About ElectraSteel

ElectraSteel is mission-focused on developing transformational innovations to decarbonize the foundations of our industrialized economy through novel electrochemistry and hydrometallurgy to create a positive environmental, societal, and economic impact. Company's first product to market transforms a trillion-dollar steel industry that today consumes 7% of the world's energy using fossil fuels and emits about three gigatons or 10% of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The novel electrochemical-hydrometallurgical process converts iron ore or contaminated steel scrap to green iron and steel with no carbon emissions while reducing overall cost. It is a paradigm shift of how steel has been made for centuries: from using fossil fuels to intermittent renewables as an energy source, from thermochemical reduction to electrochemical reduction, from using specialized ores to unconventional ores, scrap steel, and waste streams as a feedstock, from integrated to a distributed manufacturing, and from creating global to local jobs. While electrifying steelmaking is an exciting start and the Company's current focus, its electrochemical-hydrometallurgy innovation platform also enables carbon dioxide sequestration at gigaton-scale and decarbonization of industrial sectors beyond steel, which the Company will disclose in due course.

The potential impact of the ElectraSteel solution is monumental, which is why eight marquee investors, each with more than a billion dollars in capital and strategic resources under management, have partnered with the Company to date.

About ElectraSteel Team & Culture

Our team has collectively lived in over 25 countries and 33 US states and can communicate in 15 languages. Despite working on a large-scale industrial challenge many of our team members have decidedly non-industrial backgrounds. Members of Team Electra have background experience in education, fashion, law, consulting, cosmetology, finance, history, hobby drone design, professional sports, machining, photography, chocolatiering, and online arbitrage in addition to science, technology, engineering, and electrochemistry.

We believe that while our team is our greatest asset, our unique culture, built on trust, respect, and integrity, sets us apart from the competition. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion because the management understands that transformational innovation requires many perspectives. Our culture fosters collaboration, patience, and a disciplined approach to innovating around obstacles while challenging the status quo. Yes, there is method-to-itsmadness (or boldness)! We pursue an evidence-based development approach grounded in the theory of constraints and techno-economic analysis. It focuses on finding optimal technical paths guided by first principles in every aspect of its development. That is why in less than two years from its founding, we have demonstrated a transformational approach which others in the industry long believed couldn't be done!

Make no mistake, ElectraSteel is a fast-paced and intense environment driven by progress and results. The path ahead is both uncertain and challenging, so if that sounds scary, this may not be the place for you. Instead, ElectraSteel seeks those excited by the challenge who have the required skills and the ability to think critically to help create transformational innovations that will decarbonize our planet.

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated, adaptable scientist/engineer with experience in hydrometallurgy and/or aqueous chemistry including leaching, separation, and purification processes. In this role, you will be responsible for developing our fundamental understanding of solution phase processing and separations as part of our hydrometallurgy team. Your will be leading hands-on technical development projects to improve our process and further our decarbonization mission. It is critical to employ an industrial mindset with a focus on application and results.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and conduct lab-scale experiments to increase our understanding and quickly evaluate new ideas and approaches for aqueous processing of ores and metals
• Develop a strong knowledge of the fundamental chemistry in our systems and apply it to new situations
• Support our engineering team on integrated scale-up system development
• Develop an understanding of our entire process and the market drivers that determine success
• Critically analyze and interpret experimental data and present results to the broader team

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or higher in chemistry, chemical engineering, metallurgy, or related field
  • BS with 7+ years of experience
  • MS with 3+ years of experience
  • PhD with 0+ years of experience
• Strong fundamental knowledge of aqueous chemistry reactions, speciation, solubility
• Practical knowledge of separations and purification processes in industry
• Ability to plan and execute research and take initiative for the completion of important project tasks. This role will have considerable autonomy.
• Familiar with elemental and phase characterization with ICP-OES, SEM-EDS, XRD, etc
• Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to a cross-functional team
• A desire to make an impact by decarbonizing the steel industry

**Benefits Include: **

• 100% employer paid employee healthcare benefits with three different medical care options
• Unlimited PTO and a minimum of 15 days per year
• 401k matching
• Eligibility for company equity
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Unlimited fun!

ElectraSteel currently requires all employees to be immunized against Covid-19; however, an exemption from this requirement may be requested.

To apply for the above position, send your resume along with a cover letter to: jobs@electrasteel.com