Process Engineer

MRC Recruiting; Duncan (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match from day one

Growth opportunities

Job summary

MRC Recruiting is helping to place a Process Engineer at an industrial technology company implementing a first-of-its-kind hydrometallurgical circuit. You will be the go-to process voice on site, commissioning, optimizing, and setting operating standards as the plant scales.

You will develop procedures, setpoints, and control strategies, maintain models, and drive improvements with a focus on safe, compliant operations in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• A Chemistry degree paired with strong process experience will also be considered.
• 3+ years of process engineering experience in hydrometallurgy, chemical processing, mineral processing, or metals recycling.
• Experience working in or alongside an operating plant, including troubleshooting with operators and maintenance.
• Safe chemical handling experience and familiarity with process safety reviews such as HAZOP.
• Comfortable being the senior process voice on site and driving work without close oversight.

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant performance, tracking recovery, impurity carryover, reagent consumption, and throughput.
• Run process optimization studies and turn the findings into practical changes on the floor.
• Develop operating procedures, setpoints, and control strategies, and update them as feedstock and product requirements change.
• Maintain process models (METSIM, SysCAD, or HSC), and use plant and lab data to set targets and report results.
• Support commissioning, startup, and ramp-up of new equipment and circuits.
• Lead or join root cause failure analyses for process and equipment problems, and see corrective and preventive actions through.
• Evaluate equipment performance, materials of construction, and compatibility with maintenance and operations.
• Prepare CAPEX and OPEX budgets for the process side of the plant.
• Bring lessons from this plant forward into the design and startup of future sites.
• Coach operators on process fundamentals and the reasoning behind setpoints and procedures.

Skills

Hydromet unit operations

Solution chemistry

Mass and energy balances

Independent work

Education

Chemical Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering

Chemistry degree

Tools

METSIM

SysCAD

HSC

Job description

Our client is an industrial technology company turning end-of-life magnets into a domestic source of critical materials, cutting the country's reliance on overseas supply. It's early-stage, well‑funded work with real strategic weight behind it.

Their first plant is coming online now, and the plan is to replicate it across the country. They're looking for a Process Engineer to be the go‑to process voice on site, helping commission a first‑of‑its‑kind hydrometallurgical circuit, set the operating standards, and make it run better every day. If you like seeing your process decisions show up in real recovery numbers, and want a hand in shaping the plants that come after this one, this is worth a look.

What You'll Do

Plant Performance and Optimization

• Monitor plant performance, tracking recovery, impurity carryover, reagent consumption, and throughput.
• Run process optimization studies and turn the findings into practical changes on the floor.
• Develop operating procedures, setpoints, and control strategies, and update them as feedstock and product requirements change.
• Maintain process models (METSIM, SysCAD, or HSC), and use plant and lab data to set targets and report results.

Commissioning and Troubleshooting:

• Support commissioning, startup, and ramp‑up of new equipment and circuits.
• Lead or join root cause failure analyses for process and equipment problems, and see corrective and preventive actions through.
• Evaluate equipment performance, materials of construction, and compatibility with maintenance and operations.

Planning and Budgets

• Prepare CAPEX and OPEX budgets for the process side of the plant.
• Bring lessons from this plant forward into the design and startup of future sites.

Safety and Operator Development

• Take part in HAZOP, HAZID, and management‑of‑change reviews.
• Help keep chemical handling, waste, and effluent practices safe and compliant.
• Coach operators on process fundamentals and the reasoning behind setpoints and procedures.

What You Bring

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a closely related discipline. A Chemistry degree paired with strong process experience will also be considered.

Experience

• 3+ years of process engineering experience in hydrometallurgy, chemical processing, mineral processing, or metals recycling.
• Experience working in or alongside an operating plant, including troubleshooting with operators and maintenance.
• Safe chemical handling experience and familiarity with process safety reviews such as HAZOP.
• Comfortable being the senior process voice on site and driving work without close oversight.

Key Skills

• Working knowledge of hydromet unit operations.
• Strong grounding in solution chemistry, mass and energy balances, and reaction and separation fundamentals.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the judgment to work independently in a fast‑moving operation.

Additional Requirements

• This is an on‑site, full‑time role at the plant, with time in the plant and lab wearing PPE around process chemicals.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
• Pre‑employment background check and drug screen.

Why Join

• Health, dental, and vision coverage, plus a 401(k) with a company match that's 100% vested from day one.
• A ground‑floor seat at a well‑funded company solving a real supply chain problem.
• Room to grow as the company replicates its plant in new markets.

A Note on Fit

We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!