Design & Scale-Up Process Engineer — Metal Recovery

Seloxium Limited; Ravenscar; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension and private healthcare

Share options

25 days annual leave plus holidays and

Flexible working around core hours

Job summary

Seloxium Limited, a University of Oxford spin-out, seeks a Process Engineer (Design and Scale up) for its on-site Redcar facility. You will bridge development work and engineering, supporting pilot plant scale-up and compliance in a fast-paced, environmentally focused team.

You will work across plant operations, safety, and data analytics to optimise the process from design through scale-up, with an emphasis on sustainable metal recovery technologies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering with design emphasis.
• 10+ years’ experience in process engineering scale-up and pilot plant environments.
• Experience in scale-up and technology commercialization.
• Experience collaborating with a process design engineering team.
• Chemical design engineering and mass balance capability.
• Plant data analytics capability and data-driven decision making.
• Process safety/DSEAR awareness and meticulous documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, operate, and maintain pilot plant equipment and facilities for reliable operation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support process development and scale-up.
• Conduct inspections, troubleshoot issues, and implement preventive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Manage utility systems (electrical, water, gas, air) with health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Support commissioning of new equipment and pilot-scale systems; train staff.
• Drive continuous improvement for safety, reliability and sustainability.
• Maintain comprehensive records and risk assessments to meet regulatory standards.

Skills

Scale-up experience

Data analytics

Process safety awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation diligence

Education

MEng/BEng in Engineering with design focus

Design engineering emphasis

Job description

Seloxium Limited, a University of Oxford spin-out, seeks a Process Engineer (Design and Scale up) for its on-site Redcar facility. You will bridge development work and engineering, supporting pilot plant scale-up and compliance in a fast-paced, environmentally focused team.

You will work across plant operations, safety, and data analytics to optimise the process from design through scale-up, with an emphasis on sustainable metal recovery technologies.