Combustion Engineer - Gasification

Charm Industrial is working to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We design, build and operate a fleet of mobile fast pyrolyzers that convert ag and forest biomass residues into bio-oil for use in carbon removal and direct-reduced-iron steelmaking.

In 2020 our Chief Scientist and co-founder Shaun Meehan had two breakthroughs (bio-oil intermediate and bio-oil sequestration) that kickstarted the company. Within 10 months we completed our first carbon removal injection and in 2021 we completed more than 5,000 tons of CO₂e removal for customers like Stripe, Shopify and Microsoft. 

Our mission is to reverse climate change and return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert waste biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into permanent, underground storage as carbon removal, or reform the bio-oil to produce syngas for fossil-free steel.

Last year, our carbon removal pathway took off with support from customers like Stripe, Shopify & Microsoft, and we deployed our first mobile pyrolyzer. In the next 18 months, we'll build and deploy the next pyrolyzer revision, demonstrate our fossil-free syngas pilot, substantially expand our operations in the Midwest and put more than 1,000 tonnes of CO₂e underground.

We're looking to expand our team of creative and hands-on engineers, fabricators, operators, and forward-thinking humans. We value psychological safety and collaboration. We take calculated risks and don't sweep mistakes under the rug; instead, we pin them to the wall and learn from them. We value that everyone’s unique backgrounds and perspectives shape their work. We encourage you to read our company values.

Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!

Reversing climate change has its share of incredibly difficult problems, and we need the brightest and most creative hardware engineers to help us solve them. Come join Charm’s gasification R&D team, where you will be tasked with designing, building and testing systems for our gasifier - the machine that converts bio-oil into a reducing gas for iron making! 

We are looking for a Combustion Engineer to help us design our core ironmaking technology! If you’re excited about thermal conversion, kinetics, and designing unique combustion solutions, this role is for you!

You’ll design a system that efficiently converts bio-oil into an energy rich syngas.  We're looking for someone with a deep understanding of mechanical systems as well as combustion, who can lead a team of engineers, and who has a focus on safe, robust designs and testing. You'll collaborate with the rest of the team on critical interfaces and high-level systems design. You'll put your hardware through test situations early and often, to ensure consistency and stability in the field. Best and most importantly, your hardware will be critical in ensuring a pathway to carbon negative steel, and a better future for our planet.

This role is located at our Fort Lupton, CO Miniforge, and is not open for remote work. The salary range is $98-130k per year, plus benefits described below.

· You solve problems with creativity and curiosity 

· You take high ownership of your work from end-to-end

· You are eager to learn and teach others 

· You readily challenge your assumptions when faced with a difficult problem

· You collaboratively seek out teammates for feedback and advice

· You care deeply about our mission & the transition to a greener, more equitable future

Check out our instagram to see some shots of the team in action!

· Flexible hours & paid time off

· Stock option compensation

· Medical and dental insurance

· Traditional and Roth 401k

· Paid parental leave managed through Cocoon

· Healthy snacks and lunches

· A sweet workplace (Wait until you see our SF Minifactory!) with lots of space inside and out

· A chance to pivot into a role in climate!

Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas.

The nature of our work requires the vast majority of our team to be in-person full time. As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, we've continuously adapted our safety policy to keep our team safe and productive. Our current safety policy requires that anyone coming to the office must be vaccinated and wear a mask indoors. If you're invited to our office for an interview, you will be asked for proof of vaccination.