefits for your future:
- 401(k) with up to 5% matching contributions which vest 100% on day one
- Eligibility for incentive stock options
