Process Engineer II: Drying & Crystallization Innovation

Solid Power, Inc.; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 79,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Unlimited PTO

FMLA leave

Cell phone reimbursement

Bonus and equity plans

Job summary

Solid Power, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer II to own the drying and crystallization unit operations in electrolyte production.

You will define process parameters, operating windows, and control strategies to ensure materials meet specifications while driving equipment commissioning and validation with production and engineering teams. Qualifications include a Chemical Engineering degree and 2+ years in process engineering, with hands-on drying and high-temperature crystallization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of process engineering experience in chemical, battery, advanced materials, or powder manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience developing, commissioning, or sustaining a drying process in industrial or pilot-scale settings.
• Hands-on experience developing, commissioning, or sustaining high-temperature solid-state crystallization or calcination processes.
• Experience with heat/mass transfer, drying kinetics, and phase transformation.
• Experience scaling processes and commissioning new equipment from pilot scale into production.
• Experience characterizing powder products against specs (particle size, morphology, moisture, crystallinity).
• Experience with PFMEA, process hazard analysis, root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the process for drying and crystallization unit operations of electrolyte production.
• Define process parameters, operating windows, and control strategies to meet specs.
• Lead commissioning/validation for new drying and crystallization equipment.
• Translate material specs into process parameters and in-process controls.
• Monitor process performance with SCADA and batch data, identify drift.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for throughput, yield, quality, safety.

Skills

Drying processes

High-temperature crystallization

Process engineering

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis (JMP/Minitab)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Solid Power, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer II to own the drying and crystallization unit operations in electrolyte production.

You will define process parameters, operating windows, and control strategies to ensure materials meet specifications while driving equipment commissioning and validation with production and engineering teams. Qualifications include a Chemical Engineering degree and 2+ years in process engineering, with hands-on drying and high-temperature crystallization