Mechanical Chief Engineer, R&D

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Research and Development Engineer to join our Carbon Removal engineering team

Carbo Culture is a Finnish-American climate technology startup commercialising large-scale carbon removal. Our North Star aim is to annually remove 1 billion tons (1Gt) of CO2e from the atmosphere. 

To do this, we combine nature and technology to convert biomass into a stable, functional biocarbon form that will remove carbon from the atmosphere for over 1000 years.

By 2050, the whole world will likely need to remove up to ten billion tons of carbon dioxide annually to remain below 1.5c warming, and Carbo Culture’s ambition is to be a central part of that effort.

Our technologically advanced, patented solution is ready for scaleup. We’ve proven our technology at demo scale and are now embarking on a path for rapid scaling and expansion. We are beginning to build factories which lock carbon dioxide into a stable form of biochar for thousands of years. We sell the biocarbon, CO2 removal credits and syngas generated by our pyrolysis process.

Join an early-stage team with ambition

Our global team is backed by investors and partners in Europe and the US, and we’re now looking for our second in-house process engineer to help us scale-up the technology and the company. 

Carbo Culture’s initial R&D site is located in Escalon California, and you’ll be expected to travel there from time to time. In addition, this role requires global travelling with the engineering team as we expand to more countries and states (Europe, US). 

You have a background and demonstrated history in developing mechanical production processes, ideally in a fast-paced environment, and have worked in related fields. Experience in a production technology startup is a huge plus.

Your role

• You will be the mechanical lead engineer of our company, responsible for the technology succeeding at scale.

• You have extensive experience in mechanical engineering and product design

• Pressure vessel engineering experience

• Solid material handling experience

• Process start-up experience

• Preferably scale-up experience

• Improve the process and system design at our test site in CA, and lead scale-up testing. 

• You’ll join the startup team, working with our (project execution) team. 

• Participating in making an operating manual, training the facility staff and handover of the production unit to clients.

Your background

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis in product design.

• 8-15 years (or more) of experience in mechanical engineering: On-site experience of running systems (knowledge in safety and interdependencies). 

• You have advanced mechanical design skills and implementation experience.  

• Fluent, excellent written and oral English.

• Experienced in Design of Experiment (DOE) techniques.

• You are a proficient user of engineering tools, like Fusion 360 (or SolidWorks), ACAD, Vertex etc.

• Added benefit: Experience with biomass operations, bioprocesses

What we look for in team members 

• You’re eager to join a fast-pace venture-funded startup. 

• You’re someone who your teammates can be proud of working with. 

• You take ownership. 

• You’re able to work with a distributed team 

• You’re open to travelling for projects 

• It’s of high personal importance to you to get to work on mitigating climate change 

We are offering the opportunity to work on the world's biggest problem. 

We can provide relocation support for the right international candidate. 

To apply, please submit your application via Workable: https://apply.workable.com/carbo-culture/j/9D78B259FD/

For questions, contact jobs@carboculture.com