Chemical and Process Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design copper processing flowsheets from feedstock through finished product
• Build mass and energy balances, process models, and size key equipment
• Select and integrate unit operations in a coherent, scalable system
• Work side by side with mechanical and controls engineers to build a functioning plant
• Lead commissioning, including hands-on troubleshooting on the plant floor
• Define operating procedures, control strategies, and process KPIs
• Analyze process data and drive improvements in yield, quality, and throughput
• Own metallurgical performance, including impurity management and product quality
• Work directly with vendors and contractors to execute quickly
• Contribute to controls and automation systems using process data and AI

Requirements

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 3-8+ years of process engineering experience, ideally in metals, mining, refining, or heavy industry
• Strong fundamentals in thermodynamics, reaction engineering, and separations
• Experience taking processes from design through commissioning into operation
• Comfortable working on the plant floor in an industrial environment
• Ability to operate with incomplete information and make sound decisions quickly
• Demonstrated ability or potential to lead projects or teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with pyrometallurgy or processing of mined or secondary materials
• Experience with copper or other non-ferrous metals
• Experience commissioning industrial equipment
• Familiarity with process control systems and instrumentation
• Startup or early-stage experience

About the Company

Red Metals is rethinking the domestic copper supply chain to support electrification, data centers, and defense systems by building a new model for critical industrial layers in the United States.