Process Engineer – Mineral Separation Pilot Plant

Alta Resource Technologies, Inc.; Colorado; On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Company Holidays

Job summary

Alta Resource Technologies, Inc. in Boulder, CO is seeking a Process Engineer to lead operation, maintenance and improvement of the Demonstration Facility. You will contribute to technology improvements and support design work for semiworks facilities on-site.

The role requires experience in Chemical/Petrochemical or Mining processes and collaboration with chemistry, biology, and engineering teams. Full-time, on-site position at the Boulder Facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering.
• At least 2 years in Chemical/Petrochemical, Mining.
• Experience with processing plants and/or Demo/Pilot scale facilities.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, mass transfer, heat transfer and reaction engineering.
• Process Safety Management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Process Safety, Environmental and SHE procedures.
• Develop and implement Operations, Maintenance and Reliability systems/strategies.
• Create a knowledge base for Alta’s mineral separation process to inform commercial scale facilities design/operation.
• Lead the development of the plant training plan.
• Lead the Operations and Maintenance activities of the plant.
• Lead and support all Process Safety related activities (deviation management, MOC, Risk Assessments, PHAs).
• Monitor performance of process equipment.
• Provide technical support to Operations for day-to-day and long-term troubleshooting.
• Identify and implement process and equipment improvements.
• Produce reports for safety management, production, and technology improvements.
• Liaise with supply chain and facilities for raw materials and spare parts.
• Liaise with supply chain to ship products.
• Support hiring for the plant.
• Contribute to technology improvement and optimization studies/projects.
• Work with R&D to design experiments at various scales.
• Interface with licensors and vendors to improve key equipment design.
• Support design work for semiworks facilities.
• Support development of Engineering Standards
• Participation in conferences and events
• Become SME in Alta’s rare earth element process technology

Skills

Process Safety

Operations Leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemical Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering

Tools

PLC/DCS programming

Demo/Pilot facilities operation

Job description

Alta Resource Technologies, Inc. in Boulder, CO is seeking a Process Engineer to lead operation, maintenance and improvement of the Demonstration Facility. You will contribute to technology improvements and support design work for semiworks facilities on-site.

The role requires experience in Chemical/Petrochemical or Mining processes and collaboration with chemistry, biology, and engineering teams. Full-time, on-site position at the Boulder Facility.