Electronic-Grade Metal Distillation Engineer

Kunin; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Kunin Technologies in Chattanooga, TN seeks an experienced chemical engineer to lead the purification train for electronic-grade metal chlorides. You will design, build and operate distillation, chlorination and polishing stages, driving ppb-level impurity control for a major group 14 metal project.

You will coordinate bench and mini-pilot testing, set design basis, and guide commissioning at the partner site, with travel to site and tight milestones. U.S. citizen preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or chemistry required; PhD or Master's with a distillation or separations focus preferred.
• 5+ years operating or designing fractional distillation of volatile halides or electronic specialty gases; ppb-level purity targets.
• Has designed or rated a packed or trayed column against measured vapor-liquid data and then run it; comfortable with Aspen Plus or equivalent.
• Hands-on with glass, PFA and lined equipment in HCl and chlorine service; safe handling of moisture-sensitive, hydrolysable chlorides under nitrogen.
• Ability to work in fast paced and demanding atmosphere
• Creative problem solving that brings together distillation theory, impurity chemistry and plant practice to reach electronic grade in the fewest passes.

Responsibilities

• Bench fractional distillation program: cut design, reflux studies, impurity deportment and heads/tails recycle on a packed laboratory column
• Design, build and operation of the continuous chlorination and distillation mini-pilot, including HCl recovery and the product polishing and fill station
• Column and condenser design for the commercial plant: theoretical stages, packing, reflux, energy, materials, and the vendor specification
• The performance test protocol for the plant guarantee: test duration, sampling, acceptance criteria and deviation rules
• Commissioning lead for the distillation train at the partner's site: start-up, total reflux, first heart cut, ramp to nameplate and the performance test

Skills

Fractional distillation

Chlorination chemistry

Aspen Plus

Purity targets

Education

Chemical engineering degree

PhD or MS in distillation focus

Tools

Aspen Plus

Lab glassware

PFA equipment

Job description

Kunin Technologies in Chattanooga, TN seeks an experienced chemical engineer to lead the purification train for electronic-grade metal chlorides. You will design, build and operate distillation, chlorination and polishing stages, driving ppb-level impurity control for a major group 14 metal project.

You will coordinate bench and mini-pilot testing, set design basis, and guide commissioning at the partner site, with travel to site and tight milestones. U.S. citizen preferred.