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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
Salary not provided
About the company:
We are a team of growers, plant scientists, engineers, artists, foodies and plant romantics working to improve the lives of plants, people, and the planet. We currently operate in South San Francisco, CA, and Laramie, WY. Our new Compton, CA site set to open in 2021 will be the world’s first, high-capacity indoor vertical farm.
Plenty believes food justice is social justice. Equal access to healthy, nutritious food is fundamental to a quality life. We build farms in communities that need better access to food and jobs. Plenty provides living-wage, year-round jobs along with flavorful, nutrient-rich food to the communities we serve. We use automation and robotics so machines do the backbreaking labor while people perform new kinds of skilled agricultural, science and high-tech jobs.
Now is the time to help Plenty achieve its mission to feed the world healthy food in a sustainable way. We are a start-up with expanding career growth opportunities.
We are actively seeking those who embody our core values: find a way, down to earth, & grow together. These values guide how we work together as teammates, approach innovation and engage with customers. Does this sound like you? Join the mission as we improve human and planetary health by increasing access to craveable fruits and vegetables.
About Plenty
We are on a mission to grow plenty of fresh food for everyone, everywhere. We are building the world’s largest, most technologically advanced, indoor vertical farms. Using a fraction of the land and water outdoor farms need, our farms are designed to secure our food future.
Our people and teams are how we make our mission possible. We are passionate about our contributions to Plenty, the communities around us and our planet, but never take ourselves too seriously. We’re down to earth, we grow together, and we always find a way. Join us as we rewrite the rules of agriculture, and we’ll bet our berries you’ll be rewarded with innovative and collaborative teammates, a supportive environment, diverse career opportunities and meaningful work.
About Role
Plenty is looking for an Integration Engineer to join our Research Engineering team. You will join an enthusiastic, cross-functional team tackling problems that reimagine the way food is grown. In this role, you will help accelerate plant science research and farm technology development by designing, building, integrating, and troubleshooting equipment and systems for research environments and prototype farms. You will play a critical role at the interface between Plant Science and Engineering teams, strengthening the feedback loop between Engineering and Plant Science experts and driving innovation as the hands-on Engineer responsible for spaces where the latest farm technology is tested and cutting edge scientific trials are run.
What You'll Do
- Become an expert in our latest suite of farm technology
- Design and integrate basic equipment and systems for research environments and prototype farms such as lighting, thermal, nutrient, grow containers, automation equipment, etc.
- Install and support commissioning of new prototype equipment in research spaces and bring lessons learned back to Design Engineers
- Support troubleshooting fluid, thermal, lighting, automation, and other electromechanical systems
- Collaborate with Growers, Plant Scientists, Operators, and Engineers to define requirements, capture learnings, and improve designs
- Travel to our facility in Richmond Virginia for hands-on integration work and face-to-face collaboration with our Engineering team, as well as to support commissioning and operation
- Collaborate with Supply Chain and Facilities teams and coordinate with suppliers and construction contractors to ensure timely procurement and installation
- Champion safety best practices and collaborate with the Safety team to ensure best practices are incorporated into designs and processes
- Other duties as assigned
What We're Looking For
- Education or experience equivalent to a B.S. or higher (e.g. M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field
- Eagerness to learn and grow in fast-paced environment
- A builder and problem solver who thrives in hands-on work environments
- Experience troubleshooting electromechanical systems such as fluid systems, thermal systems, lighting, or automation equipment
- Experience with 3D CAD modeling, preferably in SolidWorks or CATIA
- Collaborator who can partner with suppliers and construction contractors to procure and install equipment
- Knowledge of safe use of basic hand and machine tools and electronic measurement equipment
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of time
Full-Time, Onsite
What we can offer
- Compensation; we’ll pay you a competitive salary, give you a stake in the company via equity and contribute toward your 401K
- Health & well-being; we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits, in-office gyms, and an Employee Assistance Program to help with mental health, financial & legal matters
- Food; in-office lunches, snacks and access to our leafy greens & new produce in development -- are you up for a side gig as a taste tester?
- Grow together; learning & development opportunities including unlimited access to our Upstart University platform, LinkedIn Learning, lunch & learns, training certifications, and more
- Equipment; we’ll provide you with the equipment you need to be successful, including $75/month toward your phone bill and $250 every 2 years to upgrade your phone
- Paid time off; we know you’ll do your best if you’re taking time to recharge, so we don’t cap the amount of days you can take off per year in addition to the paid holidays we observe
- Parental leave; 12 weeks off for all new parents - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition
Food & Safety Requirements
- Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations
- Ensure equipment design is of a material suitable for food safety and designed in a way that is smooth and easily cleanable
- Make sure Equipment design is of a material suitable for food safety and designed in a way that is smooth and easily cleanable
- All applicants must be 18 years or older to apply
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