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(Senior) E/I&C Engineer (m/w/d) Plant Engineering for Battery-Recycling

cylib • Full-time • Remote (Köln) • 2d ago

Your mission

For the construction of our hydrometallurgical battery recycling plant at our site in Dormagen, you take technical ownership of the Electrical, Instrumentation and Control (E/I&C) scope from engineering to commissioning.
You develop and refine P&IDs for the electrical, instrumentation and control equipment of the plant.
You design and plan low‑voltage distribution systems, Motor Control Centers (MCC), sensors and actuators.
You are responsible for ensuring functional safety, including specification and integration of SIS equipment into automation technology and process plants.
You plan, implement and commission an automation system (DCS/PCS/PLC), including integration of process analytics (PAT) and the digital integration of plant control.
You lead an internal engineering team and external engineering service providers and coordinate E/IC requirements across disciplines, including in tenders and technical offer evaluations.
You execute and supervise tests and acceptances (e.g., FAT/SAT) and ensure compliance with safety standards and applicable regulations.

Your profile

You hold a completed apprenticeship and/or degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering or a comparable discipline.
You have several years of experience in planning and implementing E/IC systems, ideally in the chemical/process industry or plant engineering.
You have knowledge of process engineering and practical experience in control loop tuning and optimization.
You bring expertise in P&ID engineering, low‑voltage distribution, Motor Control Centers (MCC) and automation systems (DCS/PLC).
You are familiar with relevant standards and regulations, e.g., IEC standards, DIN EN 60204‑1, ATEX guidelines, VDE regulations and functional safety per DIN EN 61511.
You have experience with simulation and engineering tools such as EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, Siemens TIA Portal, ABB 800xA or similar software.
You work in a structured, solution‑oriented manner and demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills in interdisciplinary project teams.
You communicate confidently in German (min. B2) and English.

Why us?

You take ownership from day one – after an intensive onboarding, you'll build something unique with us and shape outcomes with real impact on results.
You work on something that truly matters – with your contribution, you strengthen Europe's battery supply chains and make circular economy a reality on an industrial scale.
You're part of a mission-driven team – in a fast-paced scale-up environment, we live collaboration, because we can only move things forward together.
You work to the highest standards – we combine the professionalism of leading industry with the innovative power of a top-tier, research-driven technology team.
You grow with us – at cylib, you will do what is likely to be the most impactful work of your career and develop personally as we scale together.

About us

cylib is a research-based German scaleup for holistic battery recycling - starting from discharging to recovery of all components of the lithium battery - that was founded in Aachen in 2022 by three visionary founders, including a female CEO.

Our process

The cylib process offers a complete end-to-end process from battery pack to green battery material by employing a combination of mechanical and thermal pre-treatments and an innovative water-based lithium and graphite recovery. Unlike incumbents, cylib can therefore recover battery materials such as lithium, graphite or manganese. The process was developed over several years of research at the renown RWTH Aachen University and offers an efficient, resource- and climate friendly recovery of all battery materials from end-of-life batteries.

cylib's technology enables the recovery of all battery components regardless of whether it is an end-of-life battery or not. Recovery of green secondary raw materials from the cylib process enables the realization of the true Circular Economy on the European market.

Interested?

Please upload your documents and answer the questions in the application form (annual gross salary expectations, a cover letter is not necessay). We look forward to receiving your application!