Keen to work with real tech, real purpose, and real impact?
We're on the hunt for a bold, curious, and hands-on Process / Chemical Engineer to join our team at our Wollongong Pilot Plant in a full time position. If you're ready to dive into cutting-edge battery materials technology and be part of the climate solution - on the front lines of the electrification revolution - this is your moment.
Who We Are
We develop next-generation silicon-carbon (Si/C) anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, designed to significantly increase energy density and improve fast-charging performance. That's the kind of breakthrough that gets us out of bed. Check out our website to find out more about our awesome work: https://siconabattery.com.
We're a team of engineers, researchers, operators, innovators, dreamers, doers and disruptors who believe climate action shouldn't be slow or boring. Whether it's designing new materials in the lab or scaling them in the plant, we work together to transform battery tech and accelerate the electric mobility revolution with the fast, focused, and fearless energy that defines us.
Why join us?
* You'll level up. Work alongside the brightest minds in clean tech and grow fast.
* You'll make it real. Help scale cutting-edge battery materials from lab to production. This is no desk gig.
* Culture with personality. Zero egos, all drive—just good people solving hard problems together in a team that backs each other.
* We channel the cheetah-honey badger. Fast, nimble, and absolutely fearless. Equal parts strategic and scrappy.
* Live where it's beautiful. Wollongong has great schools, beaches, rainforests, cycle routes, surfing, restaurants, theatres – and just a train ride away from Sydney
What You'll Do
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to help Sicona achieve its long-term objectives to deliver high performance battery materials at mass market scale, without costing the earth.
* Day-to-day pilot plant operations including provision of plant duties and maintenance schedules as part of the pilot plant operations team.
* Monitoring, adjusting and operating assets at the pilot plant to meet the plant KPIs.
* Participate in design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of new facilities, as well as turnaround and inspection (T&I).
* Identify faults through the use of fault-finding techniques followed by troubleshooting and rectification of problems.
* Update and maintain engineering documentation and drawings.
* Working in a professional, timely and safe manner following all Sicona and NSW - WHS standards and procedures.
* Identify, classify, handle and dispose of waste/chemicals according to Sicona's safety protocols throughout the production process.
* Optimise the process by having a good understanding of the process & equipment to make variations to the process and the subsequent output where required.
* Analyse and identify deviations from expected product quality output.
* Report incidents, hazards and near misses according to procedures. Conduct investigations where directed by the line manager and implement rectifications where applicable.
* Conduct in depth report writing & analyse operational output reports, providing recommendations & actions and ensure approved recommendations and actions are implemented or managed.
* Involved in project management and planning from time to time for specific Engineering projects.
* Ensure sufficient levels of all consumables/stock at the pilot plant including PPE, materials, chemicals.
* Responsible for managing technical discussions with third parties including contractors, suppliers, licensors and regulators, to ensure appropriate technical decisions are taken for allocated project work.
* Decision making authority pertaining to pilot plant operations limited to:
o Design of the process and assigning of tasks,
o Decisions pertaining to the setting and or / changing parameters & values,
o Decisions pertaining to immediate safety concerns in the execution of the process.
* Critically evaluates product output and takes a decision as to whether the product output is waste or usable following the QA/QC R&D protocols.
* Assist with raw material and final product inventory sample collections
* Live and breathe our safety-first culture—reporting hazards, near misses, and following WHS, HAZOPs, and risk assessments.
What You'll Need To Succeed
* Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Process Engineering
* A "solution mindset" and able to manage varying tasks with often changing and competing priorities.
* Familiarity with Mass & Energy Balance, PFDs, and P&IDs, HAZOP analysis, troubleshooting procedure.
* A team player attitude who can also take initiative independently.
* Adaptable mindset, and ability to adjust on the fly. Priorities change. You roll with it.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills together with sound writing skills for reports and proposals.
* A drive to learn, innovate, improve, and be part of something meaningful.
* Strong communication skills and comfort with digital tools like MS Office
Even Better If You Have
* Experience in process operations, materials handling or supply chain.
* Familiarity with PFDs, and P&IDs, HAZOP analysis, troubleshooting procedure.
* Knowledge on process equipment testing and/or commissioning, as well as specifying piping and equipment layout.
* Knowledge of gas cylinders, chemical handling, and analytical equipment.
* Exposure to chemical plant safety frameworks like HAZOP or risk assessments.
* Knowledge of Working in Hazardous Areas Classifications
* First Aid, Fire Safety training, Working at Heights, White Card, Forklift training
This Is More Than Just a Job
We're not here to do things the way they've always been done. We're here to push boundaries, scale impact, and solve hard problems—together. We're fast, we're fearless, and we're doing it together – One Team, One Dream, One Sicona.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Submit a cover letter with your application. For queries contact ******@siconabattery.com
If you're ready to grow, innovate, and get things done - without the fluff - apply now.
Sicona | Be bold. Be real. Be the cheetah-honey badger.
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