Pyrolysis Technician

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!

As a Pyrolysis Technician, based out of our “Minifactory,” you’ll be on a team that reports into one of our Pyrolyzer Lead Engineers and you'll support build, maintenance, and operation of the biomass skid and other subsystems within our pyrolyzer architecture. You’d be a great candidate for this role if you are a skilled heavy machinery operator with attention to detail and safety, have hands-on experience, can generate resourceful and practical design solutions, and are an excellent communicator and a creative problem solver. You’ll be an essential member of the team who’ll work directly with fellow Charmers, vendors and occasional third parties. The ideal candidate is safety-minded, proactive, mechanically confident and is able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks on a day-to-day basis. You’ll directly contribute to building our beta pyrolyzer we’ve named Bagaceratops, a plant-eating carbon removal machine.

This role is located at our San Francisco, CA Minifactory and is not open for remote work. The salary range is $99 to $114K 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 the attestation of COVID-19 vaccination to work at Charm. Additionally, we ask that all of our employees and visitors stay home and rest if they have any cold/flu/covid/sickness symptoms.