Climate Robotics is building the next generation of mobile pyrolysis system. Our trailer-mounted systems convert agricultural and forestry waste into biochar, a powerful soil amendment and carbon removal technology. Biochar is one of the most promising and lowest-cost solutions to global climate change, and we are excited to do our part in commercializing this transformational technology.We've partnered with some of the leading buyers of carbon removal credits, including Microsoft, to build a new type of business that helps farmers while fighting climate change. Climate Robotics is well-capitalized by top VC investors in climate tech, including Congruent Ventures, Grantham Foundation, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. We're looking to expand our team of engineers and scientists to help build an entirely new industry in the nation's energy capital, Houston, Texas.About the RoleClimate Robotics seeks a Lead Electrical &amp; Controls Engineer with expertise in pyrolysis, gasification, or other high-temperature industrial or biomass conversion processes. In this role, you will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to develop and integrate electrical and industrial control systems. The position requires independent, precise design work and high-level system understanding, as well as excellent communication and leadership skills in a fast-paced environment.Responsibilities<ul> <li>Prototyping proof of concepts</li> <li>Ownership of electrical, mechatronics, and control designs</li> <li>Schematic creation and layout responsibility</li> <li>Bring up and debug</li> <li>Hardware validation</li> <li>Travel to job sites in Central Texas for commissioning new designs and troubleshooting existing designs</li> </ul>Requirements<ul> <li>Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a minimum of 7+ years relevant engineering experience or Master of Science in Engineering and a minimum of 5 years relevant engineering experience</li> <li>Demonstrated hands-on experience in the following areas:<ul> <li>Developing industrial control systems for high-temperature processes, chemical equipment, or combustion systems.</li> <li>Taking designs from prototypes through to scaled manufacturing.</li> <li>Designing and implementing hydraulic control systems and actuators.</li> <li>Designing and building functional prototypes of mechatronic systems incorporating compute, sensing, and actuation from selecting drivers to onboard compute platforms</li> </ul> </li> <li>Familiar with simulation and modeling tools (CAD, NX, SolidWorks, R, MATLAB, and similar)</li> </ul>Preferred Skills and Qualifications<ul> <li>Designing and implementing embedded software and firmware for onboard control systems using 32-bit microcontrollers, such as ARM, PIC, or MSP430.</li> <li>Embedded software development using C/C++, assembly, Python, or other programming languages.</li> <li>Embedded system design principles, such as real-time operating systems (RTOS), memory management, interrupt handling or power optimization.</li> <li>Embedded development tools, such as compilers, debuggers, emulators, or oscilloscopes.</li> <li>Communication protocols and standards, such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, or Ethernet.</li> <li>Control theory and automation techniques, such as PID control, state machines, fuzzy logic, or neural networks.</li> <li>Developing and testing automation algorithms and protocols for various control functions, such as motor control, sensor fusion, communication, or diagnostics.</li> <li>Integrating and debugging embedded systems with hardware components, such as sensors, encoders, actuators, displays, and communication modules.</li> <li>Performing system-level testing and validation of onboard control systems using simulation tools, test benches, and in-field trials.</li> <li>Documenting and maintaining embedded software and firmware code, design specifications, test plans, and user manuals</li> <li> Experience with high-temperature biomass conversion processes such as gasification, pyrolysis, or torrefaction</li> </ul>Benefits<ul> <li>Competitive salary and stock options in the company</li> <li>Health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)</li> <li>Flexible vacation &amp; time-off policy</li> <li>401(k) match</li> <li>Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates</li> </ul>

We are on a mission to develop and scale groundbreaking technologies that regenerate our soils and sequester atmospheric carbon by the gigaton for the betterment of people and planet.
Our technology leverages natural thermal processes and precision automation to convert crop residues into biochar, a stable form of carbon that builds soil health and stays out of the atmosphere permanently.
By utilizing a mobile, in-field solution to convert field waste to biochar, we keep carbon where it matters most while dramatically cutting costs from the typical approach of shipping massive amounts of bulk material to and from centralized facilities.

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