About the role

Senior Process Engineer at cylib driving the industrialization of hydrometallurgical battery recycling plant. Leading process design and optimizing material recovery and refining operations.

Responsibilities

As Senior Process Engineer, you actively shape the industrialization of our hydrometallurgical battery recycling plant focusing on material recovery and refining while leading the process design and equipment specification to ensure a robust and efficient plant layout.
You take full ownership of the mass and energy balance, driving process efficiency and cost optimization throughout the project lifecycle.
You lead the development, quality assurance, and maintenance of all Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
You conduct comprehensive risk analyses (HAZOP, FMEA) and ensure strict compliance with safety and environmental standards.
You provide technical leadership and guidance to a multidisciplinary engineering team, safeguarding the industrialization process in hydrometallurgy.
You prepare tender documents, manage the awarding process, and lead detailed technical discussions with suppliers to secure an optimal selection process.
You support the successful plant construction, smooth commissioning, and targeted production ramp-up.

You hold a degree and/or PhD in process engineering, metallurgy, material sciences, chemistry, or a related field - ideally combined with strong expertise in hydrometallurgy.
You bring relevant industry experience in engineering, plant specification, tendering as well as successful commissioning and operation of industrial projects (>8 years).
You have proven experience in both technical and disciplinary leadership of engineering teams.
You possess solid project management skills, including effective control of time, cost, and resources.
You are motivated to develop and scale up processes from pilot to industrial scale with a hands-on approach.
You demonstrate a high sense of responsibility, commitment, and flexibility to achieve project goals.
You work in a thorough, analytical, and structured way, with excellent cross-checking and quality assurance abilities.
You are fluent in English, both written and spoken; proficiency in German is advantageous and may support your future career growth.

You take ownership from day one – after an intensive onboarding, you'll build something unique with us and shape outcomes with real impact on results.
You work on something that truly matters – with your contribution, you strengthen Europe's battery supply chains and make circular economy a reality on an industrial scale.
You're part of a mission-driven team – in a fast-paced scale-up environment, we live collaboration, because we can only move things forward together.
You work to the highest standards – we combine the professionalism of leading industry with the innovative power of a top-tier, research-driven technology team.
You grow with us – at cylib, you will do what is likely to be the most impactful work of your career and develop personally as we scale together.