Electrolyte Scale up Process Engineer

Your role

We’re building electrolyte manufacturing from the ground up. As a Scale-Up Process Engineer, you’ll own the transition of liquid electrolyte and polymer electrolyte formulations from lab benches to pilot lines and into industrial production. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who thrives solving problems in real time and is excited to build processes that don’t exist yet.

Main functions

Process development & Scale-up:

• Own end-to-end scale-up of liquid and polymer electrolyte formulations from grams to tons
• Turn R&D recipes into real, manufacturable processes
• Design, run, and iterate pilot-scale electrolyte production
• Solve scale-dependent challenges in mixing, dissolution, viscosity, moisture control, polymer processing, and impurity management
• Build process flows, SOPs, and control strategies from scratch
• Be on the manufacturing floor troubleshooting issues as they happen
• Make fast, data-driven decisions in the face of ambiguity

Equipment & Process Design:

• Specify technical documentation, process flow, process specifications, and scale-up protocols. 
• Run tests on a range of equipment and report data/results accurately.

Continuous improvement:

• Conduct process failure analysis and propose engineering solutions to improve reliability and yield.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and R&D teams to feedback learnings from scale-up into material design.

What we offer

At BasqueVolt, we welcome the best talent from around the world:

• International Environment: Join a diverse team of young professionals with more than 17 nationalities, fostering a positive intercultural atmosphere.
• Relocation Package: We assist you in making your move to Spain as smooth as possible, offering support in all immigration and bureaucratic processes (health system, accommodation, bank appointments, traffic license, scholarship, and anything you may need!).
• Supportive Onboarding: From day one, we will guide you through everything about the company, ensuring seamless integration.
• Work-life balance: We embrace flexibility, remote work and promote a healthy work-life balance. 
• Summer Schedule: Enjoy reduced hours during the summer and celebrate shorter Fridays throughout the year.
• Health and Well-being: Enjoy company-paid life insurance, additional health benefits, Spain's free education and healthcare systems and options for exemptions on taxes.
• Training programs: We encourage employees to keep learning. We offer English and Spanish lessons too.

Interested? Here is our recruitment process

• Initial Contact: Your first interaction will be with our People team.
• Technical Interview: Meet the department manager for a technical interview. We aim for a swift process, potentially involving two interviews.

Education:

• Master or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related discipline.
• CAD, programming basics.

Experience:

• Prior experience in lithium-metal or solid-state battery technology.
• Hands-on experience in scale-up of specialty chemicals, polymers, coatings, or advanced battery materials.
• Strong background in chemical/process engineering and manufacturing techniques relevant to electrolyte production or thin-film deposition/coating.
• Experience with pilot plant operations, process safety, and statistical process control.

Languages:

• Fluent in English; proficiency in Spanish and other European languages is advantageous.