Hydrometallurgical Process Engineer — Lead Innovative Mineral Solutions

Onesubsea; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB New Energy & Industrial (NEI) seeks a Hydrometallurgical Process Engineer to advance process design and optimization for minerals projects. The role collaborates with cross-disciplinary teams to meet client specifications and project budgets, while maintaining HSSE standards.

The candidate should have solid experience in hydrometallurgy, process simulations, and equipment sizing, with travel as required for project work and field start-ups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering is required.
• 7 to 10 years of process engineering experience in hydrometallurgy.
• Exposure to critical minerals flowsheets (e.g. lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, rare earth elements) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review client specifications during proposal phase and raise clarifications.
• Create design basis, project specifications and philosophies.
• Perform process engineering deliverables per project specs and standards.

Skills

Process engineering

Hydrometallurgy

Engineering communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering

Master’s or PhD preferred

Tools

Process simulations

P&IDs

PFDs

Heat and Material Balance

Process equipment datasheets

Job description

SLB New Energy & Industrial (NEI) seeks a Hydrometallurgical Process Engineer to advance process design and optimization for minerals projects. The role collaborates with cross-disciplinary teams to meet client specifications and project budgets, while maintaining HSSE standards.

The candidate should have solid experience in hydrometallurgy, process simulations, and equipment sizing, with travel as required for project work and field start-ups.