{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"243f0c22264cd1922e7bc7e2","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/243f0c22264cd1922e7bc7e2","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/243f0c22264cd1922e7bc7e2","title":"Process Engineer II (Drying and Crystallization)","description":"Process Engineer II (Drying and Crystallization)\nThornton, CO\n\nPosition Overview\nSolid Power is seeking a Process Engineer II to join our talented team of engineers and scientists working to revolutionize the battery industry through the development of next‑generation, all solid‑state rechargeable batteries. Solid Power is a public company with a dynamic, fast‑paced, and highly collaborative environment where innovation thrives. This role will play a key part in commissioning, qualifying, and sustaining the drying and crystallization unit operations on our electrolyte line as we introduce new process equipment. The preferred candidate will have hands‑on process engineering experience with drying and high temperature solid‑state crystallization processes, along with the ability to take a unit operation from new equipment through qualification and into stable production.\n\nJob Duties\n\nOwn the process for the drying and crystallization unit operations of electrolyte production, including defining and maintaining process parameters, operating windows, and control strategies that consistently meet material specifications.\n\nUse process development data and engineering inputs to define the process windows and conditions to explore during equipment commissioning, validation and normal operations.\n\nLead the process side of commissioning and validation for new drying and crystallization equipment, working closely with electrolyte systems engineering, production, and equipment engineering to confirm the process is capable and ready for production.\n\nTranslate material specifications such as particle size distribution, morphology, residual solvent, and crystallinity into process parameters and in‑process controls.\n\nUse SCADA and batch record data to monitor process performance, identify drift, and determine critical process parameters.\n\nLead root cause analysis and corrective action for process issues affecting throughput, yield, quality, safety, and process stability.\n\nApply statistical tools such as JMP or Minitab to evaluate process changes and confirm whether results are meaningfully different.\n\nParticipate in and lead PFMEAs, process hazard analyses, and management of change for these unit operations, and implement layers of protection to keep the process safe.\n\nDevelop and maintain SOPs and work instructions for equipment and process operations.\n\nProvide the process requirements that equipment engineering uses to specify new equipment with vendors, and support installation and start‑up from the process side.\n\nBuild strong working relationships with operators and the production team and support day‑to‑day operations on the line.\n\nPartner with process optimization engineering on continuous improvement projects for these unit operations.\n\nAssist EH&S in maintaining occupational safety on the manufacturing floor.\n\nQualifications / Requirements\n\nBachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, or a related field of study.\n\n2+ years of process engineering experience in chemical, battery, advanced materials, or powder manufacturing.\n\nHands‑on experience developing, commissioning, or sustaining a drying process in an industrial or pilot‑scale setting.\n\nHands‑on experience developing, commissioning, or sustaining a high temperature solid‑state crystallization or calcination process in an industrial or pilot‑scale setting.\n\nWorking knowledge of the fundamentals underlying drying and thermal processing, including heat and mass transfer, drying kinetics, and phase transformation.\n\nExperience developing or scaling processes and commissioning new equipment, from development or pilot scale into production.\n\nExperience characterizing powder products against specifications such as particle size distribution, morphology, moisture or residual solvent, and phase or crystallinity.\n\nExperience handling air and moisture sensitive materials, or working in dry room or inert atmosphere environments preferred.\n\nWorking knowledge of design of experiments and statistical analysis, with proficiency in JMP or Minitab.\n\nExperience with PFMEA, process hazard analysis, and root cause analysis.\n\nComfortable working with powder processes and handling materials safely.\n\nGeneral knowledge of OSHA standards, international fire code, electrical area classification (C1D2 or C1D1) and EPA requirements.\n\nStrong communication skills and the ability to build working relationships with operators, production, and other engineering teams.\n\nWillingness to work hands‑on in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.\n\nFamiliarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.\n\nPhysical Requirements\n\nRequired to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary including, but not limited to eye protection, hair net, gloves, face mask, coveralls, full‑face respirator or PAPR.\n\nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk.\n\nProlonged periods on the production floor.\n\nAbility to lift 50 lbs. daily.\n\nSalary Range\n$79,000 - $122,000/year\n\nBenefits\nSolid Power offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical/dental/vision insurance, employer paid Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance, 401k with company match, 8 paid holidays + the week between Christmas and New Years off, Unlimited PTO, up to six (6) weeks paid FMLA leave, cell phone reimbursement and eligibility to participate in our bonus and equity plans.\n\nExport Control Requirements\nThis position could require access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nAs set forth in Solid Power’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.\n\nWe invite applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process.\n\nVoluntary Self‑Identification of Disability\nWe are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.\n\nHow do you know if you have a disability? A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.”\n\nDisabilities include, but are not limited to:\n\nAlcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)\n\nAutoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS\n\nBlind or low vision\n\nCancer (past or present)\n\nCardiovascular or heart disease\n\nCeliac disease\n\nCerebral palsy\n\nDeaf or serious difficulty hearing\n\nDiabetes\n\nDisfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders\n\nEpilepsy or other seizure disorder\n\nGastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome\n\nIntellectual or developmental disability\n\nMental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD\n\nMissing limbs or partially missing limbs\n\nMobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports\n\nNervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)\n\nNeurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities\n\nPartial or complete paralysis (any cause)\n\nPulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema\n\nShort stature (dwarfism)\n\nTraumatic brain injury\n\nPUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. 