About Pivot Bio:  At Pivot Bio, we are working together to transform agriculture, finding smarter, more sustainable and, ultimately, more profitable ways for farmers to grow. Working with and for farmers, we’re using cutting-edge science to create a microbial nitrogen for the world’s most vital crops. We are replacing synthetic fertilizers with a more sustainable, nature-driven plant nutrition that benefits farmers, consumers and the planet.Automation Engineer II Location – Berkeley Pivot Bio deploys impactful and innovative technologies to enable the smartest, most sustainable farming on the planet. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who want to enable Pivot Bio’s scientific researchers to be the best they can. If you have experience and passion in providing researchers scale, reliability, and impact using the power of laboratory  automation,  we want to hear from you.  Summary/Objective  This job supports ongoing research operations by automating key research workflows. The engineer will deploy liquid handling workstations and integrated work-cells as part of a team. Alongside their colleagues, they will develop methods for those workstations and workcells to conduct operations. The engineer will provide support in the case of errors, and other support issues that prevent ongoing operation of existing automated workflows.  They will understand the needs of the scientific stakeholders to better develop and refine new and existing workflows in service of research goals. They will continue to develop their understanding in laboratory robotics, software, and biology to achieve the goal of enabling the research pipeline.  Essential functions  <ul><li>Design and implement robotic workstation methods to automate existing and novel workflows for R&amp;D, QA/QC, and Product Support  </li><li>Design, implement, iterate, and validate liquid handling processes on robotic workstations such as liquid handlers and high-throughput equipment.     </li><li>Provide maintenance and system performance solutions for robotic lab equipment, such as liquid handlers, plate readers, colony pickers, and integrated peripherals. May manage service requests for third-party vendors.  </li><li>Assess space planning and logistics of automation in service of meeting the needs of end users and the automation team.   </li></ul>  Competencies  Knowledge &amp; Application  Proven aptitude designing, implementing, validating, and iterating liquid handling processes on robotic liquid handling workstations using control software such as Biomek Software or Hamilton Venus required  <ul><li>Experience troubleshooting workstations and individual devices (e.g. plate sealers, plate transports) required  </li><li>Experience with integrated workcells and/or robotic sample storage systems using scheduling software such as Agilent VWorks, and/or BioSero’s Green Button Go preferred but not required.  </li><li>Programming experience preferred, particularly with common lab automation languages such as C#, Tcl, VBScript, and Javascript and/or general-purpose ones such as Python or Ruby.  </li><li>Experience with rapid prototyping tools such as CAD, CNC-milling, 3D printing is valued but not required.  </li></ul>  Problem Solving &amp; Complexity  <ul><li>Identify and explore innovative solutions to scale and improve laboratory methods and techniques Partner with fellow automation engineers and researchers to prioritize and deliver solutions Applies learned techniques and contributes to analysis and investigation to solve problems.  </li></ul> Collaboration &amp; Interaction  <ul><li>Can work self-directed and as part of a coordinated, multi-disciplinary team.   </li><li>Collaborate with internal partners in a friendly and attentive demeanor to maximize automation and innovation in all that we do  </li></ul> Supervisory responsibilities: None   Work Environment:   <ul><li>50% sedentary office and computer-based work   </li><li>50% lab work involving standing for extended periods of time, lifting up to 30 lbs  </li></ul>  Travel required:  Less than 10%     Required education and experience:  <ul><li>BA/BS or higher, in an engineering, scientific or related discipline   </li><li>2+ years of industry experience utilizing performing lab methods, using liquid handlers, or developing liquid handling workstation methods  </li><li>Experience with integrated work cells and/or robotic sample storage systems in biological disciplines is valued but not required.    </li><li>Experience with automated liquid handler workstation vendors (e.g. Beckman Coulter, Agilent) required.    </li><li>Programming experience preferred, particularly with common lab automation languages such as C#, Tcl, VBScript, and Javascript and/or general-purpose ones such as Python or Ruby.  </li><li>Proactive and passionate about robotics, biology, and most importantly: our scientific users.     </li></ul> Work authorization/security clearance requirements  <ul><li>Must be authorized to work in the United States   </li></ul>What we offer: <ul><li>Competitive package in a disruptive startup </li><li>Stock options </li><li>Health/Dental/Vision insurance with employer-paid premiums </li><li>Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability policies </li><li>Employee Assistance Program with free referrals and discounts </li><li>401(k) plan, 3% Match </li><li>Commuter benefits </li><li>Annual Training &amp; Development support </li><li>Flexible vacation policy with a generous holiday schedule </li><li>Exciting opportunity to work with a talented and fun team</li></ul>*Internal employees, please apply by clicking on the Internal Job Board icon on NSIDER<div><div><div>The salary range for this Berkeley, CA based position incorporates a premium for the cost of labor in this area.  If this role is hired remotely, contact us for the lower range for National Benchmark.  Following employment, growth beyond the hiring range is possible based on performance.</div><div>Hiring Compensation Range</div><div>$92,000—$115,000 USD</div></div></div>

Harnessing the power of soil microbes, Pivot Bio pioneers sustainable agriculture solutions to feed the growing population.

Automation Engineer II

<div>Afresh is on a mission to eliminate food waste and make fresh food accessible to all. Our first A.I.-powered solution optimizes ordering, forecasting, and store operations for fresh food departments in brick-and-mortar grocers. With our Fresh Operating System, regional and national grocery retailers have placed $1.6 billion in produce orders across the US and we've helped our partners prevent 34 million pounds of food from going to waste. Working at Afresh represents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to have massive social impact at scale by leveraging uncommonly impactful software – we hope you'll join us!</div>About the RoleThe Product Engineering team at Afresh is responsible for building out the suite of products that our customers use every day, whether it’s an individual produce manager looking to order their store’s groceries for the day, corporate supervisors looking to view individual store performance, and everything in between. Grocers rely on these solutions within Afresh’s Fresh Operating System to improve the accuracy and efficiency of their workflows, all contributing to our goal of reducing food waste. You will be playing a key role in building out these solutions for our customers. Our team and products are growing at a rapid pace, which means that there will be plenty of opportunities for ownership and making your impact felt. Some of your responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Leading complex cross-functional projects and shipping high-quality apps and services.</li><li>Designing and building our GraphQL APIs which serve our mobile and web apps.</li><li>Scaling our APIs, architecture, and infrastructure to serve thousands of grocery stores as we grow our customer base over the next year.</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with Mobile, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Support to create the highest quality customer experience</li><li>Building out our analytics and monitoring/observability to understand our system behavior and make informed decisions.</li><li>Helping lay the foundation of our scalable service-based infrastructure to support developer productivity and resiliency.</li><li>Work with other engineering teams to drive improvements in process, practice, and positive engineering culture so we all grow and mature together.</li></ul>Skills and ExperienceThe following represents attributes our ideal candidate possesses. We encourage all highly qualified candidates to apply, even if they do not fulfill all the listed criteria.<ul><li>BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience</li><li>6+ years experience with full-stack and API development</li><li>Experience acting as a tech lead on complex cross-functional projects</li><li>Proven track record of shipping high-quality apps and services</li><li>Strong understanding of API development and good API design</li><li>Collaborative attitude while also being highly self-directed</li><li>System-level problem solving and excitement to tackle hard problems</li><li>Enjoy working in a fast-paced, startup environment</li><li>Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL preferred.</li></ul>Afresh is committed to pay equity and providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits package. Afresh conducts a pay equity audit twice each year to ensure that jobs of similar scope and impact are paid similar amounts. The final compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as the role’s scope, complexity, internal equity, the candidate’s experience/expertise, and success through the interview process.Salary Band: #LI-REMOTE$162,000 - $180,000<div>About Afresh Founded in 2017, Afresh is working on the #1 solution to curb climate change: reducing food waste. By combining human insight and transformative technology, we're helping grocers provide fresher food to customers at more affordable prices. Afresh sits at an incredible intersection of positive social impact, rocket ship financial growth, and cutting-edge technology. Our best-in-class AI research has been published in top journals including ICML, and we've raised over $148 million in funding from investors including former co-CEO of Whole Foods Market Walter Robb and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.Fresh is the past, present, and future of our food system – the waste we create today will impact our planet for years to come. Join us as we continue to build a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team that embodies our company’s values of proactivity, kindness, candor, and humility. Afresh provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.Here at Afresh, many of our employees work remotely provided that they reside in one of the following states: AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MI, MT, MO, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OR, PA, TX, WA, WI. However, there may be key roles that will require a candidate/employee to be local to our San Francisco, CA office. In which case this requirement will be included in the job posting details under "Skills and experience" for reference. </div>

Reducing food waste, increasing access to nutritious food globally. Optimizing grocery industry with AI-powered solutions.

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

<div>Who we are.</div><div>Pachama is a mission-driven company looking to restore nature to help address climate change. Pachama brings the latest technology in remote sensing and AI to the world of forest carbon in order to enable forest conservation and restoration to scale. Pachama’s core technology harnesses satellite imaging with artificial intelligence to measure carbon captured in forests. Through the Pachama marketplace, responsible companies and individuals can connect with carbon credits from projects that are protecting and restoring forests worldwide.</div><div> </div><div>We are backed by mission-aligned investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon Climate Fund, Chris Sacca, Saltwater Ventures, and Paul Graham.</div><div> </div><div>Recent press:</div><div><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90600124/artificial-intelligence-most-innovative-companies-2021" style="font-size:11pt;">Pachama is #1 most innovative AI company</a> </div><div><a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2020-letter-to-shareholders" style="font-size:11pt;">Jeff Bezos' Last Shareholder Update</a></div><div><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/mercado-libre-taps-pachama-to-monitor-and-manage-its-8-million-investment-in-latin-american-rainforest-restoration/" style="font-size:11pt;">Pachama to monitor and manage Mercado Libre forest projects</a></div><div> </div><div>Pachama is looking for an Applied Science Team Lead to direct the team of forest and spatial scientists who evaluate, design, and provide tools for Pachama’s portfolio of forest carbon projects. The Applied Science Team Lead is responsible for defining standards, methods, and processes to implement Pachama’s Quality Standard, which is used to assess the climate, social, and ecological integrity of NBS projects issuing credits for the Voluntary Carbon Market.  </div><div> </div><div>The Lead will also conduct spatial assessments for carbon projects that use Pachama’s remote sensing tools and analytics. This position reports to the VP of Science. You would be excited about this role if you love the idea of moving fast with a high degree of independence in a growing start-up. You have 7+ years of experience using science for forest conservation, restoration, and management, and expertise in using remote sensing and geospatial data to derive insights about forest dynamics. You understand carbon accounting and are familiar with the major components of the Voluntary Carbon Market. </div><div> </div><div>You love to problem solve and are comfortable leading cross-functional efforts that require project management, strategic planning, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You enjoy communicating with others and are excited to speak to findings with a variety of team members.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Location:This role is remote within North American time zones only. </div><div> </div><div> </div> <h3>What you will help us with: </h3><ul><li>Team prioritization and adaptive management: Manage team of geospatial forest scientists to implement analyses to meet business goals. Lead prioritization, capacity planning, and assessment of trade-offs in time and effort. </li><li>Science Application: Lead efforts to develop, test, and adapt methods and tools to evaluate external and Pachama projects for climate, environmental, and social benefits. Develop and apply geospatial analysis and remote sensing-based models to ensure Pachama-approved credits are of the highest integrity. Ensure documentation of analyses and findings is thorough and complete.</li><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Sales, and Operations teams to prioritize and execute product initiatives effectively. Serve as Science lead for Supply and Sales teams in project-specific evaluations. </li><li>Science Leadership: Publish research findings in manuscripts, white papers, and blog posts; promote science-driven carbon market innovation at conferences and written forums. </li><li>Metrics and Analytics: Define and track key performance metrics to measure the success and impact of your team’s work, utilizing data-driven insights to guide resource allocation.</li><li>Stakeholder Management: Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including project partners and customers, to gather feedback and build strong relationships.</li></ul><h3>Experience &amp; Skills We're Looking For:</h3><ul><li>Master’s degree in forest-related field and 6-10 years experience, or Ph.D. and 4-8 years related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.</li><li>Expertise in applying remote sensing or geospatial data to forest ecosystems and explaining findings in technical settings. </li><li>Proficiency with Python and experience implementing analyses with Google Earth Engine</li><li>Track record of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations on relevant topics.</li><li>Experience working with cross-functional teams, managing complex projects, and delivering high-impact results. Self-starter with excellent organizational skills.</li><li>Passion for environmental sustainability and a desire to make a meaningful impact on the planet.</li><li>Experience working with forest carbon methodologies and carbon accounting principles.</li><li>Excellent written, verbal, and graphical communication skills with ability to distill technical information for non-technical audiences. </li></ul> <div>Even if you don’t meet all these requirements, we encourage you to apply if this job description excites you. We are looking for ambitious people to help make an impact on climate change. That purpose requires us to bring together a diverse set of people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills to create solutions that work for all.</div>

Pachama uses remote sensing and AI technology to measure and monitor carbon in forests, enabling scalable forest conservation and restoration. Back

Applied Science Team Lead

<div>Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.</div>About the Role:  The Professional Services Solutions Engineering Manager is an experienced technologist who works with customers to make them successful users of Planet's product offerings. They are an exemplary team leader, a Solutions Engineer and their efforts are directly visible to customers and stakeholders within Planet. The Solutions Engineering Manager provides leadership and technical oversight for the regional Professional Services team, and leads customer engagements to successful outcomes. Impact You’ll Own:<ul><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Manage a team of Professional Services Solutions or Software Engineers</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Apply expertise in remote sensing and geospatial technologies to help Planet’s Professional Services customers be successful in their adoption of the Planet Platform</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Lead the technical delivery of solutions to Planet’s customers and align Professional Services projects to customer business and technology requirements and deliver exceptional customer value</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Own the technical oversight of multiple major projects, leading technical delivery on time and under budget</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Champion team processes like agile, test driven development, source control, etc</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Write technical specifications, reduce complexity, identify risks and help the team course-correct around issues</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Clearly communicate project timelines, scope and risks to the team</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Assist in scoping new projects and in technical writing for proposals and project reports</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Perform advanced design and implementation of Professional Services software solutions</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Build software tools, applications and customer demonstrations using Planet’s APIs and analytics endpoints</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Own the customer success lifecycle for Professional Services engagements; from scoping and discovery, to project execution and delivery. Customer success lifecycle management may include: writing requirements documents, applying expertise in data analytics, collaborating with software engineers, leading a training event, or delivering solutions to a client</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Mentor team members to identify growth opportunities and growth areas.  Identify short-term and long-term career objectives and track progress</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Collaborate with the Professional Services Business Operations team to help close business opportunities</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Influence the direction of Planet’s products and offerings by gathering insights from customer engagements and effectively providing insights to the Product Roadmap</li></ul>What You Bring:<ul><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Excellent problem solving skills</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Confidence in your technical expertise to drive project direction with teammates, customers and partners</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to convey complex ideas to others in a concise and clear manner</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Experience influencing customer decisions at all levels of the customer organization, from individual contributor to CEO</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Proven ability to quickly learn unfamiliar systems &amp; code bases</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Proven ability to provide solutions to address and unblock dynamic situations, as well as debug and triage complex problems</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Ability to develop fresh ideas for applications and processes that can improve team and customer operations</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Ability to work independently or collaboratively as part of a team</li></ul>What Makes You Stand Out:<ul><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Degree in GIS, Computer Science, Remote Sensing, Geography or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">3+ years experience managing a team of solution or software engineers delivering software or services to customers</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">5+ years experience working in a technical geospatial or remote sensing role</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Experience programming with Python to process imagery, manipulating vector data, interacting with APIs and building data processing pipelines and/or extensive experience delivering professional services to large enterprise customers like national or state governments and fortune 1000 companies</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Expertise with QGIS, Esri software, GDAL or other common geospatial software</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Familiarity with cloud-based architectures, AI and machine learning</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to lead customer engagements</li><li style="font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Ability to run workshops or training sessions with users</li></ul>Benefits While Working at Planet:<ul><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Comprehensive Health Plan</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Wellness program and onsite massages in specific offices</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Flexible Time Off</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Recognition Programs</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Commuter Benefits</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Learning and Tuition Reimbursement</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Parental Leave</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Offsites and Happy Hours</li><li style="font-weight:300;font-family:verdana , geneva , sans-serif;">Volunteering Benefits</li></ul>Compensation:The US base salary range for this full-time position at the commencement of employment is $137,070 - $171,360.  Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives (commission, bonus and equity). The final salary range is determined by job related experience, skills and location.  The range displays our typical hiring range for new hire salaries in US locations only.  Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.<div>Why we care so much about Belonging. We’re dedicated to helping the whole Planet, and to do that we must strive to represent all of it within each of our offices and on all of our teams. That’s why Planet is guided by an ultimate  north star of Belonging, dreaming big as we approach our ongoing work with diversity, equity and inclusion.  If this job intrigues you, but you’re thinking you might not have all the qualifications, please... do apply!  At Planet, we are looking for well-rounded people from <a href="https://www.planet.com/pulse/making-space-for-everyone-how-planet-is-building-a-global-workforce/">around the world</a> who can contribute to more ways than just what is listed in this job description.  We don’t just fill positions, we aspire to fulfill people’s careers, most excited about folks who are motivated by our underlying humanitarian efforts.  We are a few orbits around the sun before we get to where we want to be, so we hope you’re excited to come along for the ride. EEO statement:Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf">Know Your Rights</a>.Accommodations:Planet is an inclusive community and we know that everyone has their own needs. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please reach out to <a href="mailto:accommodations@planet.com">accommodations@planet.com </a>or contact your recruiter with your request. Your message will be confidential and we will be happy to assist you.Privacy Policy: By clicking "Apply Now" at the top of this job posting, I acknowledge that I have read the <a href="https://assets.planet.com/docs/Planet_CCPA_Employee_Privacy_Policy_with_Acknowledgment.pdf">Planet Data Privacy Notice for California Staff Members and Applicants</a>, and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.Privacy Policy (European Applicants): By clicking "Apply Now" at the top of this job posting, I acknowledge that I have read the <a href="https://assets.planet.com/docs/candidate_privacy_notice_gdpr_planet_labs_europe_2022.01.27.pdf">Candidate Privacy Notice GDPR Planet Labs Europe</a>, and hereby consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of my personal information as described therein.</div>

Leveraging the world's largest Earth-imaging satellite constellation, Planet provides diverse data products for global stewardship.

Solutions Engineering Manager, Professional Services 

Pyka is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Manufacturing to lead our manufacturing operations and drive operational excellence across production, procurement, inventory management, quality assurance, logistics, and facility operations. Reporting directly to the CEO/CTO, you will play a critical role in building and managing a world-class manufacturing team and implementing efficient systems to support Pyka's growth and success in the electric aircraft industry. By joining Pyka, you will contribute to advancing society's transition to using electric aircraft and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable aviation. About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.  Responsibilities Build, manage, and inspire a rapidly growing team of production managers, manufacturing engineers, technicians, and supply chain and manufacturing operations personnel. You (and by extension your team) will own success within the following disciplines:<ul><li>Procurement</li><li>Inventory</li><li>Quality</li><li>Production</li><li>Compliance with applicable regulations and industry standards, including safety, export control and NDAA compliance</li><li>Inbound and Outbound Logistics</li><li>Supplier selection, contracting, industrialization, and relationship management</li><li>Insource vs outsource decisions</li><li>Manufacturing and R&amp;D facility Development and Operations</li></ul>In addition, you will: <ul><li>Manage complex, frequently conflicting priorities, helping the team balance performance targets, cost targets, reliability targets, production targets, and schedule risk</li><li>Act as the primary interface with other key leaders within the company, helping unblock projects, manage conflicting priorities, and predict future bottlenecks</li><li>Curate and maintain a small set of key metrics that track the performance of your team and report said metrics to the rest of the company in a way that inspires progress and, as required, course corrections</li><li>Interact closely with operations, engineering, and executive leadership to help unblock projects, manage conflicting priorities, predict future bottlenecks, etc.</li><li>Lead by example in promoting a positive and collaborative work culture </li></ul>Required Qualifications<ul><li>10+ years of management experience in manufacturing complex hardware systems </li><li>Experience successfully taking a complex hardware system from prototype through to low volume production ( &gt;100x units/year with a product of similar complexity to our products) </li><li>Past experience leading a manufacturing team in a fast paced NPI environment  </li><li>Deep understanding of manufacturing systems and the ability to implement right-sized systems as companies grow </li><li>Deep understanding of complex supply chain and past experience with international supply chain management and logistics  </li><li>Deep understanding of supplier selection, management, contracting, and industrialization </li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to deftly handle conflicting priorities and gain alignment across different departments </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>10+ years of experience designing, testing, and deploying complex hardware systems (vehicles preferred) </li><li>Experience successfully taking a complex hardware system from prototype through to production (ideally &gt;100x units/year with a product of similar complexity to our vehicle) </li><li>Past experience leading an engineering team in a fast paced R&amp;D/NPI environment  </li><li>Deep understanding of engineering systems and the ability to implement right-sized systems as Pyka grows </li><li>Deep knowledge of the physics, failure modes, and design practices relating to complex electro-mechanical systems </li><li>Superb communication skills with the ability to deftly handle conflicting priorities and gain alignment across different departments </li><li>Value simplicity and pace in both the way you design and the way you work </li><li>Have demonstrated principal level IC capabilities in your career </li></ul>Company Perks <ul><li>$220,000–$270,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance </li><li>FSA with employer matching </li><li>401(k) </li><li>Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off </li><li>Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance </li><li>Pre-tax commuter benefits </li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks </li></ul>Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

Revolutionizing transportation with autonomous electric aviation, Pyka builds game-changing products for a sustainable future.

Director of Manufacturing

<div>About the Role</div><div> </div><div>Yard Stick is looking for a Data Scientist to help us fight climate change with soil. This role will coordinate with our hardware team to improve data collection from our novel spectral soil probe for building machine learning models, will partner with our soil science team to collect and analyze soil and geospatial data sets, and will collaborate with our business development team to accurately and effectively communicate soil carbon results to our customers.</div><div> </div><div>On a typical day, our field team is out collecting data on farms. Raw data from spectrometers and other sensors get uploaded (once internet is available) and ingested by our data pipeline. Your job is to take this real-world messy data, process and normalize it, deal with partial collections and find inconsistencies. You’ll collaborate across the company to combine that data with lab analyses and other data sources to build statistical and machine learning models that estimate carbon stocks. Your work drives the incentives for climate-friendly agriculture.</div><div> </div><div>Yard Stick is a remote-first company and the technology team is distributed around the U.S. This role will report directly to Yard Stick’s VP of Software, and will work under the technical leadership of the Head of Data Science. This is a dream job for someone who loves working with data, is curious about soil science, and wants to join a growing startup with literal planetary-scale impact.</div><div> </div><div>We’d like to hire this person to start ASAP.</div><div> </div><div>About Yard Stick PBC</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.useyardstick.com/" style="font-size:11pt;">Yard Stick</a> is a remote-first climate tech startup with cofounders based in Boston, MA and Oakland, CA. We are on a mission to reverse climate change with agriculture. Scientists and farmers alike know that climate-friendly agricultural practices have the potential to remove atmospheric CO2 at gigaton/year scale. When these practices are adopted, more carbon is stored in soils, improving soil health and fighting climate change. But significant measurement challenges have held soil carbon efforts back - until now.</div><div> </div><div>By reducing the cost of soil carbon measurement by 70-90%, Yard Stick will dramatically expand the opportunities for evidence-based regenerative practices to simultaneously improve ecosystem health, increase farmer income, and combat climate change. </div><div> </div><div>Current soil carbon measurement technologies are slow, expensive, and cumbersome, relying on conventional soil cores and labs to quantify carbon stocks. In contrast, Yard Stick is fast and cheap - without sacrificing accuracy. As a testament to our technology’s potential, alongside our scientific collaborators, we were awarded <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220921005377/en/Yard-Stick-and-Partners-Secure-225M-in-USDA-Grants-for-Climate-Smart-Agriculture" style="font-size:11pt;">$18M across six USDA Climate-Smart Commodities projects</a>, and we have additional grant financing from <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/soil-health-institute-awarded-3-25-million-from-arpa-e-to-develop-soil-carbon-measurement-and-monitoring-system-301124040.html" style="font-size:11pt;">ARPA-E</a>, <a href="https://seedfund.nsf.gov/awardees/history/details/?company=yard-stick-pbc" style="font-size:11pt;">NSF</a>, CDFA, and other discerning grant-makers. We’ve also raised another nearly $18M from top climate VCs, including Toyota Climate Venture Fund, Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Bill Gates’ climate fund), Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Extania, Pillar VC, MCJ Collective… the list goes on!</div><div> </div><div>For more background, check out some coverage of Yard Stick in <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/17/yard-stick-measure-soil-carbon/?ref=ctvc.co&amp;guccounter=1" style="font-size:11pt;">TechCrunch</a>, <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90796487/is-regenerative-agriculture-the-future-of-farming-or-the-next-greenwashing-fad" style="font-size:11pt;">Fast Company</a>, and <a href="https://agfundernews.com/yard-stick-lands-18m-to-equip-agrifood-with-faster-cheaper-soil-carbon-measurement-tools" style="font-size:11pt;">AgFunder</a>.</div><div> </div><div>We offer competitive salary and equity (benchmarked to 75th percentile of high-growth US tech compensation), health/dental/vision insurance, a 401k, and home-office reimbursements. We have many team members with young families and have a strong track record of creative, flexible approaches to hours and communication expectations which let folks feel great about their commitments both to Yard Stick and their lives outside of work.</div><div> </div><div>We’re also a <a href="https://www.helloresolve.com/analysis/public-benefit-corporations-what-they-are-and-why-you-should-care/" style="font-size:11pt;">PBC</a>, or public benefit corporation, which is an alternative corporate structure which protects our ability to prioritize climate impact over profits if the two are in conflict. You can read more about PBCs in <a href="https://www.protocol.com/climate/public-benefit-corporations-climate-esg" style="font-size:11pt;">this article</a> which also features Yard Stick.</div> <h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Develop processes to transform, visualize, and analyze information from soil spectroscopy, lab results, plus geospatial and soil data sources</li><li>Understand and apply various statistical and machine learning models of soil properties</li><li>Partner with our soil science group to collect and evaluate data about soil samples, soil organic carbon, and geospatial data</li><li>Coordinate with our hardware team to improve data collection with our novel spectral soil probe</li><li>Collaborate with the greater Tech team to experiment with novel ways of extracting actionable data from large soil data sets</li><li>Critically engage with the scientific literature to identify state-of-the-art approaches worth pursuing</li><li>Analyze and describe your results and findings to tell a story with data to non-technical audiences</li><li>Work with the software team to build, operate, automate, and scale these processes as Yard Stick grows</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>2+ years of relevant data science work experience</li><li>Ability to take a dataset and a question, and independently and/or collaboratively devise thoughtful, defensible approaches to answering that question</li><li>Experience with data wrangling and analysis in SQL, Python, pandas, scipy, sklearn, etc.</li><li>Experience assessing data quality, designing experiments to understand mechanisms underlying data behaviors, and devising solutions for data improvement</li><li>Background in statistics and modeling techniques (Linear Regression, Partial Least Squares, Random Forest, Neural Networks (nice to have), etc.) </li><li>Ability to analyze and draw conclusions from modeling results</li><li>Work experience interfacing with a software team that is producing professional, production quality software</li><li>Passion for climate impact!</li><li>Enthusiasm to learn, teach, and collaborate</li></ul><h3>Bonus Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Background in applied math/statistics with experience in natural science domains OR background in natural science with modeling/computational experience</li><li>Experience with soil science, carbon modeling, and/or soil mapping</li><li>Experience with spectroscopy or other signal processing techniques</li><li>Experience with geospatial data, mapping, pathing, and public sources of such data</li><li>Familiarity with Jupyter and/or DeepNote</li><li>Work experience producing professional, production quality software</li><li>Work experience collaborating with a hardware team on a hardware product</li></ul> <div>Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</div><div> </div><div>Yard Stick’s impact goals go well beyond climate science. Why? Our company operates primarily in the US agricultural sector, which is predicated on centuries of mass land theft and disenfranchisement of Native and Black people. This harm continues today. If we’re going to work in this sector, we need to leave it better than we found it.</div><div> </div><div>Consistent with our core value of “<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RhQub_w6f-N6d05pgYsCyDC8wNOvVwCvSALg6Wh-itw/edit?usp=sharing" style="font-size:11pt;">Pursue Justice</a>,” we speak up about these issues, and we support emerging solutions and relevant policy efforts such as <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr40" style="font-size:11pt;">H.R.40</a> and <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s300" style="font-size:11pt;">S.300</a>. We also <a href="https://myclimatejourney.substack.com/p/the-growing-climate-solutions-act" style="font-size:11pt;">publicly highlight the risk of further racial discrimination</a> in emerging agricultural legislation like the Growing Climate Solutions Act and in press coverage ensure that the discrimination in past and present US agriculture is part of the conversation right alongside more typical topics like who our customers are, or how our tech works.</div><div> </div><div>Regarding hiring and culture, we work to create a work environment where everyone feels confident sharing their ideas, problem-solving happens openly and collaboratively, and mistake-making is welcomed. We’ve recently organized lunchtime all-team discussions on issues like <a href="https://floridafarmworkers.org/articles/documentary-the-fields-of-immokalee/" style="font-size:11pt;">labor equity in Florida produce</a>, <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/black-farmers-pigford-debt/" style="font-size:11pt;">Pigford v. Glickman</a> (the largest US civil rights settlement in history), and other contemporary moral concerns in agriculture. When hiring, we standardize our interview process and questions to reduce “likeability” bias, benchmark salaries against industry databases to reduce negotiation, and utilize tools like the <a href="http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com" style="font-size:11pt;">Gender Decoder</a>. Climate change is arguably the most complex challenge ever faced by humanity - we need all of humanity activated to fight back, and that motivates us to build a diverse team.</div>

Quantify soil carbon stocks easily and affordably with Yard Stick's measurement solutions, enabling gigaton-scale agricultural carbon sequestration

Data Scientist

Pyka is looking for an experienced reliability engineer to oversee the testing and validation of the aircraft’s subsystems.You will oversee all aspects of hardware test/validation. On a day-to-day basis this will involve working with the mechanical design engineers to devise test plans and validation campaigns for their hardware. In addition, it will involve executing on those test plans with the help of test engineers, technicians, as well as design engineers.Your work will have an enormous impact on the success of Pyka’s transition from prototype builds to serial production. In this role you will work directly with key decision makers at the company who will look to you to set the direction on a hardware test/validation. Your work will be prioritized and budgeted for. This will be a technically demanding position with enormous opportunity for ownership. About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.  Responsibilities<ul><li>Work closely with the Pyka Mechanical Design team to efficiently validate the operating envelope and reliability/robustness of new designs as well as improve on existing designs based on in-field testing/bug reports. </li><li>Work with design engineers to devise and execute test plans for new designs. This will involve work in the shop/lab on test stands, as well as on the prototype and production fleets of aircraft. </li><li>Assess test coverage and create testing strategy </li><li>Work with all engineering orgs to root cause hardware issues that surface in the field from initial brainstorming to specific test campaigns to reproduce specific issues. </li><li>Define the standard for hardware validation processes and documentation. </li><li>Leverage your technical leadership expertise in hardware design and test to establish a team culture that biases toward action and tests ideas. </li><li>Use data to estimate system lifetime and reliability </li><li>Support the development of the hardware test team build-out (hiring/training).</li></ul>Note: This role will initially be an IC role with the opportunity to manage a team as the company grows. Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) with 6-8+ years of related work experience</li></ul><ul><li>Past experience working on production of a complex safety critical product (aviation, space, automotive, medical, etc.)</li></ul><ul><li>Extremely strong critical thinking skills and attention to subtle details of hardware </li><li>Extremely strong ability to devise accurate test campaigns and root cause complex and subtle issues </li><li>A hunger for data, and ability to collect and analyze data in order to accurately validate hypothesis </li><li>Strong hands-on skills and experience developing simple, robust test stands  </li><li>Strong ability to work in a team environment with the ability to help and mentor team members </li><li>Experience working in a prototyping environment </li><li>Instrumentation and data acquisition skills </li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li>$130,000–190,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k) </li><li>Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave </li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks </li></ul>Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Senior/Staff Reliability Engineer

Pyka is seeking a talented Supply Planner/Buyer to join our team as we revolutionize autonomous electric aircraft. Your expertise will play a critical role in ensuring that all of Pyka’s teams, from Production through Flight Operations, have the parts, assemblies, and tools that they need in order to build, test, and iterate. You will play a critical role in improving the agility and sustainability of Pyka’s Supply Chain, Logistics, and Manufacturing processes. About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.  Responsibilities <ul><li>Make daily purchases for all Pyka teams, including R&amp;D, Flight Operations, Manufacturing (Airframe, Electrical, and Integration), Facility (Tools/Equipment, Consumables), and Software using net payment accounts with vendors  </li><li>Provide all tracking information and expected arrival dates for planning purposes </li><li>Consolidate all payment information into a single, centralized system that ties together part numbers with costs and links quotes, POs, invoices, taxes, and shipping information </li><li>Ensure competitive, up-to-date pricing through market research and regularly requesting quotes for critical or expensive components or equipment </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>2-3 years of experience in Manufacturing/Production, Inventory, or Supply Chain, ideally with a focus on Procurement </li><li>Experience with vendor selection and optimization </li><li>Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, including Material Requirements Planning (MRP) </li><li>Understanding of eBOMs, mBOMs, and Product Structures  </li><li>Experience in aviation </li><li>Extremely high attention to detail, strong multitasking and organizational skills </li><li>Ability to prioritize multiple competing tasks </li><li>Customer oriented with strong presentation skills </li><li>Impeccable communication skills, including speed of responsiveness and ability to clarify and condense complex information </li></ul>Company Perks <ul><li>$79,000–$97,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance </li><li>FSA with employer matching </li><li>401(k) </li><li>Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off </li><li>Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance </li><li>Pre-tax commuter benefits </li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks </li></ul>Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Supply Planner/Buyer

Pyka is looking for a Director of Hardware to grow and lead our hardware focused teams. You will initially manage a combination of managers and ICs, moving to managing a team of primarily managers within two years. You will set the direction on key engineering systems. You will own complex trades, helping your teams weigh conflicting objectives like cost, performance, manufacturability, engineering time, etc. You will work directly with other managers as well as executive leadership in order to triage tasks and accomplish the company's objectives. You will oversee the refinement and scale up of our existing products and will take brand new products from conceptual design through to scaled production. Success in your role will meaningfully influence the rate at which our society transitions to electric aircraft. At Pyka, we prioritize fostering a positive culture built on collaboration, transparency, and employee happiness. We're seeking a Director of Hardware who shares these values and is passionate about leading our hardware-focused teams in a supportive and inclusive environment.This role will report directly to the CEO/CTO. About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.  Responsibilities <ul><li>Lead, manage, mentor and grow a world class team of mechanical engineers, hardware test engineers, and reliability engineers focused on all aspects of design and validation of complex hardware (aircraft structures, propulsion hardware, ground equipment) </li><li>Lead by example in promoting a positive and collaborative work culture </li><li>Ensure your team is equipped with the capabilities, tools and know-how to design, build and test hardware ranging from PLM to hardware bug tracking/resolution </li><li>Manage complex, frequently conflicting priorities, helping the team balance performance targets, cost targets, reliability targets, production targets, and schedule risk </li><li>Act as the primary interface with other key leaders within the company, helping unblock projects, manage conflicting priorities, predict future bottlenecks, etc </li><li>Develop and champion rigorous yet efficient design processes  </li><li>Mentor team members from L2 to principal level engineers </li><li>Curate and maintain a small set of key metrics that track the performance of your team and report said metrics to the rest of the company in a way that inspires progress and, as required, course corrections </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>10+ years of experience designing, testing, and deploying complex hardware systems (vehicles preferred) </li><li>Experience successfully taking a complex hardware system from prototype through to production (ideally &gt;100x units/year with a product of similar complexity to our vehicle) </li><li>Past experience leading an engineering team in a fast paced R&amp;D/NPI environment  </li><li>Deep understanding of engineering systems and the ability to implement right-sized systems as Pyka grows </li><li>Deep knowledge of the physics, failure modes, and design practices relating to complex electro-mechanical systems </li><li>Superb communication skills with the ability to deftly handle conflicting priorities and gain alignment across different departments </li><li>Value simplicity and pace in both the way you design and the way you work </li><li>Have demonstrated principal level IC capabilities in your career </li></ul>Company Perks <ul><li>$220,000–$270,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance </li><li>FSA with employer matching </li><li>401(k) </li><li>Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time off </li><li>Voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance </li><li>Pre-tax commuter benefits </li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks </li></ul>Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.  Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

Director of Hardware

Pyka is looking for a Robotics Engineer—Fleet Support to join our expanding Flight Operations team, guarantee maximum operational uptime of our fleet, and inform data-driven design decisions.The primary responsibilities include the diagnosis of complex hardware/software-related issues, interfacing with cross-functional engineering teams to provide required data, design additional tests and drive resolution, and generally being available to support the daily technical operations.This is a multidisciplinary role that interacts with many internal teams, so written and verbal communication skills are critical. Your work will be instrumental in Pyka’s growth as we build the best safe product for our customers.Some of the way you will contribute in your first weeks include:<ul><li>Analyze data of aircraft subsystems to support failure root cause analysis</li><li>Analyze bench and flight testing data to validate new design</li><li>Perform initial triage of software and hardware related field issues </li></ul>About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation. To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA. Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need. Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments. Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce C02 emissions in their respective industries. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.  Responsibilities<ul><li>Analyze flight logs to identify and troubleshoot hardware and software issues </li><li>Analyze fleet data for performance evaluations </li><li>Improve the company’s data analysis tools </li><li>Interface with field Flight Operations teams to troubleshoot and collect additional test data </li><li>Identify and escalate trends in fleet performance and issues </li><li>Support engineering teams with building or maintaining efficient data analysis and troubleshooting software tools </li><li>Work with engineering design teams to improve subsystems and controls of the aircraft </li><li>Define required tests and analyze data to validate issue resolution and design changes </li><li>Establishing diagnostic procedures and maintain a test/troubleshooting guide </li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Information Technology </li><li>1-3+ years experience with data log analysis for hardware and controls systems </li><li>Talent and excitement for thorough troubleshooting </li><li>Experience building data analysis tools in Python </li><li>Comfortable with Linux </li><li>Excellent communication skills, ability to build relationships across the company </li><li>Independent and motivated, with an extremely strong work ethic; able to self-direct and manage time </li></ul>Bonus Qualifications<ul><li>Experience with C++ </li><li>Experience with electric autonomous aircraft </li><li>Experience with remotely supporting vehicle troubleshooting </li><li>Experience with hardware testing and validation processes </li><li>Hands-on experience with vehicle hardware </li><li>Experience with Linux &amp; Python-based programming systems for fleet-level data processing </li><li>Experience with software that interfaces with hardware </li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li>$90,000–$130,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li>Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k) </li><li>Paid holidays and generous PTO </li><li>Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks </li><li>Opportunity to work on large autonomous aircraft and see them fly </li></ul>Export Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. --We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Robotics Engineer — Fleet Support

<div>About us:</div><div>Based in Berkeley, CA, UPSIDE Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from real animal cells. These products are not vegan or vegetarian—they are delicious meat, made without the need to raise and slaughter billions of animals. In doing so, the company aims to address some of the most pressing environmental, animal welfare, and public health challenges, while still giving people the meat they love. </div><div> </div><div>Founded as the world’s first cultivated meat company in 2015, UPSIDE Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) has achieved numerous industry-defining milestones, including being the first company to produce multiple species of meat (beef, chicken, and duck) and to sell a cultivated meat product in the United States. The company believes that people shouldn’t have to choose between the foods they love and a thriving planet, and is working to build a better food system with access to delicious, humane, and sustainable meat, poultry, and seafood. </div><div> </div><div>UPSIDE Foods has won various industry awards, including New York Times’ Good Tech Awards, FastCo’s Next Big Thing in Tech and World Changing Ideas Awards, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation by the National Association for Business Resources. UPSIDE Foods has raised a total of $608 million, including from the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG), Baillie Gifford, Bill Gates, Cargill, John Doerr, John Mackey, Kimbal and Christiana Musk, Norwest, Richard Branson, Softbank, Temasek, Threshold, Tyson Foods, and others.</div><div> </div><div style="line-height:1.4;">About this job:</div><div style="line-height:1.4;">The Senior Research Associate, Bioprocess Development will be responsible for running cell and tissue culture processes as a member of the Tissue Process Development sub-team to support the development and scale-up of novel platforms for meat cultivation. Working as a close team, you will be actively innovating in adherent cell culture and bringing cultivated meat to scale. You should be capable of designing, troubleshooting, and executing bioreactor-based experiments independently while employing critical thinking and scientific methodology. This position is laboratory-based and requires wet-bench work on a daily basis on several concurrent projects and at varying scales (&lt; 1L to &gt; 1000L), followed by analysis and interpretation of the data, presentation of findings to colleagues, and suggestion of follow-up experiments. This interdisciplinary role will work with many adjacent teams and require strong communication skills, diligence, and self-management.</div><div style="line-height:1.4;"> </div><div style="line-height:1.4;">Responsibilities include:</div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:20px;"><li style="font-size:12pt;">Design, plan, and execute experiments to develop and optimize adherent cell cultivation platforms and processes.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Perform lab to manufacturing scale bioreactor operations and cell culture experiments.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Acquire, document, analyze, and interpret data independently.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Conduct scale-up studies and process characterization to ensure robust and efficient manufacturing processes.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Support tech transfers from R&amp;D into pilot and commercial manufacturing. </li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Troubleshoot technical issues related to manufacturing processes and provide innovative solutions to enhance process robustness and efficiency.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Collaborate with adjacent functional groups, including Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, and Food R&amp;D.</li></ul></div><div style="line-height:1.4;">About you:</div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:20px;"><li style="font-size:12pt;">BS in cell biology, molecular biology, bioengineering, chemical engineering or related life sciences field.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Minimum of 4 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with a focus on process development and/or MSAT.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Skilled with bioreactor (1-1000L) setup, operation, and troubleshooting.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Excellent knowledge of basic safety, good laboratory practices, and aseptic technique.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues and propose effective solutions.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Experience with process characterization, scale-up, and validation activities.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and experience with tech transfer is desirable.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Proficiency in statistical analysis and DOE (Design of Experiments) methodologies is desirable.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Must be comfortable working independently and on a team, in a fast-paced and evolving environment.</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Able to shift work hours to evenings and weekends as needed to provide coverage for ongoing experiments.</li></ul></div><div style="line-height:1.4;">Physical Demands:</div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:20px;"><li style="font-size:12pt;">Lifts, pushes, and pulls up to 25#. Able to stand for 2-3 hours during operations in the lab or manufacturing floor.</li><li>Must be able to identify physical objects between .5-20 feet away.</li></ul></div><div style="line-height:1.4;">Compensation Range: $54,000 - $90,000* *Pay may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge and skills.</div><div style="line-height:1.4;"> </div><div style="line-height:1.4;">UPSIDE Benefits!</div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:20px;"><li style="font-size:12pt;">Stock options for all full-time incoming team members!</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">90-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical [including HSA and FSA], dental, and vision)</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Pet insurance for your furry family members!</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Unlimited PTO</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">DE&amp;I (Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion) Council and People Engagement Programs</li><li style="font-size:12pt;">Company-sponsored learning &amp; development opportunities</li></ul></div><div style="line-height:1.4;"> </div><div style="line-height:1.4;">UPSIDE Foods is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Our company-wide mission is to create a product for everyone, so we are deeply committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.</div>

Creating delicious and healthy meat without the need for animals, Memphis Meats is revolutionizing the industry. Join us!

Senior Research Associate, Bioprocess Development

Pyka is looking for a Flight Test Operator to test and scale the operations of its advanced autonomous aircraft. You will test our new hardware and software features to ensure the success of Pyka’s customer operations around the globe. Your work will focus on testing the continuous operation of Pyka’s aircraft and ground infrastructure. This is a multidisciplinary role that interacts with many internal teams, so written and verbal communication skills are critical. Your work will be instrumental in Pyka’s growth as we build the best safe product for our customers. You will focus on operating at Pyka’s local California test sites, and may deploy to our international customers to support as needed. About PykaPyka’s goal is to provide society with a new form of fast, environmentally friendly, and accessible transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.To get there, we’re taking a different approach than most. We're applying our technologies to every industry where electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs. In doing so, we're building useful, game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems. Today, we supply our aircraft to agricultural service providers and farmers as an autonomous tool that makes aerial crop protection safer, more targeted and less harmful to surrounding environments. Our vehicles are highly economical to operate and easy to deploy. What you work on at Pyka makes people’s lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one-step closer each day.We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.We foster a welcoming community within our company that promotes experimentation, asking questions, making simple solutions to complex problems, and expressing different views and opinions. We are a transparent company both internally and externally and do not believe in operating in “stealth mode.” Lastly, we don’t work 60 hour weeks, and don’t expect you to either. In this role you will have a great deal of responsibility, earn a competitive salary and benefits,  and contribute to the development of groundbreaking technology. Responsibilities<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Execute continuous operations at Pyka’s test sites by identifying and troubleshooting issues, with the remote help of Pyka’s engineering teams </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Conduct reliability test campaigns with Pyka’s autonomous aircraft and ground support infrastructure </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Provide detailed technical feedback to operations and engineering teams to improve Pyka’s product for customer deployment </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Fly and test new hardware and software features </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Conduct diverse fleet site maintenance activities, involving the aircraft itself and ground infrastructure </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Serve as Pilot In Command or Ground Control Operator of experimental / developmental unmanned aircraft </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Deploy to customer test sites to support Agricultural and Cargo Operations — 25% travel </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">1-3 years of experience flying fixed wing UAVs / model aircraft or large multirotors </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Experience with ground control and mission planning software  </li><li style="font-weight:400;">1–5 years of experience working with and troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Basic high voltage safety knowledge and comfortable working on 120 VDC, 20 ~ 30 kW systems </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Knowledge of aircraft systems, maintenance, and manuals </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Independent and motivated, able to self-direct and manage time </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Extreme thoroughness and attention to detail </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Willing to work at test sites in the Central Valley </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Part 61 pilot certificate </li></ul>Company Perks<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">$70,000–$100,000 per year base salary + equity. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change. </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance, FSA with employer matching, and 401(k) </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks at the Oakland office </li><li style="font-weight:400;">Opportunity to work on and fly large autonomous aircraft </li></ul>--We do not work with external recruiters; if you are an external recruiter, please do not reach out.

Flight Test Operator

<div>At Bowery, we’re making wildly delicious food more accessible to everyone. Driven by our proprietary end-to-end technology, our farms are transforming the entire fresh food supply chain to be simpler, safer, and vastly more sustainable.</div><div> </div><div>We have 5 farms in operation (including state-of-the-art R&amp;D and innovation farms) and we’re just getting started. We’re backed by tech and agriculture industry leaders with $647M in equity and debt capital, and our products are sold in over 1,400 locations.</div><div> </div><div>Working at Bowery is more than just a job. It’s a chance to make a global impact with first-of-its-kind technology and ridiculously good food. We’re always looking for passionate minds to grow (and eat) with us! Ready to make a real difference? Join us. We’d love to have you here.  </div><div> </div><div>P.s. Check out <a href="https://spoti.fi/3ToY3Mm">The Roots: Bowery Farming's People Podcast</a> for all things Bowery culture, teams, leadership, and karaoke (yes, karaoke)</div><div> </div><div>About The Role:</div><div>The Data Science, Algorithms, role at Bowery builds production-facing data products which help automate and optimize the agricultural and operational functions across our network of indoor vertical farms. The Data &amp; AI function is central to the vision of the company as well as its day-to-day operation, and owns the analytics, forecasting, crop modeling, computer vision, and operations optimization solutions. In addition to our team of data scientists, you’ll also collaborate with software engineers, agricultural scientists, and supply-chain managers who bring domain expertise to our data-driven solutions. </div><div> </div><div>This role is based out of our NYC HQ. We follow a hybrid working model. </div> <h3>What You'll Do:</h3><ul><li>You’ll create innovative quantitative solutions to advance the state of indoor farming alongside supply chain managers, mechanical engineers, and agricultural operations specialists.</li><li>You’ll research, design, and implement machine learning and operations research models. </li><li>You’ll design and build solutions to optimize farm operations and help achieve the highest utilization of time and space in the farm.</li><li>You’ll design experimental frameworks to ensure data integrity and empower us to more easily analyze and act upon data from new trials.</li><li>You’ll analyze historical data related to crop growth and environmental characteristics to model and forecast yields for future harvests, and uncover insights about optimizing growth potential.</li><li>You’ll help shape the way our data science team does work - researching and making key decisions about what we build, how we build it, and which tools are best for solving our problems.</li><li>You’ll work alongside software engineers to implement data processing and visualization systems that make data readily available and simplify how insights are communicated.</li><li>You won’t target ads, optimize signup funnels, or recommend anything for anyone to click on.</li></ul><h3>Who You Are:</h3><ul><li>You have extensive experience applying data science, operations research, machine learning, or related methods to solving real-world problems.</li><li>You have experience designing and deploying software that makes decisions, and monitoring/measuring the impact of those decisions.</li><li>You've worked with cross-functional stakeholders to implement or maintain software that serves business needs.</li><li>You are fluent in Python and enjoy building software the team can depend on.</li><li>You are proficient with SQL and can work “full stack” to integrate solutions with our data ecosystem.</li><li>You are confident in taking ownership of projects from start to finish and enjoy the process of turning nebulous ideas into reality.</li><li>You are energized by the idea of translating business, operations, and agricultural questions into data science problems, solving those problems, and interpreting the output back into clear outcomes.</li><li>You’re a creative problem solver who is able to execute independently but plan collaboratively.</li><li>You have a strong mathematical background in probability, statistics, and optimization algorithms.</li><div> </div></ul><h3>Who We Are:</h3><ul><li>Bowery is a place where everyone is welcome, included, and empowered to reach their full potential.</li><li>We live our shared values every day in both big and small ways: opt in, think wildly different, break barriers together &amp; be kind to the core</li><li>We are a mission-driven team of unconventional thinkers, problem-solvers, optimists, and activators</li><li>We share a passion for giving back more to the planet than we take, growing deliciously abundant food without abundant harm</li><li>We are excited to hear from you! </li></ul><h3>Benefits as Good as our Greens</h3><ul><li>To support you and your family, we offer health, dental, and vision insurance; mental health resources; family forming support; long-term and short-term disability insurance; FSA; HSA and commuter benefits</li><li>Company stock options so that you can reap the benefits of every Bowery win</li><li>401k Program</li><li>The more balance, the better. We offer unlimited paid vacation, paid holiday - plus 16 weeks of paid parental leave so you can focus on what matters most</li><li>From internal mobility to a mentorship program and curated L&amp;D initiatives, we are fully invested in your growth</li></ul> <div>Our commitment to eliminating bias and ensuring pay equity goes beyond pay transparency. Click here (<a href="https://bit.ly/3CUwuUY">https://bit.ly/3CUwuUY</a>) to learn more about how compensation works at Bowery, how we came up with the salary on this job posting, and what we’re doing to ensure your compensation is internally and externally equitable.</div><div> </div><div>The salary for this role will be $185,000. If this role is of interest to you, we encourage you to apply no matter what so we can see your profile and background. You can trust us to make a leveling assessment based on your unique skills and experience and communicate that with you. </div><div> </div><div>Bowery is an equal opportunity employer - a place that celebrates unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures that will enrich the workplace. We are attempting to redefine what a sustainable agricultural supply chain can look like. We cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of people who want fresh, locally grown food in regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience. We strongly encourage people from marginalized communities to apply to join our team.</div>

Revolutionizing agriculture for a healthier planet and population, Bowery delivers fresh, nutritious produce through sustainable farming.

Senior Data Scientist, Algorithms

About Pivot Bio:    Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of the soil microbiome, Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in agriculture. Our products harness the power of naturally occurring microbes to provide nutrients to crops and new sustainable ways for farmers to reduce the usage of fertilizers as they work to help feed the world’s growing population. Read/Hear more about Pivot Bio on <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2021/07/19/pivot-bio-nears-2-billion-valuation-as-it-raises-whopping-430-million-to-replace-synthetic-fertilizers-on-corn-and-wheat-sustainability/?sh%3D6eb68bf12273&amp;source=gmail-imap&amp;ust=1652394103000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2MbG-0MO1oRPd_Py32docR">Forbes</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/agriculture-emits-a-forgotten-greenhouse-gas-scientists-are-looking-for-solutions-in-the-soil&amp;source=gmail-imap&amp;ust=1652394103000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Gh-PTzjMJ6U0veKkfi-B2">PBS News Hour.</a>    Position:  Research Associate Strain Banking and Inventory Management We are looking for a strong researcher who thrives in the laboratory. The successful candidate should be willing to learn and support innovation, while maintaining excellent laboratory practices. Reporting to the Strain Banking Lead, and working in a beautiful laboratory facility in Berkeley, the candidate will be responsible for supporting the development and operations of strain banking and inventory management of our bacterial strains. We are seeking a candidate with prior hands-on experience with inventory management, bacterial culturing and storage techniques and best lab practices. We are seeking a candidate with working knowledge of microbiology, an eye for detail, skill with troubleshooting laboratory equipment, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience with automated equipment and LIMS is a plus. We expect the candidate to thrive in a fast-paced environment, adapt to changing operations objectives, and operate independently with minimal oversight. If this is you, you will enjoy the satisfaction of being a crucial member of a growing team innovating the most cutting-edge products in Ag Biologicals.      Responsibilities:   <ul><li>Generate and QC working cell banks for Manufacturing and R&amp;D.   </li><li>Culture and preserve novel microbial strains.  </li><li>QC strain banks using PCR, sequencing, dilution plating, and microscopy.  </li><li>Oversee existing freezer stock inventory and inventory maintenance.  </li><li>Troubleshoot and improve upon existing processes including automation and process development for novel microbes.  </li><li>Assist in phenotyping our strains via a suite of chemical, biological and molecular assays.   </li><li>Assist in automation and scale up of key processes.  </li><li>QC, analyze and communicate your data in written reports and at team meetings.   </li><li>Maintain a thorough digital lab notebook and required electronic documentation.   </li><li>Communicate effectively and coordinate resources within and across teams.   </li><li>Bring your excitement and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.   </li><li>Follow (and develop new) SOPs   </li><li>Attend and contribute to R&amp;D meetings   </li></ul>Physical Demands:   <ul><li>Job will involve a mix of laboratory and computer-based work   </li><li>Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, or fingers  </li><li>Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing  </li><li>Communicating with others to exchange information  </li><li>Occasionally perform physically repetitive tasks like pipetting, sample weighing, and sample packaging  </li><li>Visual inspection of small details and differences in biological materials </li><li>Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds  </li><li>Able to work 8-hour workdays and 5-day work weeks   </li></ul> Required:    <ul><li>Bachelor of science degree in biological sciences, microbiology, or related field or equivalent experience   </li><li>2+ years’ experience in a fast-paced industry research lab environment  </li><li>A deep appreciation for the art of aseptic handling/technique.  </li><li>Strong molecular biology experience (colony PCR, microbial cell culture, gel electrophoresis, microscopy).   </li><li>Proven ability to manage deadlines and multiple ongoing multi-day workflows.  </li><li>Comfortable with standard microbiology techniques, including culturing and bacterial plating </li><li>An understanding of research/development, and the principles behind experiment design and execution (e.g. importance of controls, answering research questions, and testing hypotheses)   </li><li>Exceptional documentation and communication skills including writing Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents and reports and the ability to understand the needs of others and clearly explain ideas   </li><li>Strong ability to work independently and as a team, ask good questions and recognize anomalies   </li></ul> Preferred:  <ul><li>Experience with QC/QA and GMP.   </li><li>Strong data analysis and statistical skills.  </li><li>Experience working with laboratory liquid handling automation.   </li><li>Extensive experience culturing bacteria and working with non-model organisms.   </li><li>Experience with process development, troubleshooting and scale-up.  </li><li>Experience with tech transfer to other research teams or CROs.  </li></ul> What we offer: <ul><li>Competitive package in a disruptive startup </li><li>Stock options </li><li>Health/Dental/Vision insurance with employer-paid premiums </li><li>Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability policies </li><li>Employee Assistance Program with free referrals and discounts </li><li>401(k) plan, 3% Match </li><li>Commuter benefits </li><li>Annual Training &amp; Development support </li><li>Flexible vacation policy with a generous holiday schedule </li><li>Exciting opportunity to work with a talented and fun team</li></ul>*Internal employees, please apply by clicking on the Internal Job Board icon on NSIDER<div><div><div>The salary range for this Berkeley, CA based position incorporates a premium for the cost of labor in this area.  If this role is hired remotely, contact us for the lower range for National Benchmark.  Following employment, growth beyond the hiring range is possible based on performance.</div><div>Hiring Compensation Range</div><div>$66,585—$83,231 USD</div></div></div>

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