Process Design Engineer, Recycling & Battery Materials

Description:
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.

Responsibilities:
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

Requirements:
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