Careers
Still Bright is looking for the brightest talent to help us power a faster, cleaner, and more abundant copper supply. With support from globally recognized partners and advisors, we’re building a team capable of revolutionizing the global metals supply chain.
Open Positions
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Salary Range: $166,000 - $182,000
Role Description
The Director of Business Development will report to Still Bright’s VP of Business Development, bringing additional business strategy and deal-making experience to help identify new business opportunities, expand strategic partnerships, and drive our sales pipeline development. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of climate tech and contribute to the success of a pioneering startup.
A successful individual in this role will drive strategic growth by expanding market presence, forming strategic partnerships, and achieving revenue growth targets. As a Director, work is expected to be self-directed with approval and collaboration from the VP of Business Development. They will join a high-performing team, mitigate risks, and ensure environmental and ethical responsibility while contributing to the company's mission of revolutionizing copper production.What You’ll Do
Work with the VP of Business Development to develop and help execute a strategic business development plan aligned with our mission and objectives.
Identify and establish strategic partnerships, collaborations, and alliances with industry players, investors, and technology providers.
Coordinate between internal technical team and external partners to align align customer pipeline with the current strategy including focusing on particular feedstocks and development timelines.
Provide industry insights into the engineering and scaleup of our solution.
Help develop and manage revenue growth initiatives, including pricing strategies, sales targets, and performance metrics.
Negotiate contracts, agreements, and licensing deals to secure valuable partnerships.
Lead efforts to acquire new customers and expand our client base, both domestically and internationally.
What We Hope You’ll Bring
Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field (MBA preferred).
Minimum of 8 years of experience in business development within the mining or metallurgy industry.
Demonstrated success in identifying and closing business deals and partnerships.
Excellent instinct for understanding and appealing to customers, building relationships potentially over many years to convert to long-term, lucrative agreements.
Strong understanding of the copper industry and emerging technologies.
Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
Willing to travel regularly to meet with customers and engineering firm partners
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Salary Range: $166,000 - $182,000
Role Description
The Director of Hydrometallurgy will manage engineers and hydrometallurgy experiments to contribute to the success of Still Brights pilots, scale-up, and feedstock diversification.
A successful individual in this role will bring industrial metallurgy experience to guide research and testing to help seamlessly integrate Still Bright’s novel process into industrial mines and infrastructure. As a Director, work is expected to be self-directed with approval and collaboration from the CTO to ensure alignment with company objectives. They will lead a high-performing team, mitigate risks, and ensure environmental and ethical responsibility while contributing to the company's mission of revolutionizing copper production.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with company leadership to design and execute hydrometallurgy research to achieve company objectives.
Manage a team of highly qualified engineers in the scaling and validation of Still Bright’s integrated hydrometallurgical copper extraction process.
Predict metallurgical and chemical challenges and opportunities for different feedstock opportunities as well as upstream and downstream mining processes.
Act as a resident expert for the business and technical teams on all things copper processing, using this knowledge to help integrate Still Bright’s novel technology seamlessly with mining operations and typical processing considerations.
Uphold excellence in experimentation plans, laboratory procedures and safety, and research records. Working mostly in-person will be required to ensure proper oversight of laboratory work.
What We Hope You’ll Bring
Bachelor's degree in metallurgy, geology, chemical engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 8 years of industrial experience in process engineering within the mining or metallurgy industry.
OR Ph.D. or master’s degree in related field PLUS remaining years equivalent experience
Excellent understanding of copper mineralogy and processing, especially hydrometallurgical methods and emerging technologies.
Additional consideration granted for those with experience managing copper ore impurities like arsenic, bismuth, gold, etc.
Strong understanding of mineral characterization, both traditional and emerging techniques.
Fantastic research skills, keen sense for effective experimentation and analysis protocol.
Sophisticated communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Some travel may be required for pilot testing.
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Salary Range: $145,000 - $165,000
Role Description
The Lead Process Modeling Engineer will lead all efforts related to modeling and forecasting activities for Still Bright’s technology. This will include building upon an existing process model to reflect the company’s pilot-scale technology, as well as developing new process flow diagrams, process models, and technoeconomic analyses.
A successful individual in this role will marry years of experience with technical and economic industrial modeling with a thorough understanding of Still Bright’s technology to build robust software models to accurately project and measure the performance of the company’s growing hardware systems.What You’ll Do
Collaborate with business and technical teams to develop and maintain software models to simulate Still Brights processes, including physical, chemical, and electrochemical systems.
Conduct model sensitivity analyses, working with Still Bright hydrometallurgical and electrochemical teams to inform and validate the model.
Help design and bring to life iterations of Still Bright process flow diagrams (PFDs), leveraging industry experience to ensure well-researched industry standard models, equipment, and sizing.
Incorporate economic data based on industrially relevant pricing data to estimate capital, operating, and lifetime costs of Still Bright processes.
Update and maintain existing technoeconomic models to reflect process model iterations.
Work with business and technical teams to craft customer case studies that utilize customer-specific feedstocks and quantify the Still Bright value proposition.
What We Hope You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering (or related field)
6-8 years relevant experience
OR Ph.D. or master’s degree in related field PLUS remaining years equivalent experience
Proven expertise in process modeling and economic analysis.
Superior command of Excel and software modeling tools such as Python, MATLAB, Simulink, Aspen Plus, or similar programs.
