Travertine Technologies’ next-gen phosphate process recycles mining and fertilizer waste into circular, carbon-negative materials. Backed by Clean Energy Ventures.
About the role
The Process Development Manager will report to the Director of Process Development and will manage and oversee RD&D projects. We are developing processes in the phosphate and sulfuric acid space to create innovative and economic routes to producing critical minerals. This role will be responsible for managing a portfolio of development projects, overseeing experimental design, analysis, and piloting to develop and scale-up Travertine’s technologies. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- MS degree or more in engineering (chemical, materials, metallurgical) or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of applied chemical process development/design experience
- Project management experience, under aggressive timelines, with teams having diverse professional backgrounds
- Demonstrated leadership and personnel development skills
- Proven skills in chemical experiment design, data acquisition and validation, mass balance development, and translation of laboratory results to process design
- Experience in hands-on laboratory work, including chemical and physical analytical techniques (wet chemistry, spectroscopy, mineralogical characterization)
More about this role
Travertine is an Industrial Transformation company based in Boulder, CO, that is rapidly scaling a technology for sulfur-decoupled production of critical minerals, starting with phosphate. Our technology enables large-scale circularity in extractive industries while simultaneously decarbonizing building materials. We do this by electrochemically recycling chemical byproducts, sulfate wastes, into sulfuric acid and valuable mineral co-products.
Sulfuric acid is the world's most used inorganic chemical and is vital for producing a wide range of critical elements including phosphate, lithium, copper, nickel, and rare earth elements. Travertine's technology solves the dual problems of sulfur supply vulnerability and large-scale chemical waste disposal. Our transformative process changes the fundamental material balance of critical mineral production, laying the groundwork for an industry liberated from fossil inputs and their legacy impacts.
Since founding, Travertine has raised over $29M in capital, including over $5M in US Federal and State government grants. We are an accomplished and driven team recognized by C&EN 10 startups to watch in 2022, Bloomberg NEF Pioneers in 2023, RMI...
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