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VP, Engineering

Still Bright · Kenilworth, NJ · Remote

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About Still Bright

Backed by SOSV.

About the role

Still Bright is bringing the first viable hydrometallurgical alternative to copper smelting to market at a moment when global copper demand is outpacing supply by historic margins. Our proprietary RACER (Rapid and Complete Electrochemical Reduction) process delivers fast, complete copper extraction while recovering precious and critical co-products, and as a closed-loop system it offers precise control over outputs and radically reduces environmental impact.

What they're looking for

  • Direct experience with vanadium electrochemistry, electrochemical reactor design, sulfide leaching chemistry, or closed-loop hydrometallurgical processes
  • Experience leading EPC contractors and owning project controls (cost, schedule, and risk) on first-of-a-kind or first-commercial facilities
  • Experience with complex feedstocks: arsenic-bearing ores (enargite), mixed sulfide-oxide bodies, refractory copper oxides (chrysocolla), and tailings reprocessing
  • An active network among copper-major technical executives
More about this role

Close collaboration with: VP of Commercialization, VP of Operations, Director of R&D

Meaningful equity participation reflecting the seniority and impact of this role

Competitive Benefits

Still Bright is bringing the first viable hydrometallurgical alternative to copper smelting to market at a moment when global copper demand is outpacing supply by historic margins. Our proprietary RACER (Rapid and Complete Electrochemical Reduction) process delivers fast, complete copper extraction while recovering precious and critical co-products, and as a closed-loop system it offers precise control over outputs and radically reduces environmental impact. Backed by top-tier investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Material Impact, the team is moving from pilot execution into the next stages of commercial deployment.

The Vice President of Engineering is accountable for building out RACER’s demonstration and commercial facilities: leading the engineering execution and physical build of the RACER process from the current pilot through the demonstration phase and into the first commercial modules, working alongside the Chief Technology Officer, who retains authority over the core...

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