Extremely thorough and nuanced understanding of industrial chemical processes and economics.
Additional consideration granted for past mining process modeling experience .
Passion for all things technical and process-related, and the desire to use it for the betterment of society and industry.
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Salary Range: $130,000 - $145,000
Role Description
The Senior Hydrometallurgical Engineer will collaborate with the Still Bright team execute research projects related to hydrometallurgical copper extraction,
metal co-product recovery, feedstock diversification, and process integration. This individual will also take the lead on experiments related to arsenic, one of Still Bright’s most important and common co-products, so specific arsenic experience is very strongly preferred.
A successful individual in this role will bring industrial metallurgy experience to conduct research and testing to help seamlessly integrate Still Bright’s revolutionary process into industrial mining infrastructure. The individual should also have deep knowledge and understanding of laboratory safety and characterization processes, especially with respect to handling arsenic-containing materials. As a senior engineer, work is expected to be primarily self-directed with approval and collaboration from the Director of Hydrometallurgy.What You’ll Do
Design and execute experiments related to arsenic handling, process optimization for Still Bright’s hydrometallurgical copper extraction process.
Conduct thorough analysis to determine the optimal conditions for the process, taking into consideration technical and economic viability.
Collaborate with other engineers and the Director of Hydrometallurgy to ensure your work is informed by other company directives and in line with hydrometallurgy objectives.
Identify potential risks and challenges associated with the design and implementation of the new process, and develop strategies to mitigate them effectively.
Maintain detailed documentation of research work and results.
What We Hope You’ll Bring
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or related field.
5-7 years of experience in metallurgy or related field
OR Ph.D. or master’s degree in related field PLUS remaining years equivalent experience.
Proven experience in research design, execution, and analysis.
Prior experience handling and analyzing arsenic-containing compounds is very strongly preferred.
Knowledge of relevant metals extraction industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
Demonstrated expertise in characterization techniques, both traditional and emerging.
Desire to leverage a love of metals and chemistry to improve a legacy industry and contribute to a cleaner future.
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Salary Range: $130,000 - $145,000
Role Description
The Senior Electrochemical Engineer will collaborate with the Still Bright team to scale the company’s novel vanadium-based electrochemical systems and execute research projects to achieve optimal construction, conditions, and performance of such systems. As a senior engineer in a team of highly qualified, ambitious electrochemists guided by some of the world’s leading experts, contributions are expected to be exceptional, well-informed, and primarily self-directed with collaboration and education from other team members.
A successful individual in this role will learn from Still Bright team members and advisors to understand and help optimize the commercial-scale cell, while adding insight and know-how from their experience with similar electrochemical systems. They will develop a robust protocol for monitoring and analyzing impurities, performance, and lifetime stability of Still Bright cells, leveraging a keen sense of creativity and ingenuity.What You’ll Do
Design and execute experiments related to commercial electrochemical cell performance, stability, and feedstock cycling.
Conduct thorough analysis to determine the optimal conditions for the process, taking into consideration technical and economic viability.
Collaborate with other engineers at all levels to ensure your work is informed by other company directives and in line with electrochemistry team objectives.
Identify potential risks and challenges associated with the design and integration of the electrolyzer with new elements and our complete copper extraction system, and develop strategies to mitigate them effectively.
Maintain detailed documentation of research work and results.
What We Hope You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
5-7 years relevant experience in electrochemical engineering
OR Ph.D. or master’s degree in related field PLUS remaining years equivalent experience
Proven experience in research design, execution, and analysis, especially within electrochemistry.
Demonstrated expertise in building, testing, and scaling electrochemical systems.
Special consideration granted for candidates with experience scaling or building >50 kW electrochemical systems.
Special consideration granted for candidates with experience with vanadium flow batteries.
Desire to leverage a love of electrochemistry to power the clean energy transition.
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Part-time, Paid (hourly)
Role DescriptionThe market analysis intern will assist Still Bright in building a robust understanding of its potential customers and their key challenges. The main objective of this internship will be to build out a customer database of copper mines, with valuable information on their production capacity, processing options, ore grades, “penalty” elements, and more.
Additional opportunities may include assisting with the preparation of customer-focused materials, communications, and presentation decks.What You’ll Do
Conduct an in-depth search of the copper mine market to compile to identify mining companies and their basic characteristics and operations.
Coordinate with Still Bright management to identify the most relevant questions, information, and characteristics for potential mining company customers.
Potentially conduct minimal outreach as necessary to identify customers’ challenges and opportunities and to answer the questions identified by Still Bright.
Use research findings to populate a comprehensive customer database in Airtable, with profiles for each customer.
Provide recommendations and insight where relevant regarding market opportunities.
Potential for additional tasks related to commercialization, market, and communications based on your individual expertise.
What We Hope You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree, current MBA students preferred
At least one year of data analysis and/or market research experience
Outstanding ability to organize and distill information
Basic understanding of the copper industry and market
Fair hiring practices
Still Bright prioritizes the well-being of our employees, customers, and communities, and works to create a positive impact on the world through our business practices. We especially encourage applicants from historically marginalized communities to join our mission of sustainable metals extraction.
Still Bright maintains blind applicant screening processes and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Still Bright complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Still Bright expressly prohibits and will never tolerate any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