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Solid Power is a public company with a dynamic, fast‑paced, and highly collaborative environment where innovation thrives. This role will play a key part in commissioning, qualifying, and sustaining the drying and crystallization unit operations on our electrolyte line as we introduce new process equipment. The preferred candidate will have hands‑on process engineering experience with drying and high temperature solid‑state crystallization processes, along with the ability to take a unit operation from new equipment through qualification and into stable production.\n\nJob Duties\n\nOwn the process for the drying and crystallization unit operations of electrolyte production, including defining and maintaining process parameters, operating windows, and control strategies that consistently meet material specifications.\n\nUse process development data and engineering inputs to define the process windows and conditions to explore during equipment commissioning, validation and normal operations.\n\nLead the process side of commissioning and validation for new drying and crystallization equipment, working closely with electrolyte systems engineering, production, and equipment engineering to confirm the process is capable and ready for production.\n\nTranslate material specifications such as particle size distribution, morphology, residual solvent, and crystallinity into process parameters and in‑process controls.\n\nUse SCADA and batch record data to monitor process performance, identify drift, and determine critical process parameters.\n\nLead root cause analysis and corrective action for process issues affecting throughput, yield, quality, safety, and process stability.\n\nApply statistical tools such as JMP or Minitab to evaluate process changes and confirm whether results are meaningfully different.\n\nParticipate in and lead PFMEAs, process hazard analyses, and management of change for these unit operations, and implement layers of protection to keep the process safe.\n\nDevelop and maintain SOPs and work instructions for equipment and process operations.\n\nProvide the process requirements that equipment engineering uses to specify new equipment with vendors, and support installation and start‑up from the process side.\n\nBuild strong working relationships with operators and the production team and support day‑to‑day operations on the line.\n\nPartner with process optimization engineering on continuous improvement projects for these unit operations.\n\nAssist EH&S in maintaining occupational safety on the manufacturing floor.\n\nQualifications / Requirements\n\nBachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, or a related field of study.\n\n2+ years of process engineering experience in chemical, battery, advanced materials, or powder manufacturing.\n\nHands‑on experience developing, commissioning, or sustaining a drying process in an industrial or pilot‑scale setting.\n\nHands‑on experience developing, commissioning, or sustaining a high temperature solid‑state crystallization or calcination process in an industrial or pilot‑scale setting.\n\nWorking knowledge of the fundamentals underlying drying and thermal processing, including heat and mass transfer, drying kinetics, and phase transformation.\n\nExperience developing or scaling processes and commissioning new equipment, from development or pilot scale into production.\n\nExperience characterizing powder products against specifications such as particle size distribution, morphology, moisture or residual solvent, and phase or crystallinity.\n\nExperience handling air and moisture sensitive materials, or working in dry room or inert atmosphere environments preferred.\n\nWorking knowledge of design of experiments and statistical analysis, with proficiency in JMP or Minitab.\n\nExperience with PFMEA, process hazard analysis, and root cause analysis.\n\nComfortable working with powder processes and handling materials safely.\n\nGeneral knowledge of OSHA standards, international fire code, electrical area classification (C1D2 or C1D1) and EPA requirements.\n\nStrong communication skills and the ability to build working relationships with operators, production, and other engineering teams.\n\nWillingness to work hands‑on in a fast‑paced environment with shifting priorities.\n\nFamiliarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.\n\nPhysical Requirements\n\nRequired to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary including, but not limited to eye protection, hair net, gloves, face mask, coveralls, full‑face respirator or PAPR.\n\nProlonged periods of sitting at a desk.\n\nProlonged periods on the production floor.\n\nAbility to lift 50 lbs. daily.\n\nSalary Range\n$79,000 - 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Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nAs set forth in Solid Power’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.\n\nWe invite applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process.\n\nVoluntary Self‑Identification of Disability\nWe are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.\n\nHow do you know if you have a disability? A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.”\n\nDisabilities include, but are not limited to:\n\nAlcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)\n\nAutoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS\n\nBlind or low vision\n\nCancer (past or present)\n\nCardiovascular or heart disease\n\nCeliac disease\n\nCerebral palsy\n\nDeaf or serious difficulty hearing\n\nDiabetes\n\nDisfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders\n\nEpilepsy or other seizure disorder\n\nGastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome\n\nIntellectual or developmental disability\n\nMental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD\n\nMissing limbs or partially missing limbs\n\nMobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports\n\nNervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)\n\nNeurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities\n\nPartial or complete paralysis (any cause)\n\nPulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema\n\nShort stature (dwarfism)\n\nTraumatic brain injury\n\nPUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. 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