Process Development Engineer Jobs

Are you a talented process development engineer that enjoys designing, developing and validating new processes and solving hard problems? Do you want to be a part of a mission-driven team making a real impact on the environment?

About Us

All across the world, from the azure pools of Turkey and Oman to the travertine terraces of Yellowstone, our planet quietly pulls carbon dioxide from the air and turns it to stone. For eons, Earth has relied on this process to balance its carbon cycle. What if it could be harnessed? What if we could do it faster, in larger quantities, and at a low enough cost to make it an effective tool in the fight against climate change?

At Heirloom, we are turning that into reality. We use the natural carbon capture properties of abundant minerals to pull CO2 from the air, and store it permanently underground. We come to work every day to slow climate change, and are united behind a single, common goal - to remove 1 billion tons of CO2 from the sky by 2035, and to not stop before we get there.

We bring together the precise recipe of science, technology, know-how, and strategy necessary to make low cost, high quality carbon removal a reality. If we’re successful, we will directly mitigate climate change, build a world we can proudly hand over to our children and grandchildren, and catalyze an industry that will rival the largest the world has ever seen. If you want to change the planet, come join us.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Heirloom is committed to diversity and building an equitable and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and experiences. We believe wholeheartedly that building a diverse company is critical to Heirloom’s success. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, and people with disabilities.

The Role

We are seeking a skilled Process Development Engineer to join our world-class team of engineers, scientists, and designers to help develop and optimize our direct air capture process. As a Process Development Engineer, you will be responsible for the development of Heirloom’s hydroxylation system and the interaction between process performance and hardware.

This includes being hands on with Heirloom's hydration system, translating chemical processes to scaled equipment for specific DAC process needs, characterization of hydration hardware performance and working cross functionally and with third party tool manufacturer partners to design equipment and develop processes.

What You Will Bring

We're looking for someone with a strong background in geochemistry and mineral carbonation processes with robust hands-on process development experience. You're a first principles thinker who enjoys developing new technologies and troubleshooting with systematic root cause analysis. You have expertise in statistical data analysis methods and experimental design. You have experience with powder materials handling and processing.

You're proficient or expert in Python and / or JMP, and have experience using software to analyze large experimental datasets. And, you're great at presenting technical data to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. If that's you, we'd love to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about using process development engineering to develop innovative solutions that improve people's lives. If you are a team player who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Our Principles

Radical Honesty means we are open, transparent, and inclusive in everything we do. We aren't scared to challenge each other, but bring clear motives and our best intentions when we do.

Persistent Optimism means we carry an infinite amount of optimistic energy with us on our journey, constantly chipping away at what may seem insurmountable.

Maximize our learning rate means we're always in discovery mode. Compounding knowledge is our key to victory - we continuously hone our crafts, seek the fastest paths to new learning, and are quick to absorb new knowledge.

Perks and Benefits

• Learn on the job. Robust annual education and conference budget, including airfare and hotel costs
• Stay healthy. Monthly health and wellness reimbursement
• Covered health, dental and vision. Health, dental and vision insurance covered by Heirloom
• Flexible time off. Flexible PTO for exempt (salaried) employees & 120 hours for full time non-exempt (hourly) employees
• Generous stock options
• Generous parental leave. 16 weeks paid leave for all Heirloom employees, regardless of primary/secondary caregiver status

Why you should join Heirloom

• We have done this before. We have done this before. We’re engineers, scientists, and concerned humans from a variety of backgrounds and experiences who are pooling our knowledge and skills to collectively build a more equitable, prosperous future for all
• We are backed by the best climate partners in the world. We’re well funded by investors from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ahren Innovation Capital, Carbon Direct, Microsoft, Lowercarbon Capital, ARPA-e and the National Science Foundation. Our early customers include Stripe, Shopify, and Klarna, and we’re building durable partnerships that enable us to tackle this decades-long problem.
• We are solving the engineering problem of our generation. Climate change is an existential threat, and we need as many of the world’s motivated minds as possible to help. There is no greater challenge or opportunity than fighting climate change.
• We are a united, resilient, and optimistic bunch. We are all here for the same reason - to slow climate change. We recognize the magnitude of the challenge ahead of us, and believe we can solve it. We can see a hopeful future where we eventually reverse climate change. It won’t be easy, but we won’t quit

Target compensation for this role is between $115,000 and $150,000 depending on level and experience.