Charm Industrial
Mechanical Engineer II (Pyrolysis)
Fort Lupton, CO · Mid
Sponsorship not specified$74k-$112kDetected 5 days ago
GD&TMechanical DesignShopifyCollaborationProblem SolvingActuators
About the role
- This role involves designing new mechanical systems, selecting electromechanical actuators, sensors, pumps, etc. and continually improving on our pyrolysis and biomass processing equipment.
- This person takes pride in delivering robust mechanical solutions that work in the real world, and loves stepping through the root cause analysis process when systems are not performing as intended.
- This person also takes an analytical approach to problem solving and is not afraid to step out of their comfort zone when tackling new problems.
Responsibilities
- Develop mechanical and electromechanical systems for production use while considering interfacing systems, operating requirements, operator burden, and regular service and maintenance.
- Learn from previous successes and failures to develop and integrate novel vessels and process steps that tie back to real business needs.
- Work with our testing team to validate performance before operations integration.
- Work with process engineers to develop thermal and flow models to inform system design.
- Process piping and vessels are important components in our greater pyrolysis system, refine their mechanisms to deliver an industrial solution.
- Determine why a failure mode is observed and implement a corrective action to return the system to optimal performance.
- Develop and execute test plans and commissioning campaigns for production hardware: Take direct ownership of your designs beyond pressing print on your drawings.
- Validate performance before and after machine installation.
- This group collaborates to overcome design/build/test challenges and successfully execute commissioning and production handover campaigns.
- You'll turn wrenches to help bring your designs to life and work with our Test & Process team to develop test plans to ensure your systems meet overall design intent.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Compensation
- Annual professional development stipend
Benefits
- Equity ownership through stock options
- 100% employee healthcare premiums covered
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options
- Employer-funded HSA contributions for eligible HDHP plans
- Paid leave, including parental and medical leave
- Annual professional development stipend
Company info
- Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂.
- We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal.
- At scale, we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron.
- Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft.
- Since then, we've scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal, grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana.
- We're expanding our team of ambitious, creative, and hands-on problem solvers.
- We value psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- We take calculated risks and treat mistakes as opportunities to improve.
- If you're excited about tackling big challenges, we encourage you to explore our company values.
- Come help us reverse climate change.
- Gigatons or bust!
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability.
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