About the Company

Axyde Analytics is seeking a senior-level process engineering and industrial integration professional to help support and operationalize emerging U.S.-aligned critical materials and industrial processing initiatives. This is not a traditional single-plant engineering role. The position sits at the intersection of:

Critical minerals
Industrial processing
Logistics
Government programs
Refining systems
Supply-chain execution
Industrial-scale operational integration

Projected Near Term Projects:

Graphite processing and logistics
Nickel-cobalt precursor concepts
Gallium refining and purification pathways
Hydrometallurgical systems
Industrial material movement
Process validation
Related industrial capability development efforts

Industrial Focus:

This role is intended for someone who understands how real industrial systems are designed, integrated, commissioned, operated, and scaled. We are not looking for a purely academic profile. We are looking for someone who understands industrial reality.

About the Role

Responsibilities include supporting technical development and operational integration across multiple industrial processing initiatives.

Responsibilities

Support technical development and operational integration across multiple industrial processing initiatives
Coordinate with EPCM firms, engineering partners, operators, vendors, and technical advisors
Review and help refine flowsheets, process concepts, and industrial operating assumptions
Assist with FEED-stage planning and technical due diligence activities
Support process validation, throughput analysis, mass balance review, and operational readiness planning
Help evaluate feedstock, refining, purification, precursor, and processing pathways
Assist with industrial site evaluation and infrastructure assessment
Coordinate technical aspects of logistics and material-handling concepts where relevant
Support government-facing technical discussions and proposal activities
Identify operational risks, process bottlenecks, and scale-up considerations
Help bridge the gap between conceptual strategy and executable industrial reality

Strong candidates may come from:

Hydrometallurgical operations
Mineral processing
Refinery operations
Industrial chemical processing
SX/EW operations
Battery materials
Precursor chemistry
Metals refining
Commissioning/startup leadership
Industrial process scale-up environments

Experience supporting government, defense, or strategically sensitive industrial programs is strongly preferred. We are especially interested in candidates who have:

Operated real plants
Managed industrial throughput
Worked through commissioning/startup environments
Solved practical operational problems
Coordinated across technical and operational disciplines

Qualifications

Required

10+ years of relevant industrial/process engineering experience
Experience with large-scale industrial operations or process facilities
Strong understanding of industrial process systems and operational integration
Ability to operate in fast-moving and ambiguous environments
Comfortable working across multiple initiatives simultaneously
Practical, execution-oriented mindset
Strong communication and coordination capabilities

Preferred But Not Required

15+ years of relevant industrial/process engineering experience
Experience with critical minerals or metals processing
Experience with graphite, nickel, cobalt, gallium, rare earths, or related systems
Government contracting or federally supported program experience
EPCM coordination experience
FEED or pre-FEED project experience
Startup/commissioning leadership experience
Military or defense-industrial familiarity

Position Structure

This role may initially operate in a consulting, fractional, advisory, or project-based capacity with opportunity to expand over time depending on project activity and funding progression. Location is flexible, though periodic travel to industrial, port, refinery, customer, or government locations may be required. We are building toward trusted operational capability inside strategically important industrial systems. The ideal candidate understands that execution, discipline, and industrial credibility matter more than narrative.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Axyde Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Work Authorization and Eligibility

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Depending on project requirements, candidates may be required to satisfy additional eligibility, background, security, facility-access, export-control, customer, or government-program requirements.

Reasonable Accommodation

Axyde Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the application and employment process, consistent with applicable law. Applicants who require accommodation during the application process may request reasonable accommodation by contacting Axyde Analytics.

Position Disclaimer

This posting describes the general nature of the work anticipated for this role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions. Role structure, scope, location, travel, compensation, duration, and reporting relationships may vary depending on project needs, funding status, customer requirements, government-program requirements, and business priorities.

Nothing in this posting creates a contract of employment, consulting engagement, advisory engagement, or any guarantee of continued work, compensation, project assignment, or future employment. Any employment or engagement relationship, if established, will be subject to applicable written agreements and company policies.