Sublime Systems is leading a swift and massive transition to a clean cement manufacturing future.
Sublime’s breakthrough electrochemical process avoids the pollution caused by ordinary portland cement’s use of fossil-fueled kilns and limestone feedstock. Sublime instead extracts reactive calcium and silicates from abundant raw materials at ambient temperature, to make ASTM C1157-compliant Sublime Cement™, a 1:1 replacement for OPC in concrete. Because it does not require carbon capture, Sublime’s technology offers a clear path for cost-competitive clean cement manufacturing at scale.
Sublime was founded at MIT in 2020 by Dr. Leah Ellis and Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang, both respected experts in materials science, electrochemical systems, and sustainability research. The company has raised over $200M in funding from leading tech investors, global cement majors, and cooperative agreements with the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E, IEDO, and OCED award programs.
It currently operates a Somerville, MA-based pilot plant with a >250 TPY nameplate production capacity and is developing its 30,000 TPY first commercial facility in Holyoke, MA.
Sublime Systems is a technology company commercializing affordable, ultra-low-carbon cement. Sublime's breakthrough replaces the industry's legacy fossil fuel-fired kilns with an electrochemical system that operates at ambient temperature, eliminating the use of fossil fuel and the need for limestone, resulting in low-carbon, low-embodied energy cement. This technology has the potential to drive gigaton-scale CO2 reductions in an industry responsible for 8 percent of global emissions. Sublime is backed by mission-aligned investors, including The Engine, Prime Impact Fund, Energy Impact Partners, and Lowercarbon Capital. We are building a diverse and collaborative team of folks who are "amped about cement" (pun intended), who share our values (excellence, creativity, and teamwork), and our motivation to create a better world.
In this role, you will be joining our project development team and contributing to the groundwork behind a global site selection process. This will entail working in conjunction with large corporates, state/federal agencies, and other key players, both internally and externally. Candidates will perform market research, draft project timelines, analyze project risks, support financial modeling, and work to build relationships that unlock sites to deploy Sublime Systems’ ultra-low carbon cement technology.
This is a full- time, 40 hours per, week in person position located in Somerville, MA.
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Scope of Work:
Low-Carbon Cement Market / Demand Research Build pricing dataset for low-carbon materials in various geographies of interest Review governmental low-carbon materials procurement standards to build Sublime’s view on long-term impact/marketplace Interconnection Access + Cost Outline pathways through various utilities to achieve interconnection Engage utilities and consultants to uncover key information around timeline, cost, and risk Permitting Timeline + Risk Analysis Identify necessary permits for the construction of a commercial-scale Sublime facility Develop understanding of application review timing, key risks, and necessary spend on a site-by-site basis Securing Feedstock Supporting negotiation of feedstock procurement term sheets / LOIs with potential suppliers Identifying logistics partners and pricing for commercial volumes of product/feedstock Qualifications/Qualities:
Pursuing a graduate-level / MBA degree. Background encompassing complex project workin renewables, cement/chemicals, or other project/project development settings a strong plus.