Junior Process Engineer

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Saltworks (www.saltworkstech.com) is an innovation driven cleantech company located in Richmond, BC. We invent, design, and build advanced lithium recovery and desalination water treatment plants. Our customers are leading the way in sustainability with our technologies at the forefront. We build commercial plants for excellent global customers while also researching and developing next generation technologies.

The Role

We have an immediate opening for a Junior Process Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team. We offer meaningful and exciting work in a collaborative environment, driven by innovation and problem solving. You are diligent with quality, focused, analytical and excel in a team-based environment. We strongly value a positive attitude, hard work, smarts, and commitment to see things through. Our company is growing with high demand for our solutions, presenting opportunities to advance.

Your Main Tasks Will Include

• Learning about advanced water treatment processes, including Saltworks’ specific value-add, and implementing that knowledge that results in robust and differentiated process designs
• Develop process system designs and plans for advanced desalination plants in a collaborative environment with support from mentors and teammates. Specific tasks include developing mathematical process models, PFDs, P&IDs, mass balances, equipment sizing and specification
• Occasional hands on work including commissioning, operating, and troubleshooting water treatment assets during commissioning at our facility or customer sites. We will train and support you in this regard
• Advance pilot testing and innovations from concepts to reality by unpacking customer or systems requirements, generating test plans for pilot scale or innovative systems and executing those test plans with support from senior engineers
• Analyze and report operational and performance data, including interpretation and recommendations
• Contribute to innovation and technology development at Saltworks, if this area is of interest
  

You Will Be a Great Fit If You Have

• Relevant degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with process experience
• Minimum 2 years post-graduation experience completing process or chemical engineering in an industrial setting (design, testing, operations)
• Experience developing P&IDs using AutoCAD P&ID or similar preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Hands-on tooling and troubleshooting skills are a bonus
• Ability to organize, prioritize, maintain high quality of work, and quickly learn new skills
• Positive attitude, can-do approach, and willingness to roll up your sleeves and pitch in as required
  

Why join Saltworks?

We Offer

We have an outstanding team of engineers, scientists, and technologists who are passionate about innovation and solving key environmental challenges facing our planet.

• An exciting and rewarding work environment
• A rapidly growing company solving important problems
• A diverse best-in-class technical team with opportunities for advancement technically and/or professionally
• A competitive compensation package including benefits
• A culture that supports safety, innovation, learning, and teamwork
• An excellent facility with all offices, R&D, and production under one roof. Only a staircase separates you from the factory floor and technologies you design
• Unparalleled on-the-job learning and exciting projects
• Fun social activities and other team events
  

How To Apply

If you would like to be a part of a globally recognized team, please complete an application on the Saltworks careers page or apply on our Indeed careers page.

Please submit your resume only. Cover letters are not required. A short list of hands-on experience and photos of your work will greatly support your application.

While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All applications are considered confidential.

Kindly, no recruiters.

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