Senior Process Engineer/Scientist (Formulation & Scale-up)

Job summary: Carbon Reform is hiring a self-motivated scientist or engineer to lead the optimization of our proprietary polymer sorbent formulation and lead the ongoing scale-up from lab to pilot line manufacturing. This role will also involve the development and scale-up of our sorbent fabrication method, which uses the formulation as the input material. This sorbent is the primary component in our carbon capture device for indoor air.

Responsibilities: 

• Perfect and optimize our existing polymer formulation recipes and methods 
• Develop new polymer formulations from literature and prior knowledge 
• Formalize our processes through meticulous data collection, preparation of SOPs, development of quality control standards, etc 
• Build/acquire and set up equipment to scale-up the formulation process
• Work with our product engineering team to refine product specs and use the specs to inform our formulation needs 
• Improve and formalize our existing sorbent fabrication process
• Work with our product engineering team to scale-up the sorbent fabrication process

What we’re looking for:

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience working in formulation R&D, process development, or related roles in the polymer or specialty chemical industries 
• Experience working in both a lab and a manufacturing environment
• Enjoys building and tinkering, and has hands-on experience building and troubleshooting equipment and fixtures 
• Strong fundamental knowledge of chemistry, heat transfer, thermodynamics, etc (at the equivalent level of a Bachelor's degree from a 4-year university) 
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment where every day is different - fail fast and move forward
• Self-driven and independent, requiring minimal day-to-day supervision
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with the rest of the team to achieve company goals 
• Cares about the mission of carbon capture and more broadly, the environment and human health!  

Bonus qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in chemical engineering, polymer science, materials science, or related field
• Experience with chemical/polymer characterization techniques (i.e. DSC, TGA, FTIR, etc)
• Experience with SEM and optical microscopy
• Experience with ChemBET and surface adsorption characterization
• Experience with 3D printing or other plastic fabrication methods (i.e. extrusion molding, etc)

Carbon Reform is building modular, distributed carbon capture technology. Our vision is to sequester and convert CO2 on the gigaton scale by installing our devices in commercial buildings around the world. Our device integrates seamlessly with HVAC systems to capture ambient CO2 inside buildings and convert it to a carbonate salt byproduct, while saving HVAC energy and measurably improving indoor air quality. Our small and agile team is based in the Philadelphia, PA/Newark, DE area.

Carbon Reform is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Carbon Reform to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

To apply, please send a CV and examples of your work (portfolio, publications, images, videos, anything else that demonstrates your interests and experience) to team@carbonreform.com. No formal cover letter is needed.