Process Analytical Chemist

Location: Nottingham, UK (On-site — embedded in pilot and demo plant operations)Remuneration: Above market rate + meaningful equity + performance-based bonusStart Date: ImmediateContract Type: Permanent, Full-timeVisa Sponsorship: Available for exceptional candidates only
About UsVateris is building one of the most commercially viable CO₂ mineralisation platforms globally.We are past the lab stage. The technology is already running at pilot scale (~3 tonnes/year). The next step is clear: scale to a demo plant (~300 tonnes/year) and make the process fully controllable, repeatable, and industrially robust.Backed by major industrial partners (Holcim, Goldbeck), we are now solving the hardest problem: making chemistry behave in real systems, continuously, under real constraints.
The RoleThis is a process analytics ownership role.We are looking for a Process Analytical Chemist who can take our current set of analytical techniques and translate it into a fully instrumented, data-driven, and controllable system at an industrial scale.Your first mission:Build the analytical backbone that allows the process to run reliably at 300t/year.This means:

• Defining what to measure
• Measuring it properly (inline and online)
• Using that data to control and stabilise the process

If you are not obsessed with real data and real systems, this is not the role.
What You Will Actually Do• Take existing pilot-scale analytical methods and translate them into robust inline and online analytical systems• Design and implement process analytical technology (PAT) frameworks across the plant• Measure critical process variables:

• gas and liquid concentrations
• gas and liquid impurity profiles
• particle formation and evolution

• Build measurement systems that work in reality:

• not clean samples
• not ideal and varying conditions

• Move from offline → inline → real-time online monitoring• Work directly with engineers to integrate analytics into process control loops• Use data to:

• detect drift early
• ensure optimal and repeatable reaction and process conditions
• control impurities
• ensure consistent product quality

• Identify what matters vs what is noise — and eliminate unnecessary measurement• Solve real plant problems:

• fouling of probes
• sensor drift
• sampling bias
• lag in measurements
• mismatch between lab and plant data

• Define and implement QC systems that hold at scale• Support scale-up from 3 t/year pilot → 300 t/year demo, ensuring analytical systems scale with the process• Be on the plant floor when things fail — and fix them using dataEssential Requirements• PhD in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Materials, or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent real-world experience)• Strong experience in process analytical chemistry / PAT in industrial or pilot environments (TRL 5–8+)• Hands-on experience with inline and online analytical techniques (not just offline lab work)• Proven ability to translate analytical methods from lab to real process environments• Strong understanding of:

• precipitation and crystallisation systems
• multiphase processes
• impurity tracking

• Experience integrating analytics with process control and plant operation• You have solved real problems with sensors, data, and messy systems — not idealised ones• High ownership, speed, and ability to operate under pressure
Strong Signals (We Will Prioritise)• You have built or deployed PAT systems in pilot or industrial plants• You have worked on scaling analytical systems alongside process scale-up• You understand limitations of real sensors and how to work around them• Experience in cement, fertilisers, or mineral systems• Experience turning poor/uncertain data into actionable process control
Benefits• Ownership of the analytical backbone of a system scaling from pilot → demo → industrial• Equity in a company targeting large-scale decarbonisation• Direct work with industrial partners and real plant systems• Fast progression based on output• No bureaucracy — only execution
Final Note (Read Carefully)This role is about making measurement real.If you prefer:

• clean samples
• perfect instruments
• delayed lab analysis
• or theoretical optimisation

this is not for you.If you want to:

• build real-time analytical systems
• control a process as it runs
• and see your work directly impact a 100x scale-up

then apply.