Pilot Technician

Do you want to join us and create a more sustainable future?

EasyMining is looking for a Pilot Technician in Uppsala who want to participate in the transition to a circular economy and help save the world's resources.
EasyMining is in the process of commercializing technologies based on its patented innovations and processes that recover clean commercial products using waste as raw material. Our technologies include phosphorus recovery from ashes of incinerated sludge, a process that can reduce the energy requirement for treating nitrogen-containing wastewater by recovering the nitrogen in form of commercial products, as well as a process for extraction of salts from fly ash from household waste incineration.
 
We are now looking for a new team member to support our team in designing, setting up, testing, and running pilots (from 10 L to ca 5 m3 scale) and maintaining pilot equipment.

Do you want to take part and influence the world?

Job brief
You will support our R&D team that works with developing and upscaling our processes. The position is in our R&D Department in Uppsala, and includes on-site work with setting up, optimization, calibration, and maintenance of our equipment. Both experienced and recently graduated candidates are welcome to apply.

Our R&D facility is equipped for the design, test and scale-up of chemical processes. We use equipment common in hydrometallurgy and chemical processes including leaching reactors, solid-liquid separation equipment (e.g. filter presses, belt filter, vacuum filters, centrifuges), mixer-settlers, separation columns, pumps etc. In addition, we maintain and operate a wide range of laboratory and analytical equipment.

Responsibilities
Set-up and execute pilot work with a safety-first perspective
Run and troubleshoot pilot set-ups

Act as a team member on an operations crew
Maintenance of equipment
Handling of chemicals in a safe manner
Provide documentation of work

Development of EasyMining’s pilot hall

We offer you

A stimulating and challenging job where you will have the opportunity to develop skills and abilities together with motivated co-workers. You will take part in the development of new technologies that have the potential to change the world for the better, as well as the improvement of existing ones.

Required education, skills, and experience

Bachelor of Science or Engineering or relevant experience in a process plant or manufacturing environment
Fluent in the English language both speaking and writing
Experience with process equipment

Willing to work hands on developing EasyMining’s processes

Can handle confidential information

Beneficial skills and experience

Working proficiency in Swedish

Experience with industrial chemical processes (for example fertilizer, mining, pulp and paper)

Experience with industrial solid-liquid separation processes

Experience with industrial precipitation and crystallization processes

Experience with the operation of laboratory and process equipment

A willingness to travel for potential pilot trials

Application and Contact

Apply before 19 February. Our selection process is continuous, and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the screening or interview phase.

If you have any further questions please contact Yariv Cohen, Head of R&D at yariv.cohen@easymining.se or Carl-Johan Högberg, Group & Pilot Manager at carl-Johan.Hogberg@easymining.se.