Research And Development Scientist

Location Dallas, TX, USA

Job Type Full Time

Category R&D

Base Salary US$70,000 - US$90,000

BonusUp to 5,000

TravelNone

Job Description

Intelligenciia is the retained and exclusive recruitment partner for a lithium extraction company that has developed proprietary extraction media used within its Direct Lithium Extraction platform.

This role sits within the media manufacturing division and represents the first engineering hire within this function.

The company is transitioning from small scale internal production to a 50 ton per annum commercial manufacturing facility. Following successful commissioning, the platform is designed to scale to 500 tons per annum as deployment increases.

The team will expand to three engineers as the 50 ton facility comes online.

This position combines laboratory experimentation, pilot scale optimization, and participation in commissioning and early stage production. You will work directly with the materials engineer who designed the system.

The role operates within a controlled access, high security research and manufacturing environment with strict intellectual property protections.

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute laboratory and pilot-scale experiments
  • Analyze data and translate results into process improvements
  • Support granulation and engineered particle development
  • Contribute to the commissioning and debugging of media production equipment
  • Develop operating procedures for pilot and commercial systems
  • Operate within strict confidentiality and intellectual property controls

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related discipline
  • Strong experimental design and analytical capability
  • Experience with laboratory or pilot scale processing equipment preferred
  • Exposure to granulation, centrifugation, filtration, or similar systems advantageous
  • Ability to translate laboratory findings into scalable production outcomes