What You’ll Be Responsible For:

Process Engineering & Scale-Up

• Support scale-up activities from bench-scale chemistry into pilot-scale processes
• Apply engineering principles to translate laboratory concepts into practical, scalable solutions
• Work closely with chemists to enable robust and manufacturable processes

Pilot Plant & Equipment Support

• Commission, maintain, and support pilot-scale processing equipment
• Carry out equipment calibration, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Support the safe operation of larger-scale and specialist process equipment

Powder & Particle Technology

• Contribute to projects involving powder processing, characterisation, and handling
• Apply knowledge of particulate systems within battery materials and related technologies
• Support development work involving complex particles and solids processing

Process Understanding & Modelling

• Contribute to process simulation, modelling, and data analysis where appropriate
• Support experimental planning, scale-up studies, and technical reporting
• Maintain high-quality documentation in line with SHE, quality, and best practice requirements

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team of engineers and chemists
• Take ownership of delegated engineering tasks and deliver them reliably
• Support commissioning and early operation of new facilities and capabilities

About You:

You are an engineer first and foremost, with an interest in applying engineering thinking to chemistry-led processes. You enjoy practical problem-solving and want exposure to real equipment, pilot plants, and scale-up challenges.

You’ll bring:

• A background in Chemical Engineering (degree, MSc, or PhD) or a closely related discipline
• An engineering mindset with an interest in process scale-up and applied R&D
• Exposure to powders, particles, solids handling, or powder characterisation (from academia or industry)
• Willingness to work hands-on with equipment in a pilot-plant environment
• A structured, dependable approach to completing delegated tasks

Desirable (but not essential):

• Exposure to battery materials or battery processing
• Experience of pilot-scale equipment, commissioning activities, or laboratories
• Familiarity with process simulation or modelling tools

• PhD qualification or membership (or working towards membership) of a professional engineering body

   

This role is not suited to a pure scientist profile — we are specifically looking for someone who wants to develop and apply engineering capability.