Process Design Engineer, Recycling & Battery Materials

Tesla's Materials Engineering group is looking for a highly motivated Process Engineer to work on a critical challenge facing the world's energy transition - Battery Recycling, metals and materials engineering.

As a process engineer in our metals and materials group, you will lead the development and deployment of new-to-the world chemical production processes and equipment. A successful team member will lead projects starting from the concept through design, install, integration, ramp, and handover to operations teams.

• Operate pilot plants
• Oversee and deploy demonstration scale facilities through the whole project lifecycle including: concept, basic engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and operation
• Support commercial scale design
• Develop operating procedures, safety protocols, and maintenance plans for large-scale chemical process equipment
• Support operations teams with achieving productivity and material quality targets on pilot and commercial scale systems
• Interface with equipment suppliers through concept development, system design, detailed design, procurement, installation, and acceptance testing
• Work closely with battery materials R&D team for the introduction of novel materials and new process methods at commercial scale
• Receive and evaluate a problem statement, brainstorm and downselect solutions ensuring priority metrics (time, quality and cost) are maintained, get stakeholder buy-in, design & purchase equipment, create install instructions and lead commissioning
• Lead Design for a section of large capital scope (>$5MM). Develop design with cross functional team (P&ID, M&EB, Line/Equipment Sizing, modelling), drive consensus followed by FRQ submissions & following project through FAT of equipment, install and commissioning. Developing and maintaining process flow diagrams, process design criteria, stream tables, and piping & instrumentation diagrams
• Evidence of exceptional ability, including understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to leverage this understanding to solve challenging problems
• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Ceramics Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience with either powder handling, hydrometallurgy, or chemical processing
• Liquid/Gas Fluid Calculations, Heat Transfer, Thermal equipment (Dryers or Kilns), Powder Mixing & Conveying, Powder loading and dosing, Solid-liquid separation equipment, Reactors, Evaporators, crystallizers
• 1-5 years in a process design experience using the skills listed above
• Participation in engineering projects from concept development to commissioning
• Experience in brownfield projects in existing plants