Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Redwood Materials is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Mechanical Engineer to support pilot projects and commercial scale production operations. This engineer will be responsible for leading continuous improvement projects across multiple manufacturing lines. This Senior Mechanical Engineer will fall underneath Redwood's Plant Design and Commissioning group supporting our hydrometallurgy refining plants and related operations. 

Responsibilities will include: 

• Lead the specification, procurement, and implementation of capital equipment
• Design tooling and fixtures
• Review and provide input on new process/equipment designs
• Partner with mechanical development team to transition newly developed processes and equipment into manufacturing
• Create and own process work instructions and standard operating procedures
• Train manufacturing personnel on new processes and equipment
• Analyze process data and metrics and drive improvements on safety, quality, and cost
• Trouble-shoot and solve process and equipment issues
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects

Desired Qualifications:

• 5 - 7 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer 
• Strong mechanical aptitude, including understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing
• Strong organizational and project management skills; previous project management experience preferred
• Prior experience leading capital acquisition processes
• Experience with industrial scale processes and equipment, including automation
• Detailed oriented with an analytical and structured approach to problem solving
• Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting