Join us at Gradient, where our purpose is to revolutionize home comfort while championing environmental sustainability. Our mission is to combat the escalating challenge of climate change by redefining how homes are heated and cooled. Today, the environmental impact of heating and cooling systems surpasses that of the entire transportation sector, and without intervention, this trend is set to escalate drastically. At Gradient, we believe that ensuring comfortable living spaces shouldn’t come at the cost of our planet. We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings. By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future. We are looking for someone to lead our products’ design verification and validation strategies, write test protocols, design test equipment, and execute on verification plans, to ensure market and product specifications are met.Responsibilities:<ul><li>On-site role working closely with more senior engineers</li><li>Own verification and validation (V&amp;V) testing for Gradient’s HVAC products as they transition from product development into pilot production and beyond</li><li>Push our product to its electrical limits. Collaborate with design engineers to translate product requirements into test plans</li><li>Lead V&amp;V discussions across engineering and other product stakeholders </li><li>Design and build new equipment and fixtures for V&amp;V and manufacturing testing </li><li>Develop and maintain excellent documentation, while actively contributing to Gradient’s quality management system</li></ul>Desired Qualifications:<ul><li>BS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent</li><li>Minimum 4 years industry experience (no applications short of this will be considered)</li><li>Shared commitment to building world-positive businesses and products, from climate change mitigation to design as a tool for increased human well-being</li><li>Ability to work with and communicate with engineering and business teams, manufacturing facilities, external testing labs, and partner suppliers</li><li>Ability to work independently and adapt quickly to a dynamic startup environment, and to seek additional help/resources when needed</li><li>Experience with prototyping and fabrication of electrical assemblies</li><li>Working proficiency in Altium for both schematic capture and layout</li><li>Experience working with external test facilities to execute compliance tests</li></ul>Bonus Qualifications:<ul><li>Experience with Design For Manufacture (DFM) and Design For Test (DFT) of systems with mechanical, electrical, and software components</li><li>Familiarity with ISO 9001 or other similar quality standards</li><li>Previous experience working on IoT products or in the HVAC / energy sector</li><li>Experience with Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing best practices around root cause analysis.</li><li>Experience specifying test equipment for thermocouples, power measurements, etc. </li><li>Experience creating data logging methods during testing and analyzing the data</li></ul>Benefits <ul><li>Equity</li><li>Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance</li><li>401k</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Professional Development Stipend</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>Unlimited PTO </li><li>Relocation package ( out of state applicants only ) </li></ul> We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company. We seek to create a culture where everyone can belong because we believe that people do their best work when they can show up every day as their authentic selves. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.Gradient is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Transforming homes for comfort and health while reducing environmental impact through high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pumps.

Electrical Test Engineer

Join us at Gradient, where our purpose is to revolutionize home comfort while championing environmental sustainability. Our mission is to combat the escalating challenge of climate change by redefining how homes are heated and cooled. Today, the environmental impact of heating and cooling systems surpasses that of the entire transportation sector, and without intervention, this trend is set to escalate drastically. At Gradient, we believe that ensuring comfortable living spaces shouldn’t come at the cost of our planet. We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings. By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future.We are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join us and help bring this vision to life. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a dynamic environment and is able to clearly define a problem, document a solution, and deliver that solution in a maintainable manner. Responsibilities<ul><li>On-site role working closely with more senior engineers</li><li>Maintain/improve existing designs</li><li>Capable of executing simpler schematic and layout designs under technical supervision</li><li>Troubleshoot board-level issues</li><li>Contribute to new product development</li><li>Produce industry-standard documentation </li><li>Support teams with prototyping &amp; troubleshooting </li></ul>Desired Qualification<ul><li>BS in Electrical Engineering or related field</li><li>Minimum 2 years industry experience (no applications short of this will be considered)</li><li>Experience with low power embedded systems; WiFi/BLE a PLUS</li><li>Experience with schematic capture &amp; board layout in Altium</li><li>Comfortable with a hands-on, rapid prototyping environment</li><li>Must have a strong understanding of basics such as communications protocols, power and signal conditioning, microcontroller, analog/digital circuit design</li><li>Strong board-level troubleshooting skills</li></ul>Benefits <ul><li>Equity</li><li>Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance</li><li>401k</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Professional Development Stipend</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>Unlimited PTO </li><li>Relocation package ( out of state applicants only ) </li></ul> We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company. We seek to create a culture where everyone can belong because we believe that people do their best work when they can show up every day as their authentic selves. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.Gradient  is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Electrical Engineer

