Senior Process Engineer, Electrochemical Reagent Gen (Travel)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Stock options

Discretionary bonus

Eight weeks paid parental leave

401k with pre- and post-tax options

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Lilac Solutions, Oakland, CA, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to own reagent generation tech evaluation, development, and deployment. You will lead experiments from lab to pilot scale, evaluate equipment options, and advance integration across flowsheets with cross-functional teams.

You will develop technoeconomic analyses and CAPEX/OPEX models, support scale-up, and drive vendor assessments while collaborating with Engineering, Projects, and Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, chemistry or related field.
• Approximately 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 a fundamental understanding of key equipment and operating tradeoffs, including reagent concentration, efficiency, energy consumption, membrane lifetime and equipment performance.
• Translate experimental 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.

Skills

Process engineering fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on lab experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in chemical engineering or related field

Tools

Pilot-scale equipment

Membrane processes

Job description

Lilac Solutions, Oakland, CA, seeks a Senior Process Engineer to own reagent generation tech evaluation, development, and deployment. You will lead experiments from lab to pilot scale, evaluate equipment options, and advance integration across flowsheets with cross-functional teams.

You will develop technoeconomic analyses and CAPEX/OPEX models, support scale-up, and drive vendor assessments while collaborating with Engineering, Projects, and Operations.