Senior Electrochemical Reagent Engineer (BPED & Membrane)

Lilac Solutions, Inc; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Stock options

401k with pre- & post-tax investing

Flexible spendings account/Health-s.

Daily catered lunch on-site

Eight weeks paid parental leave

Phone stipend

Job summary

Lilac Solutions, Inc is seeking a Senior Process Engineer – Electrochemical Reagent Generation to anchor technical evaluation, development, and integration of reagent generation technologies, including BPED, chlor-alkali, and electrolysis. You will lead lab to pilot deployments and guide vendor selection across Lilac’s process flowsheet.

You will collaborate with Technology, Engineering, Projects, and Operations to scale reagent generation from lab through pilot and commercial deployment, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, chemistry or related field.
• 4–8 years of relevant experience in electrochemical systems, membrane processes, process development, or related technologies.
• Hands-on experience with pilot-, demonstration-, or commercial-scale electrochemical, membrane, reagent generation, or related process equipment.
• Strong process engineering fundamentals including process scale-up, equipment integration, and technoeconomic analysis.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Pass a respirator fit test periodically, occasionally stand for up to 8 hours per day, occasionally move up to 50 lbs, and wear PPE.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute laboratory- and pilot-scale experiments to characterize and optimize reagent generation systems.
• Develop understanding of key equipment and operating tradeoffs, including reagent concentration, efficiency, energy consumption, membrane lifetime and equipment performance.
• Translate findings into equipment requirements, operating parameters, and design criteria for pilot- and demonstration-scale systems.
• Evaluate interactions with upstream and downstream unit operations, including reagent storage, recycle streams, utilities, water balance, and waste streams.
• Lead technical evaluation and due diligence of reagent generation technologies and equipment suppliers.
• Critically assess vendor proposals, process designs, performance guarantees, equipment scope, and operating assumptions.
• Normalize vendor quotations to enable meaningful comparisons across technologies and suppliers.
• Develop structured technical recommendations for technology and vendor selection.
• Develop and maintain CAPEX and OPEX models.
• Evaluate technoeconomic tradeoffs and work cross-functionally to optimize configurations.
• Support design, commissioning, and operation of pilot- and demonstration-scale systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment and translate operating experience into improved specifications and strategies.
• Develop the technical basis for eventual commercial-scale deployment.

Skills

Process engineering

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelors in chemical/mechanical engineering

Tools

Pilot-scale equipment

Electrochemical systems

Membrane processes

Job description

Lilac Solutions, Inc is seeking a Senior Process Engineer – Electrochemical Reagent Generation to anchor technical evaluation, development, and integration of reagent generation technologies, including BPED, chlor-alkali, and electrolysis. You will lead lab to pilot deployments and guide vendor selection across Lilac’s process flowsheet.

You will collaborate with Technology, Engineering, Projects, and Operations to scale reagent generation from lab through pilot and commercial deployment, with