Company Overview:&nbsp;At Arch, we envision a future where every home in the US is sustainable. Arch builds the software that enables society to transition to a world powered by heat pumps. As a high growth climate tech startup, our driven team of seven is dedicated to turning this vision into reality.&nbsp;We're searching for our&nbsp;next engineering team member, dynamic individuals with a deep-rooted passion for the environment and a proven&nbsp;track record across early-stage startups. We recently <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/15/arch-heat-pump-seed-round/">came out of stealth with the backing from top tier climate investors:</a> Gigascale, Coatue, Floodgate, ReGen, MCJ, and the founders of Aurora Solar. We&rsquo;re looking for a scrappy product builder who is impact driven and wants to define the engineering culture as one of our first engineering hires in our product led startup.
We are excited to meet you all. Here are a few things we are looking for but we encourage you to apply if you think we are a strong fit.
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<li>Min.&nbsp;5+ years of experience as a software engineer</li>
<li>You enjoy having exposure to&nbsp;every part of the product</li>
<li>You have&nbsp;substantial experience in an early-stage startup&nbsp;(e.g., ex-founders, founding engineers, one of the first 10 employees)</li>
<li>You are driven by the urgency to significantly and quickly&nbsp;move the needle on climate change</li>
<li>You are&nbsp;comfortable with uncertainty and rapid changes and you have an owner&rsquo;s mindset</li>
<li>You are comfortable with&nbsp;TypeScript, React, and Postgres</li>
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Embark on a unique journey with us as a Software Engineer, where you will play a significant role in addressing climate change.&nbsp;This rare opportunity allows you to not just be part of the solution, but to also substantially move the needle in a global context. Our team, backed by top-tier investors, is recognized as ideally suited to tap into a gigantic emerging market. But what truly sets us apart are our core values that define our work culture and approach: 
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<li>Ownership:&nbsp;We embrace autonomy to make our own decisions, aware of broader company goals and direction. We own our work. We proactively step up to do what&rsquo;s needed to move the team and mission forward.</li>
<li>Act with Urgency and Focus on Our Mission:&nbsp;We address climate challenges with urgency and a strong bias for action. We set ambitious goals and focus on what&rsquo;s most important to advance our learning and user satisfaction. When in doubt, we pick progression over perfection.</li>
<li>Champion excellence and camaraderie/kindness:&nbsp;We intentionally bring our best selves every day in the pursuit of supporting others, bettering ourselves and the company in the pursuit of excellence.</li>
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As a member of our team, you'll find these values ingrained in every aspect of your work. They are not just ideals; they are the practical principles guiding us toward making a significant impact in the fight against climate change. Join us, and be part of a team where your work is aligned with meaningful values and a mission that matters.

Arch pioneers the future of home electrification. The Arch System of Intelligence streamlines Heat Pump system design and financing to increase conversion rates.

Senior Software Engineer

Join us at Gradient, where our purpose is to revolutionize home comfort while championing environmental sustainability. Our mission is to combat the escalating challenge of climate change by redefining how homes are heated and cooled. Today, the environmental impact of heating and cooling systems surpasses that of the entire transportation sector, and without intervention, this trend is set to escalate drastically. At Gradient, we believe that ensuring comfortable living spaces shouldn’t come at the cost of our planet. We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings. By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future.As a Public Policy Manager, you will be an instrumental member of the team in charting strategic opportunities, developing new governmental and community partnerships, and interfacing directly with federal, state, and local officials. You will join a team of visionaries seeking to quickly expand Gradient’s reach in a heavily outward facing and strategic role. Gradient’s products are uniquely well-suited to decarbonize the old multifamily buildings that are found in frontline and LMI communities, and you will play a critical role in ensuring (through government and utility policies) that the company’s products reach these communities.This is a remote or hybrid role, with a preference for candidates located in Washington, DC, New York City, or Northern California.   Responsibilities: <ul><li>Research, analyze, and unlock incentives for a new generation of residential comfort products </li><li>Drive refrigerant policy at federal, state and municipal levels to ensure that the next generation of refrigerants doesn't repeat the mistakes of CFCs and HFCs</li><li>Build and execute a policy engagement strategy aimed at developing new opportunities directly with government and utility partners, creating the policy conditions necessary for broader company growth</li><li>Keep abreast of and advise on important changes in regulatory and legislative matters in key venues (federal, target states and cities)</li><li>Build and nurture relationships with government leaders, partners, businesses, organization and other prospective partners to carry out legislative strategy and strategic development</li><li>Source, apply for, and manage government grants that support company business goals</li><li>Collaborate with building decarbonization industry associations to remain aware and engaged on current initiatives and industry developments</li><li>Track and communicate policy trends and regulatory proceedings to Gradient growth and product teams to inform commercial strategy and product design decisions</li></ul>Desired Qualifications<ul><li>7+ years of government relations or public policy experience within government agencies, utilities, the energy or cleantech domains, and/or relevant nonprofits, public interest groups, companies, or industry associations</li><li>Familiarity with the history, recent progress, and future trends in energy efficiency and climate regulations (such as IRA/BIL, appliance standards, building codes, building performance standards, etc)</li><li>Thorough understanding of energy efficiency regulatory constraints (such as cost-effectiveness criteria, fuel-switching policies, etc)</li><li>Strong relationships within the energy efficiency community (including with regulators, utilities, consultants, REEOs, etc)</li><li>Preference for some experience applying for and managing grant funding</li><li>An analytical and strategic mindset with the ability to drive the company toward high-impact initiatives and efficient growth </li><li>Availability to travel up to 25% of the time depending on business needs</li></ul>Benefits <ul><li>Equity</li><li>Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance</li><li>401k (employee </li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Professional Development Stipend</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>Unlimited PTO </li><li>Relocation package ( out of state applicants only ) </li></ul>We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company. We seek to create a culture where everyone can belong because we believe that people do their best work when they can show up every day as their authentic selves. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.Gradient is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Public Policy Manager 

Join us at Gradient, where our purpose is to revolutionize home comfort while championing environmental sustainability. Our mission is to combat the escalating challenge of climate change by redefining how homes are heated and cooled. Today, the environmental impact of heating and cooling systems surpasses that of the entire transportation sector, and without intervention, this trend is set to escalate drastically. At Gradient, we believe that ensuring comfortable living spaces shouldn’t come at the cost of our planet. We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings. By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future.The ideal Senior Accountant will carry out daily financial transactions for Gradient, handle administrative tasks, ensure accurate monthly reconciliations, and address any transaction issues that arise. This individual will be expected to be onsite at our San Francisco HQ 2-3 days/week at minimum. A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $110,000 - $140,000/annually + equity. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Establishing new vendor accounts, credit terms, and onboarding documents. (Khushboo)</li><li>Reviewing and posting invoices for payment of Gradient’s daily transactions in a timely manner. </li><li>Coding of transactions (invoices, credit card, expense reimbursements, etc.) with correct coding conforming with standard accounting procedures to ensure consistent and proper coding in the accounting system.</li><li>Carefully review invoices and vendor documentation to ensure the accuracy and completeness of payables records. Investigation and resolution of any problems identified with invoices.</li><li>Reconciliation of various accounts on a monthly basis, and bring any discrepancies to the attention of the Director of Finance &amp; Accounting. </li><li>Completing journal entries.</li><li>Review AP aging and closeout as applicable.</li><li>Establishing &amp; circulating contracts: NDAs, vendor supply agreements, and technical services agreements.</li><li>Filing Sales &amp; Use Tax.</li><li>Performing other duties as assigned to support the Finance Department.</li><li>Lead Reconciliations - bank, balance sheets, inventory, and fixed assets. </li><li>Develop, implement, and enforce travel and expense policies to ensure compliance with company guidelines and regulatory requirements. Review and approve employee expense reports, ensuring accuracy, proper documentation, and adherence to policy.</li><li>Review &amp; Approve Payroll in connection with HR </li></ul>Desired Qualifications:<ul><li>Detail-oriented and very organized</li><li>Demonstrated record of driving open tasks to completion</li><li>3-5 years of experience in accounting role and using financial/accounting software packages</li><li>Knowledge of GAAP accounting practices</li><li>Experience with account reconciliations and methods for expediting monthly close process</li><li>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Experienced in using contract templates, reviewing contracts for accuracy, and identifying when contracts should undergo review by counsel </li><li>Open to change in systems as company operations evolve or priorities shift, and able to operate with frequent interruptions</li></ul>Bonus Qualifications:<ul><li>Associate’s degree or higher in Business, Accounting, or Finance</li><li>Experience with Expensify, Bill.com, and Quickbooks Online or similar software including troubleshooting and resolving sync errors</li><li>Experience with grant contract management, ideally DOE and CA Energy Commission</li></ul>Benefits <ul><li>Equity</li><li>Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance</li><li>401k</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>Unlimited PTO within reason</li><li>Relocation package ( out of state applicants only ) </li></ul>We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company. We seek to create a culture where everyone can belong because we believe that people do their best work when they can show up every day as their authentic selves. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.Gradient is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Senior Accountant

Join us at Gradient, where our purpose is to revolutionize home comfort while championing environmental sustainability. Our mission is to combat the escalating challenge of climate change by redefining how homes are heated and cooled. Today, the environmental impact of heating and cooling systems surpasses that of the entire transportation sector, and without intervention, this trend is set to escalate drastically. At Gradient, we believe that ensuring comfortable living spaces shouldn’t come at the cost of our planet. We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings. By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future.We are seeking a Director of Financial Planning &amp; Analysis to join our team and to help guide our critical financial and business analyses for our rapidly growing company. In this role, the employee will own the development and execution of all FP&amp;A capabilities including financial reporting and analytics, business case assessments, and comprehensive, strategic thinking about the business to drive performance.Responsibilities: <ul><li> Leads and executes the annual budgeting, quarterly/monthly /weekly forecast process</li><li>Prepare comprehensive monthly financial and operational monitoring, reporting and analyses across all departments.</li><li>Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance to understand trends, proactively identify areas of opportunity and risk, and provide recommendations and solutions to business challenges.</li><li> Conducts financial modeling to support complex strategic decision-making including business case development and tradeoff/sensitivity scenario planning.</li><li>Work with Business Operations and develop a comprehensive performance management framework that includes quarterly business reviews with key performance indicators.</li><li>Lead the development and implementation of new systems and processes across the company, with a focus on automation and improved monitoring/reporting.</li><li>Collaborate with the Accounting team to perform OPEX, COGs and balance sheet variance analyses.</li><li>Support capitalization efforts including pitch development, due diligence, and investment analytics.</li><li>Partner with Marketing, and Sales to develop a comprehensive view of insightful pipeline analytics and reporting, highlighting areas of strength or weakness across the business, and recommendations for action.</li><li>Establish a robust FP&amp;A governance structure that ensures compliance with internal policies.</li><li>Enable our organization to be highly data-driven by serving as a trusted business partner to key stakeholders across the organization and provide value-added insight through additional analysis, to enable the company to scale effectively.</li></ul>Desired Qualifications<ul><li>10+years FP&amp;A and Accounting experience with a combination of start-up and large company experience with demonstrated growth progression.</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field required; advanced degree or relevant certification is advantageous.</li><li>Deep background in forecasting, financial analysis, financial modeling, operational analysis, performance analysis, and financial reporting- ideally in a hardware technology business.</li><li>Advanced Excel and analytical skills including a demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex financial models.</li><li>A data-driven mindset, with a passion for analyzing large data sets from multiple sources along with a demonstrated ability to apply data visualization tools, such as Power BI and similar offerings for financial reporting.</li><li>Ability to convey complex information to influence and provide recommendations to key executives to support decision making.</li><li>Working knowledge and understanding of sales productivity, pipeline management, quota setting, territory planning, and sales compensation.</li><li>Strong presentation and communication skills; capable of building compelling presentations and presenting recommendations and decisions to executive leadership.</li><li>Understands the core business drivers and proactively identifies opportunities for improvement across the business.</li><li>Self-driven, results-oriented, and a collaborative team player with a keen interest in driving performance through actionable insights.</li><li>Hands on approach to problem solving and digging into challenges- resourceful and happy to roll up your sleeves to get any job done.</li><li>Strong relationship building skills and business acumen, with the ability to engage business leaders as a partner.</li></ul>Benefits <ul><li>Equity</li><li>Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance</li><li>401k</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Professional Development Stipend</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>Unlimited PTO </li><li>Relocation package ( out of state applicants only ) </li></ul>We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company. We seek to create a culture where everyone can belong because we believe that people do their best work when they can show up every day as their authentic selves. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.Gradient is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis 

Join us at Gradient, where our purpose is to revolutionize home comfort while championing environmental sustainability. Our mission is to combat the escalating challenge of climate change by redefining how homes are heated and cooled. Today, the environmental impact of heating and cooling systems surpasses that of the entire transportation sector, and without intervention, this trend is set to escalate drastically. At Gradient, we believe that ensuring comfortable living spaces shouldn’t come at the cost of our planet. We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings. By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future.We are looking for a Staff Firmware Engineer  to join our team who is an enthusiastic developer, likes to solve meaningful problems, and can support overall software, backend, controls, &amp; electronics strategy. The ideal candidate is very adaptable and technically minded while having an uncompromising focus and vision for our customer’s needs.An estimated starting salary for this role is $170,000-$210,000/year. This role is required to be in our San Francisco office at least 3 days per week. Responsibilities:<ul><li>Lead and own the design of our firmware architecture.</li><li>Lead and participate cross-functionally with the business and product teams to define the requirements for our product roadmap.</li><li>Contribute and collaborate to design and develop all our embedded software systems.</li><li>Investigate and implement wireless communication protocols including MQTT, BACnet and Matter.</li><li>Build systems and processes for continuous deployment, testing, and manufacturing test improvements.</li><li>Mentor other developers on the team, and create guidelines for best practices to follow.</li></ul>Desired Qualifications:<ul><li>Expert in Embedded C.</li><li>Firmware development experience in production environments.</li><li>Computer Engineering/Computer Science degree or equivalent with 7+ years of experience.</li><li>Proficiency designing RTOS based and bare metal applications..</li><li>Expert in communication protocols such as UART, SPI, and I2C.</li><li>Excellent debugging skills and familiarity with common debugging tools such as JTAG.</li><li>Proven track record of shipping high-quality electronics and software in consumer products on a tight schedule.</li><li>Proficiency reading and interpreting schematics.</li><li>Proficient in Python and other automation languages. </li></ul>Bonus Qualifications<ul><li>Experience with AWS IoT Core and related services.</li><li>Experience shipping 1 or more IoT consumer products.</li><li>Experience working with wireless communication SoCs, especially for WiFi and BLE.</li><li>Experience with Altium or similar ECAD software</li></ul>Benefits <ul><li>Equity</li><li>Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance</li><li>401k</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>Unlimited PTO within reason</li><li>Relocation package ( out of state applicants only ) </li></ul>We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company. We seek to create a culture where everyone can belong because we believe that people do their best work when they can show up every day as their authentic selves. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.Gradient is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Staff Firmware Engineer 

Join us at Gradient, where our purpose is to revolutionize home comfort while championing environmental sustainability. Our mission is to combat the escalating challenge of climate change by redefining how homes are heated and cooled. Today, the environmental impact of heating and cooling systems surpasses that of the entire transportation sector, and without intervention, this trend is set to escalate drastically. At Gradient, we believe that ensuring comfortable living spaces shouldn’t come at the cost of our planet. We envision a future where every individual can enjoy the luxury of a comfortable home without contributing to carbon emissions. Our high-efficiency, low-carbon heat pump is just the beginning of our journey toward fully decarbonizing buildings. By joining Gradient, you’ll be at the forefront of a movement to make sustainable living accessible to all, ensuring healthier communities and a brighter, greener future.We are looking for a Senior Motor Control / Firmware Engineer who is an enthusiastic developer, likes to solve meaningful problems, and can support overall firmware, controls, &amp; electronics strategy. The ideal candidate is very adaptable and technically minded while having an uncompromising focus and vision for our customers’ needs.A reasonable salary estimate for this role is between$170,000-$210,000. This role is required to be in our San Francisco, Mission office at least 3 days per week. Responsibilities<ul><li>Push the envelope for motor control systems to ever greater performance</li><li>Optimize BLDC motor controls and power controls to provide best in class efficiency</li><li>Turn white papers and ideas from our research and product teams into production level features</li><li>Contribute and collaborate on embedded firmware development for the overall system in addition to motor controls</li></ul> Desired Qualifications<ul><li>Expert in Embedded C</li><li>5+ years of firmware development experience in production environments</li><li>Experience with high power BLDC/PMSM motor control, including effective implementation of Park and Clarke transforms on an embedded platform</li><li>Knowledge of AC/DC active power factor correction</li><li>Knowledge of serial communications protocols such as USB, SPI, I2C, UART</li><li>Experience implementing real-time feedback controls such as PID in production environments</li><li>Experience with benchmarking and optimizing algorithms for real-time OS</li><li>BS Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar</li><li>Proven track record of shipping high-quality electronics and software in consumer products on a tight schedule</li><li>Proficiency reading and interpreting schematics</li></ul>Bonus Qualifications<ul><li>Experience implementing advanced model-based controls such as Smith predictor, LQR, feedback linearization in production environments</li><li>Experience working with wireless communication SoCs, especially for WiFi and BLE</li><li>Experience with AWS IoT Core and related services</li><li>Experience with Altium or similar ECAD software</li></ul>Benefits <ul><li>Equity</li><li>Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance</li><li>401k</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>Professional Development Stipend</li><li>Commuter benefits</li><li>Unlimited PTO </li><li>Relocation package ( out of state applicants only )</li></ul>We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company. We seek to create a culture where everyone can belong because we believe that people do their best work when they can show up every day as their authentic selves. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.Gradient is an equal opportunity employer. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

Senior Motor Control / Firmware Engineer 

About BlueUrbn
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<li>Our story: We are an early stage ClimateTech start-up passionate about decarbonizing buildings.&nbsp; Our team came together as part of the Stanford entrepreneurial + energy ecosystem, and we haven&rsquo;t looked back ever since. For the coming year, we&rsquo;re super committed to scaling our mission and building the world&rsquo;s largest platform for energy efficiency and clean energy technologies. 🚀 We&rsquo;re hiring for key roles across the core team for BlueUrbn, and together, we&rsquo;re going to make magic!</li>
<li>Decarbonizing buildings: The world is building the equivalent of a NYC every month for the next 35 years, and buildings are a massive untapped resource from an energy, economic, and climate lens. Nearly vacant buildings saved only 10% energy and costs during COVID! On top of this, 31 cities in the US now have energy and carbon reporting obligations, with 15 requiring mandatory disclosures for energy consumption and efficiency. This problem isn&rsquo;t limited to just the US - buildings were a central part of COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Dubai last November and all stakeholders including central governments, NGOs, utilities were extremely aligned on the need for speed and scale.</li>
<li>The opportunity: But identifying what to do to save energy, cut costs and lower carbon emissions costs building owners thousands of dollars and takes hundreds of hours of manual effort. The industry is not prepared for the mounting wave of energy efficiency, sustainability, and high-performing buildings, and we&rsquo;re here to change that.</li>
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Who you are
We are seeking a visionary and resourceful Founding CTO to lead our technology development efforts. You are passionate about building robust and scalable systems, understand that things need to work and look well to add value, and are able to interact with cross-functional teams.
Finally, you are passionate about our company mission and want to be part of a team making a tangible impact in improving people&rsquo;s lives and saving the planet.
THIS IS A PATIENT HIRE.&nbsp;We will take our time to find the right person to join as a founding member of the company.
What you&rsquo;ll do
The core of our company are proprietary systems that bring together all the pieces needed to retrofit a building, from clean energy technology, to financial modeling. You&rsquo;ll make sure this is built on a solid technological foundation. As an early-stage leadership hire, you&rsquo;ll have an incredible upside on growth and impact in the dynamic ClimateTech space.&nbsp;
BlueUrbn&rsquo;s mission is to be an energy company of the future with a focus on the built environment. As such, scaling energy efficiency and clean energy cannot be scaled with traditional one-off methods, but rather require an extensive application of machine learning, generative AI, computer vision, and cloud energy modeling. You&rsquo;ll be tasked with reforming our internal capabilities and developing products from MVP to the first customer-focused tools.
You&rsquo;ll define our technical strategy and roadmap, and be in charge of growing our technology team. This will include hiring, and intersecting with evolving teams across different areas (e.g., product, business, science). We expect you to get your hands dirty, but also help us nurture the high-level vision for the company, working closely with the CEO and the rest of the leadership team. Your job might include coding, user interviews, design sprints and constantly launching new features.
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You&rsquo;ll be a great fit for us if you have
Strong candidates will meet many, but not all, of the following skills and experience:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">7+ years in software engineering or product leadership in a fast-paced work environment, and a track-record of driving business results.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Skills with demonstrated track-record of managing against and meeting multiple deadlines.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ability to work amongst teams and make their job easier, not harder.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">A strategic thinker &ndash; able to break down and simplify complex processes</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Adaptable, flexible, collaborative team player that brings a positive can-do attitude</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Very strong strategy and analytical skills. Ability to gather and analyze large quantities of information, and turn them into insightful business recommendations.&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Good at problem stating and problem solving, and turning ambiguous problem spaces into radical solutions. Must be able to break down problems independently</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Live or work in the Bay Area - we have an in person culture and it&rsquo;s an absolute blast. To be an effective team we need to operate together in person daily.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Even better experience:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Worked on scaling startups</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Knowledge of energy, real estate, built environment decarbonization, or related areas.</li>
</ul>

We scale energy efficiency and clean energy in buildings using AI

Founding CTO

About BlueUrbn
We&rsquo;re a team of five grad students at Stanford with a deep passion for climate and energy.&nbsp; Two of us came together as part of a class taught by Dave Danielson, Breakthrough Energy&rsquo;s Managing Director, and we haven&rsquo;t looked back since. For the coming year, we&rsquo;re super committed to hyper-scaling our mission and building the world&rsquo;s largest platform for energy efficiency and clean energy technologies. 🚀 We&rsquo;re hiring for key roles across the core team for BlueUrbn, and together, we&rsquo;re going to make magic!
The world is building the equivalent of a NYC every month for the next 35 years, and buildings are a massive untapped resource from an energy, economic, and climate lens. Nearly vacant buildings saved only 10% energy and costs during COVID! On top of this, 31 cities in the US now have energy and carbon reporting obligations, with 15 requiring mandatory disclosures for energy consumption and efficiency. This problem isn&rsquo;t limited to just the US - buildings were a central part of COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Dubai last November and all stakeholders including central governments, NGOs, utilities were extremely aligned on the need for speed and scale.
But identifying what to do to save energy, cut costs and lower carbon emissions costs building owners thousands of dollars and takes hundreds of hours of manual effort. The industry is not prepared for the mounting wave of energy efficiency, sustainability, and high-performing buildings, and we&rsquo;re here to change that.
Who you are
You&rsquo;re a machine learning / computer vision engineer obsessed with building products that can have a meaningful impact on the world. At BlueUrbn, we&rsquo;re building a product that goes from 0 to 1 and automates painstaking manual energy audits without stepping foot into a building.
What you&rsquo;ll do
The 3D Vision team at BlueUrbn is looking for a founding AI engineer to attract the very best talent and to launch our team of computer vision and machine learning experts. With us, you will be working on ground breaking technology by researching and developing new methods and algorithms deployed on a global scale. As part of this team you would be working on extremely large data sets of different modalities, collected by various moving platforms, including aerial, satellite, and ground. You need to have a strong interest in tackling and solving new real-world problems. You would join a team of fast moving and pragmatic problem solvers that are tackling the toughest problems in the field by developing new cutting-edge technology.
You will be a part of a small team with the goal of creating accurate and hyper-realistic 3D experiences at a global scale. To achieve this, you will help develop novel groundbreaking methods within differentiable rendering (NeRF, Gaussian Splatting, etc.), generative models, and many other areas of computer vision and machine learning.
You&rsquo;ll be a great fit for us if you have
Strong candidates will meet many, but not all, of the following skills and experience:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Significant experience in researching and developing new approaches in areas such as Computer Vision and Machine Learning.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Experience in modern differentiable rendering methods, such as NeRF, Gaussian Splatting etc., is appreciated.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Experience with diffusion models or similar is appreciated.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Solid Python programming skills.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Some experience in C/C++ or CUDA is a plus.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Innovative Debugging: Exceptional debugging skills.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Creative Thinker: Skillful in creative problem-solving.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Team Player: Commitment to the team's success and collaborative working style.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Additional requirements - background in Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF), Gaussian Splatting, Differentiable rendering, Diffusion models, 3D diffusion/generative models, Signed distance fields (SDF), General areas - Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Graphics (differentiable methods)</li>
</ul>
Even better experience:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Industry background: energy efficiency, buildings, architecture, clean energy</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Worked on scaling startups</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Preferred, but not required: experience designing serverless architectures.</li>
</ul>

Computer Vision / ML Research Engineer

About BlueUrbn
We&rsquo;re a team of five grad students at Stanford with a deep passion for climate and energy.&nbsp; Two of us came together as part of a class taught by Dave Danielson, Breakthrough Energy&rsquo;s Managing Director, and we haven&rsquo;t looked back since. For the coming year, we&rsquo;re super committed to hyper-scaling our mission and building the world&rsquo;s largest platform for energy efficiency and clean energy technologies. 🚀 We&rsquo;re hiring for key roles across the core team for BlueUrbn, and together, we&rsquo;re going to make magic!
The world is building the equivalent of a NYC every month for the next 35 years, and buildings are a massive untapped resource from an energy, economic, and climate lens. Nearly vacant buildings saved only 10% energy and costs during COVID! On top of this, 31 cities in the US now have energy and carbon reporting obligations, with 15 requiring mandatory disclosures for energy consumption and efficiency. This problem isn&rsquo;t limited to just the US - buildings were a central part of COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Dubai last November and all stakeholders including central governments, NGOs, utilities were extremely aligned on the need for speed and scale.
But identifying what to do to save energy, cut costs and lower carbon emissions costs building owners thousands of dollars and takes hundreds of hours of manual effort. The industry is not prepared for the mounting wave of energy efficiency, sustainability, and high-performing buildings, and we&rsquo;re here to change that.
Who you are
You&rsquo;re an engineer obsessed with building products that can have a meaningful impact on the world. If you are excited about building scalable, resilient frontend and backend systems, enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems, and are driven by the impact of technology on real estate decarbonization, then this role is for you!
What you&rsquo;ll do
As a Founding Full Stack Engineer at BlueUrbn, you will play a critical role in architecting and developing the backbone of our software platform as well as parts of the frontend. Your mission will be to build robust, scalable, and maintainable backend systems that power our decarbonization platform. Collaborating closely with our engineering, product, and design teams, you will transform technical requirements and design into reality, crafting an exceptional product experience for our users.&nbsp;
You&rsquo;ll be a great fit for us if you have
Strong candidates will meet many, but not all, of the following skills and experience:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">6-10+ Years of Technical Experience: 6-10+ years of experience as a full-stack engineer. As we are a seed-stage startup, prior startup experience is preferred but not required.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Strong Technical Foundation: Proven background in web design using technologies like Django or similar framework in other languages like Express, Ruby on Rails or Java Spring Boot.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Backend Expertise: Proficient in backend development, particularly in Python.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Problem Solver: Ability to propose multiple solutions for a given problem and identify the optimal choice.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Pragmatic Approach: Understanding of technical trade-offs and the YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It) principle.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Computer Science Acumen: Solid grasp of computer science and algorithm fundamentals.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Innovative Debugging: Exceptional debugging skills.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Creative Thinker: Skillful in creative problem-solving.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Team Player: Commitment to the team's success and collaborative working style.</li>
</ul>
Even better experience:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Industry background: energy efficiency, buildings, architecture, clean energy</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Worked on scaling startups</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Preferred, but not required: experience designing serverless architectures.</li>
</ul>

Founding Full-Stack Engineer

Artyc is on a mission to decarbonize cold chain logistics with refrigerant-free, reusable, active cooling containers. Refrigerants are quickly becoming the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and, in combination with the loss of agricultural, pharmaceutical, and medical goods in transit, are expected to have an impact of 160 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions across the next decade. Artyc is committed to reducing spoilage while increasing access to cold-storage products in rural, international, and underserved communities to address the global cold chain gap. As a team and company, we are devoted to environmental and social impact; Artyc is a registered Public Benefit Corporation. As Staff Hardware Engineer at Artyc, you will be helping us create the firmware that enables our products with a close-knit and mission-driven team. We are looking for passionate and highly skilled individuals to join our team and be part of growing their respective organizations within the company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages as well as flexible working situations whenever possible.For the Staff Hardware Engineer role at Artyc, we are looking for a leader, a critical thinker, and an effective communicator. You will be a team lead for our electrical and firmware efforts and have a direct impact on Artyc’s growth and culture.What you’ll do:<ul><li>Guide Artyc’s hardware development across multiple products, including determining priorities and tasks for you and the team </li><li>Design, produce, and debug PCBs'</li><li>Become an expert in our firmware codebase to add features, debug, and guide other members of the team</li><li>Operate in an agile development environment where you’ll manage team timelines and priorities</li><li>Work cross-functionally with mechanical and software engineering counterparts, and collaborate with product, sales, and design teams </li></ul>Role Requirements:<ul><li>Can construct power budgets for mobile systems</li><li>Creation of production firmware in C/C++</li><li>Understanding of RTOS fundamentals</li><li>Background with project management tools such as Asana and Jira</li><li>Experience with Git</li><li>Embody Artyc’s mission-driven culture and collaborative environment </li></ul>Preferred Skills:<ul><li>Background with IoT products</li><li>Have brought products through scale manufacturing</li><li>Previously put together strong electrical engineering teams</li><li>Have been part of full product lifecycle development</li></ul>Compensation &amp; Benefits:<ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Paid time off, including parental leave </li><li>Medical, Dental &amp; Vision</li><li>401k</li><li>Company retreats, bi-weekly lunches, team events &amp; more!</li></ul>Location &amp; Time:<ul><li>Fremont, CA</li><li>Full-time and hybrid</li></ul>You will thrive in Artyc’s culture if: <ul><li>You are an independent thinker who is excited to work at a fast-growing start-up </li><li>You want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on social change &amp; impact, including decarbonizing logistics, preventing food waste &amp; spoilage, and driving global healthcare access.  </li><li>You are comfortable in less structured environments </li><li>You are detail-oriented and produce high-quality work</li><li>You are a nice human  </li></ul>We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. If you're excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we still encourage you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Revolutionizing cold chain logistics with sustainable, reusable cooling containers to combat greenhouse gas emissions and reduce global spoilage.

Staff Hardware Engineer

Artyc is on a mission to decarbonize cold chain logistics with refrigerant-free, reusable, active cooling containers. Refrigerants are quickly becoming the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and, in combination with the loss of agricultural, pharmaceutical, and medical goods in transit, are expected to have an impact of 160 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions across the next decade. Artyc is committed to reducing spoilage while increasing access to cold-storage products in rural, international, and underserved communities to address the global cold chain gap. As a team and company, we are devoted to environmental and social impact; Artyc is a registered Public Benefit Corporation. As the Talent &amp; Operations Coordinator at Artyc, you will support the founders, manage our office, and support our quickly growing in-person and distributed team. We are looking for someone who is highly detail-oriented, energetic, and able to get along with everyone.What you’ll do:<ul><li>Oversee the end-to-end employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding, and employee records management</li><li>Maintain the day-to-day office operations including mail, packages, deliveries, office supplies, snacks/beverages, planning</li><li>Plan team events including bi-annual team retreats, quarterly team events, lunch &amp; learns, volunteering, and more</li><li>Manage the company’s ATS, post open roles, pre-screen candidates, schedule interviews and calibration meetings, and manage offer and post-offer tasks</li><li>Support our Co-founders (CEO &amp; CTO) by scheduling key meetings, booking travel, and more </li></ul>Role Requirements:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree</li><li>3+ years of experience in an Operations, People, or HR-related role, preferably in a start-up environment</li><li>You have exceptional attention to detail. You’re extremely organized, with a knack for noticing and remembering details. You are proactive and can identify things that need to be done and resolve them without being told to</li><li>You have strong verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>You’re an expert with Gmail, Google Calendar, Google tools, Notion, and Slack.</li><li>You can handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion</li></ul>Preferred Skills:<ul><li>Experience at early-stage startups</li></ul>Compensation &amp; Benefits:<ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Medical, Dental &amp; Vision</li><li>401k</li><li>Company retreats, bi-weekly lunches, team events &amp; more!</li></ul>Location &amp; Time:<ul><li>Fremont, CA</li><li>Full-time and hybrid</li></ul>You will thrive in Artyc’s culture if: <ul><li>You are an independent thinker who is excited to work at a fast-growing start-up </li><li>You want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on social change &amp; impact, including decarbonizing logistics, preventing food waste &amp; spoilage, and driving global healthcare access.  </li><li>You are comfortable in less-structured environments </li><li>You are detailed oriented and produce high-quality work</li><li>You are a nice human  </li></ul>We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. If you're excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we still encourage you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

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