Senior Materials Development Engineer - ELYSIS
Core
Lead R&D efforts to advance ceramic process technical readiness for producing proprietary electrodes used in the ELYSIS carbon-free aluminum smelting process.
Role type
Senior Materials Development Engineer (Ceramics)
Builds
Proprietary ceramic electrodes for the ELYSIS smelting process
Domain
Materials Science / Ceramics / Aluminum Industry
Required skills
ceramic sintering processes, processing equipment, process scale-up, project execution and management, physical/chemical/thermal material property characterization, root cause analysis, vendor management
Preferred skills
5-10 years experience in ceramic materials/process development, collaborative team environment experience
Technologies
laboratory, pilot, and commercial scale environments
Responsibilities
Create and execute technical programs to reduce industrialization scale-up risks, lead projects and develop work plans for breakthrough materials, provide data-based guidance for equipment and process design, develop technical specifications for materials and commercial scale equipment, apply fundamental engineering principles to practical solutions in lab/pilot/commercial environments, use root cause analysis tools to solve material/process/production issues, manage scopes, schedules, and budgets of vendors and service providers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC