Hydrometallurgist

About us:

ChemFinity Technologies is building critical mineral recovery systems to produce over 30 minerals from waste and mining feedstocks at low cost using our proprietary high-performance high-durability sorbent filters. Our teams mission is to produce these minerals in ways that are cheaper cleaner and more accessible than existing methods such as high-temperature smelting.

Spun out of UC Berkeley in late 2022 and based in New York City ChemFinity is backed by top-tier investor firms and over 10 top government and grant agencies such as Bill Gatess Breakthrough Energy Fellows the U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ChemFinity has been recognized as top innovators in the critical minerals sector by the World Economic Forum Forbes and Conservation X Labs.

What you will do:

ChemFinity seeks an industry-experienced hydrometallurgist to develop optimize and scale our hydrometallurgical processes (e.g. leaching) that are used in our proprietary sorbent filter this role you will work collaboratively and hands-on with our team of chemists and engineers co-founders and external partners as we build new pilots process new customer feedstocks and grow from the lab to industrial scale. Key responsibilities include:

• Design develop and test leaching and hydrometallurgical unit operations in our mineral processing systems.

• Optimize the extraction conditions of various minerals of interest (e.g. platinum-group metals gold rare earth elements metalloids) from various customer and partner waste and mining feedstocks (e.g. catalytic converters e-waste mine tailings).

• Collaborate with our chemistry team to optimize sorbent processing in hydrometallurgical conditions.

• Work with our engineering team to integrate and scale the processes you develop into our refining systems from lab to pilot to demo scale.

• Prepare and manage documentation such as flowsheets equipment and process design criteria technical reports and standard operating procedures.

• Perform full-time hands-on work on-site at our Brooklyn facility.

What you will bring:

• Bachelors degree (or higher) in metallurgy mining engineering geochemistry or other closely related field. A Ph.D. is a plus.

• We are considering a range of experience levels for this role but are targeting at least 3 years of industry experience in mineral processing metal leaching and recovery and/or other closely related technical developments or operations.

• Expertise in industry-standard hydrometallurgical techniques (e.g. leaching purification processes) with hands-on experience optimizing process variables (e.g. reagent chemistry) for complex sources (e.g. e-waste mine tailings).

• Practical understanding of industrial capabilities constraints and trade-offs to ensure technical and commercial viability of hydrometallurgical designs.

• An unwavering commitment to high safety standards and supportive work behavior.

Other preferred qualifications:

• Experience with precious metal leaching processing and refining.

• Experience in startups or scaling technology from R&D to full-scale commercialization.

• Experience in developing pilot plant flowsheets models and unit operation designs.

• Experience in implementing the highest safety standards into scale-up operations.

• The desire to be in a dynamic startup environment and proactively use critical thinking to solve difficult but impactful challenges.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary range for this position is expected to be $80K$155K. For this role we are considering candidates from a range of experience levels and highly value fit with our team. Compensation and title will be commensurate with experience level.

• Competitive compensation including equity options

• Health dental vision and life insurance benefits

• 401(k) benefits with company matching

• Flexible paid time off and holidays

• Health/fitness stipend

• Open supportive and diverse team focused on creating major impact

Please reach out to emailprotected if you have questions. ChemFinity Technologies is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace as a core value. We do not discriminate on the basis of race sex nationality color sexual orientation ancestry religion gender identity age marital status disability status or veteran status. We know the right candidate may not meet every criterion listed in this job description. If you believe you are a great candidate for this role and possess relevant skills not listed above we encourage you to apply and tell us why you are a great fit!