Electrolysis Engineer
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Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent, full-time
The Opportunity
Are you an experienced Electrolysis Engineer, Metallurgical Engineer or Aluminium Process Specialist with a strong background in industrial molten-salt electrolysis?
Are you interested in applying your technical expertise to the development of advanced rare-earth metal production processes?
We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a specialist metals manufacturing business, for an experienced Molten Salt Electrolysis Specialist to join its Research & Development function at its Ellesmere Port facility.
This is a highly technical opportunity focused on developing, optimising and scaling up industrial electrochemical processes for the production of rare-earth metals and alloys, including neodymium (Nd), neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and DyFe.
Drawing on your experience of industrial aluminium electrolysis, high-temperature electrochemistry and fluoride-based molten-salt systems, you will help develop and improve electrolysis technologies, taking processes from technical development through to reliable industrial production.
You will work across R&D, metallurgy, engineering and production, helping to improve cell performance, metal quality, production efficiency and overall process reliability.
The Role
Reporting to the Director of Research & Development, you will provide specialist technical expertise in molten-salt electrolysis, supporting the development, optimisation and industrialisation of rare-earth metal production processes.
Key responsibilities will include:
Developing, optimising and scaling up molten-salt electrolysis processes for rare-earth metals and alloys, including Nd, NdPr and DyFe.
Establishing and optimising critical electrolysis operating parameters, including electrolyte composition, oxide concentration, impurities and operating temperatures.
Investigating electrolyte chemistry and developing strategies to maintain stable operating conditions through controlled feeding and bath management.
Identifying and minimising sources of contamination to improve final metal quality and product consistency.
Analysing process data to understand relationships between operating conditions, current efficiency, energy consumption and metal quality.
Leading structured experimental programmes, industrial plant trials and technical investigations to improve electrolysis performance.
Supporting the development and improvement of electrolysis cell design, electrode systems, feeding arrangements, process controls and instrumentation.
Identifying opportunities to increase production capacity, cell productivity, reliability and operating life. xgikmsk
Supporting the transition of new electrolysis technologies from laboratory and pilot-scale development through to industrial production.
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Electrolysis Specialist in Ellesmere Port employer: Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd
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