Sr Engineer.Process Technology (Antofagasta)

Albemarle is hiring for a Process Evaluator (Lithium Brine). This position is hybrid (3 days per week at site) and located in one of our corporate or manufacturing locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver techno‑economic assessments for capital projects, new products, process modifications, make‑or‑buy decisions, and strategic partnerships, including NPV, IRR, EBITDA impact analysis, break‑even modeling, and sensitivity studies.
• Support multi‑scenario long‑range planning outputs (base, stretch, and risk cases) with transparent assumptions and full data lineage, informing portfolio decisions at the leadership level.
• Conduct deep‑dive competitor technology evaluations, including process flowsheet reconstruction, bill‑of‑materials analysis, cost curve benchmarking, and identification of fundamental process or technology advantages with a focus on lithium conversion from brine resources.
• Partner with Commercial, Technology, Finan...