Managing Test Engineer (equipment focus)

Ammobia•San Francisco, CA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

About Ammobia Ammobia is on a mission to revolutionize the ammonia industry. We are a seed-stage startup developing Haber Bosch 2.0 – a next-generation ammonia synthesis process enabling cost-effective, clean ammonia production. Clean ammonia will support ammonia’s growing role in our decarbonized world, tackling some of the most difficult to abate sectors including chemicals, fertilizers, and heavy-duty transportation. We are supported by leading climate tech organizations including Starlight Ventures, the Department of Energy, Collaborative Fund, Third Derivative, and more. Job Description Ammobia is seeking a build-anything engineer to lead our Test Engineering function. You will be responsible for the design and iterative development of hardware systems to test, demonstrate, and optimize Ammobia’s proprietary reaction and separation processes. You and your team will deliver custom equipment to Ammobia’s R&D and Process teams and therefore work with the full technical team of chemical, process, and materials engineers. Who you are You are a hands on, build-focused engineer with deep industrial expertise designing and delivering complex gas processing systems. You come from aerospace, chemicals, or energy, and you build systems beginning with first-principles understanding. You enjoy working closely with scientists and engineers across the company to develop and deliver on functional requirements. You enjoy fast paced, creative, and collaborative work; you work with a bias towards action and overcommunication; and you thrive with high levels of autonomy and ownership. There is significant opportunity to grow your role alongside the company.

Requirements

5+ years industrial experience in gas processing for chemical, energy, aerospace, or similar field
Hands on experience designing + building research and pilot scale gas processing equipment, including ownership of and blank-sheet design of P&IDs, models, BOMs
Experience leading design and build activities on small teams
Hands on experience commissioning and troubleshooting complex hardware systems
Experience leading system safety reviews for gas handling equipment, including HAZOP, PHA, or similar
Demonstrated experience working with fabricators and vendors firms to design and procure custom hardware
Working knowledge of electrical and control system design (PLC programming experience big plus)
Working knowledge of Python and/or MATLAB, especially for time series data analysis
Demonstrated experience designing tests/experiments on pilot scale chemical process systems
Deep expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer
Hands on experience building gas handling hardware, such as with swagelok tubing, mass flow controllers, heaters, pressure vessels, etc
BS (MS preferred) in mechanical engineering or similar
Prior startup experience

Nice To Haves

Expertise in catalysis and reaction engineering, gas separations
Expertise in unit operation modeling or similar
Expertise in PLC programming expertise
Demonstrated expertise in data analysis of time series processes

Responsibilities

Own hardware design, integration, and delivery for Ammobia's pilot reactor and process systems
Lead a team of 1-5 engineers and technicians to integrate mechanical, electrical, and controls subsystems
Generate hardware system requirements and success criteria in close collaboration with R&D and process teams
Design and procure custom equipment including pressure vessels, structural supports, flow and pressure controllers
Build, integrate, shakedown, commission, and handoff process systems to R&D and process teams
After successful pilot, translate designs to larger-scale system deployments with system fabricators and EPCs
Build and maintain P&IDs, BOMs, 3D models, and similar
Continuously upgrade, maintain, and build new bench scale systems to support R&D