Materials Engineer (Sustainable Chemistry)

In the last 3–5 years, which option best describes your direct experience developing pellets or other shaped solids (catalysts, adsorbents, supports) with controlled porosity and mechanical properties?* *

a) I have led or been the main person responsible for developing pellets or shaped bodies (extrudates, tablets, etc.), adjusting formulations, porosity and mechanical strength in real catalysis or adsorption projects.
b) I have worked in teams that developed pellets or supports, taking part in formulation and testing, although final design responsibility sat with someone else.
c) I know the topic from education or one-off projects (BSc/MSc thesis, PhD), but my main recent experience has been with powders or solutions.
d) My main experience is in other chemistry or engineering areas (e.g. liquid formulations, analytics, organic synthesis, biotechnology) without focus on porous materials or pellets.

Thinking about hydrometallurgical or similar processes (reactors, leaching, precipitation, filtration), which option is closest to your usual role?* *

a) I have been directly responsible for operating and optimizing processes with leaching, precipitation and filtration steps, defining conditions, scaling from lab to pilot, and ensuring batch-to-batch reproducibility.
b) I have worked actively on processes with reactors and solid–liquid separations, supporting operation and data analysis, though others defined the key conditions.
c) I have had more occasional or academic exposure to these processes, while my professional experience is mainly in general R&D labs or analytical roles.
d) My professional experience has barely involved reactors and solid–liquid separations; I have been more focused on office work, simulation, regulation or commercial roles.

Which of the following best reflects your experience and comfort level taking responsibility for batch production and quality control in a small or pilot-plant environment?* *

a) I have autonomously managed batch production in a pilot or small plant, defining and documenting protocols, implementing quality controls and solving batch variability issues.
b) I have been actively involved in production and quality control, following established protocols and suggesting improvements, within a structured team.
c) I have occasionally collaborated with production or QA/QC, but my main role has been development or characterization in the lab, without overall responsibility for batches.
d) I feel more aligned with roles where others take care of production and quality, and I contribute through more analytical, documental or ad-hoc technical tasks.

Thinking about your preferred work style for the coming years, which option best fits you regarding a highly on-site role in a pilot plant in Madrid, with daily hands-on tasks?* *

a) I am specifically looking for a very on-site plant role, 100% hands-on with equipment, reactors and batch production, and I am motivated to grow into a production or product lead in an industrial startup.
b) I am comfortable with a mainly on-site plant job, as long as there is some flexibility for doing data analysis or documentation remotely from time to time.
c) I can adapt to being on-site in the plant, but I would rather have a more hybrid model with limited plant presence and more office or less equipment-intensive lab work.
d) I clearly prefer roles with minimal plant or lab presence, focused on office work, management, consulting or remote tasks.

In your recent career, what has been your role in complementary activities such as technical purchasing, supplier relations and preparing reports or documentation for R&D projects or public funding?* *

a) I have routinely managed technical purchases and suppliers, and I have drafted or co-drafted technical reports for grants, projects and patents, integrating experimental data and market benchmarks.
b) I have provided meaningful support (data, review, input) to those leading purchasing or report writing, taking part in preparing technical documentation for projects.
c) My contribution has been more focused on generating lab data or internal reports, with only occasional involvement in purchasing or funding documentation.
d) Other people usually handle suppliers and project documentation; my work has been more focused on narrowly defined technical or operational tasks.

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