Experimental Chemist, Autonomous Lab & Hydrometallurgy

Riven Systems; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Riven Systems seeks an Experimental Chemist to generate foundational data for our autonomous lab, collaborating with thermodynamics, hydrometallurgy, process modeling, and AI-enabled experimentation to run a rigorous, scalable lab.

The role welcomes interdisciplinary experience across multiple domains within a lean team, emphasizing rapid learning, collaboration, and building new chemical capabilities that can be deployed at scale.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or M.S. with relevant hydrometallurgy experience.
• Bench-scale hydrometallurgical hands-on experience.
• Practical trace-metal analysis expertise (ICP-OES).
• Rigorous experimental practice and meticulous documentation.
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration and curiosity to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments, design analysis plans, and interpret data.
• Operate and expand hardware capabilities of the autonomous lab.
• Bridge experimental results with computational modeling and simulations.
• Collaborate across chemistry, modeling, and engineering teams.

Skills

Hydrometallurgy

Experimental design

Data interpretation

Analytical method development

Education

Ph.D. in chemistry or related field

M.S. with industrial hydrometallurgy experience

Tools

ICP-OES

Analytical instrumentation

Job description

Riven Systems seeks an Experimental Chemist to generate foundational data for our autonomous lab, collaborating with thermodynamics, hydrometallurgy, process modeling, and AI-enabled experimentation to run a rigorous, scalable lab.

The role welcomes interdisciplinary experience across multiple domains within a lean team, emphasizing rapid learning, collaboration, and building new chemical capabilities that can be deployed at scale.