Lead Process Engineer - Lithium Scale-Up & Equity

EnergyX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Medical, dental and vision

Equity package

Paid time off

Company-sponsored events

Job summary

EnergyX is seeking a Process Engineer in Austin to translate breakthrough lithium-extraction technologies into bench-to-commercial scale, leading a team for process development, flowsheet design, and PFD/PID creation while optimizing demonstration plants and guiding tech transfer to commercialization.

You will mentor staff in membrane, ion exchange, solvent extraction, and electrodialysis, coordinate testing with contract labs and EPCs, and collaborate with R&D and production to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Metallurgical, or Minerals Engineering.
• 5+ years of process development, piloting, scale-up, and operations.
• Hands-on experience with pilot and demo plants, testing, troubleshooting, and process equipment.
• Integrating technology into overall process design.
• Experience with hydrometallurgical unit operations: membrane separation, ion exchange, evaporation, crystallization, and solvent extraction.

Responsibilities

• Lead scale-up from bench to pilot and demonstration to commercialization.
• Develop PFDs, P&IDs, and control philosophies.
• Coordinate testing with contract labs and interface with EPCs.
• Mentor engineering staff in materials production and process development.
• Translate pilot results to commercial design criteria and equipment sizing.

Skills

Pilot plant experience

Process modeling

PFD/PID drafting

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Education

Chemical Engineering degree

Tools

Simulation software

Job description

EnergyX is seeking a Process Engineer in Austin to translate breakthrough lithium-extraction technologies into bench-to-commercial scale, leading a team for process development, flowsheet design, and PFD/PID creation while optimizing demonstration plants and guiding tech transfer to commercialization.

You will mentor staff in membrane, ion exchange, solvent extraction, and electrodialysis, coordinate testing with contract labs and EPCs, and collaborate with R&D and production to deliver