VP of Process Technology

The role

You will own the selection, development, and validation of process technologies for separation flowsheets. This includes evaluating vendors, conducting laboratory and pilot testing, and developing process models.

What you will do

• Evaluation, vetting, and down-selection of process technology vendors and unit-operation configurations
• Hands-on laboratory experimentation to optimize kinetics, selectivity, throughput, purity, and regeneration chemistry
• Pilot testing of hydrometallurgical unit operations
• Development of process models integrating mass balance, equilibria, and kinetics
• Technology roadmapping across leaching, ion-exchange, solvent extraction, precipitation, crystallization, electrowinning, and effluent management
• Engagement and joint-research collaboration with National Laboratories, universities, and corporate R&D teams
• Cross-functional alignment with the ion-exchange media team and process engineering

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, Extractive Metallurgy, or Hydrometallurgy
• 7+ years in hydrometallurgical process development and technology evaluation
• Fluent in bench and pilot campaigns across leaching, solid-liquid separation, ion-exchange, solvent extraction, and precipitation
• Skilled in process simulation using MetSim, HSC Chemistry, SysCAD, or Aspen Plus
• Comfortable with precipitate and electrolyte modeling tools such as PHREEQC or OLI Studio
• Experienced in vendor evaluation, technology due diligence, and structuring external research collaborations
• Willing to work directly on bench and pilot scale operations
• Must be willing to relocate to Chattanooga, TN
• Available to travel to customers across the United States, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, and Australia

Nice to have

• Electrowinning and crystallization

Before you apply

• Kunin will do whatever it can to secure work authorization for the right candidate

About the company

Kunin Technologies is revolutionizing the critical mineral supply chain by implementing advanced separation technologies to capture value from overlooked resources.