Process Development Engineer

Dioxycle is seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Process Development Engineer to join our team at a pivotal phase of transition from R&D to industrial piloting and early commercial deployment. We are looking for a process engineer with real industrial-scale experience (rather than a pure R&D or academic background) who can bring a critical, hands-on, plant-minded perspective to our process design and de-risk our path to commercial scale. You will work in close partnership with our principal process engineer, splitting your time roughly 70/30 between process simulation/design and hands-on experimental work, with the experimental share increasing to roughly 50% of your time during key testing campaigns.

Responsibilities

Simulate, model, and optimize process flowsheets (notably using Aspen Plus) to support process design and de-risking decisions; Benchmark and screen candidate technologies, and engage directly with technology suppliers to identify and validate the right solutions for our process; Scope, follow up, and steer external technical and experimental studies run by suppliers and engineering partners; Contribute hands-on to pilot/skid-scale experimental campaigns (e.g. purification skids, evaporators), particularly during peak testing periods; Work in close, day-to-day partnership with our principal process engineer lead to translate research-stage thinking into industrially robust process designs; Bring an industrial/operations mindset to challenge and stress-test process choices against real plant constraints

Requirements

Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a related field; 5+ years of process engineering experience gained in an industrial setting (large industrial group strongly preferred); Strong command of Aspen Plus for process simulation and optimization; Hands-on comfort with experimental and pilot/skid-scale work; Strong fluency in English, with the ability to work closely and effectively in a tight-knit technical binôme; Good project management skills: planning, coordination, supplier follow-up, and milestone tracking; A genuine appetite for moving from a paper-based idea to real, industrial-scale execution; Exemplary work ethic and self-driven attitude; Street-smart: you don't take no for an answer and will figure out a way to solve anything with the means available; Commitment to the mission and ambition and to creating a kind, high-performance and fun atmosphere at work; Passion for innovation and problem-solving attitude; Dedication to investing time and effort for the betterment of the team; Going the extra 20% that makes a good deliverable into an outstanding deliverable; Humble, low-ego and curious

Nice to have

Domain expertise in liquid organic chemicals (alcohols, carboxylic acids) with experience in purification and separation processes, notably distillation columns; Domain expertise in syngas handling, treatment including PSA, cryogenic separation, drying; Domain expertise in ore refining/processing (lithium, nickel, bauxite) with experience extracting metal oxides from mined rock; Profiles with R&D experience embedded within a large industrial group, particularly in a technical support-to-operations capacity, are a strong fit

Benefits

Unique journey; Impact; People-first; Feedback over ego; International team; Fun; Competitive compensation packages; Generous Employee Stock Ownership plans; Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; Ergonomic work stations & state-of-the-art equipment