Location: Scale Space London, W12 7RZ

Salary: £48,000 - £57,000

The opportunity

Our suite of adsorbent materials is adaptable across a range of applications. We are looking for a Water Process Engineer to play a vital role in the application development of our novel and innovative materials.

You will be responsible for supporting the design and execution of both in-house and external testing for these materials.

In this role, you’ll oversee multiple projects, so the ability to manage shifting priorities and mentor others is crucial.

As we build relationships with customers from diverse industries, you’ll engage directly with them to understand their technical needs and work closely with the engineering team to ensure the successful implementation of treatment systems.

This role is based in London and will require some global travel.

What you’ll be doing

• Specify and define the end-use of different adsorbent media for various applications through collaboration with the Product Development team
• Characterise media performance in various water scenarios at bench and pilot scale (e.g. drinking water, industrial, wastewater)
• Support a smooth transition from commercial introduction to on-site piloting in client-facing settings
• Design benchmarking experiments (e.g. batch and rapid small-scale column tests) to assess new materials or water matrices
• Support pilot development and oversee operations at various customer locations
• Ensure all operating procedures are standardised and clearly documented to support repeatability and effective data management
• Work with Product Development and Engineering to provide recommendations for full-scale implementation of treatment processes
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Health & Safety and Environmental policies and procedures for engineering projects

What you’ll need

• MEng in Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering, or MSc/PhD in Environmental Science (with water experience)
• Experience in a relevant environment (e.g. start-up, R&D, pilot-scale testing, client-facing roles)
• Solid knowledge of conventional water filtration technologies, including selection and design
• Experience designing, commissioning and operating pilot plants
• Strong troubleshooting and data analysis skills
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills; able to manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with diverse colleagues and clients
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

Desirable skills

• Experience using chemical process simulation software such as HYSYS
• Experience managing relationships with third parties, including collaborators and outsourcing partners
• Experience working in a start-up R&D environment

About Puraffinity

We are an energetic, customer-driven advanced materials science company focused on designing, developing, and manufacturing smart engineered adsorbent to capture and retain PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from water across the Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Municipal market sectors.

Based in London – UK, Puraffinity was founded in 2015 and since then has become a leading organization in tackling PFAS, commonly known as The Forever Chemicals, due to its resistance and high mobility.

Our Vision is to provide 1 billion people with PFAS safe water by 2030, and our Mission is to protect environmental and human health by engineering precision materials to capture chemicals in water.

Puraffinity embraces diversity and fosters a collaborative and teamworking environment, and we dedicate 100% of our time to create a purposeful and sustainable environmental impact.

Our Core Values: Collaboration & team first, Adaptability, Take initiative and Empathy

Puraffinity Benefits

• We offer great benefits: Vitality Private Health and Dental Care
• Enhanced pension employer contribution scheme (up to 7.5%)
• Unlimited coaching with MoreHappi and mental health coaching and support by Spill
• We offer shares in Puraffinity for all employees, which means you get recognised and rewarded for your work
• We care about your learning and development and to support this we have a generous training budget for personal development (up to £2,000 per year)
• A work life balance is important – we offer 25 days annual leave (in addition to the 8 bank holidays) and a hybrid working approach
• We have a very strong diversity and inclusion focus, and in line with this, we have equalised our parental leave and pay for all