Mechanical Engineer

Lydian • Boston, MA

20d

About The Position

Lydian is looking for an early-career Mechanical Engineer to work on scaling our Pilot-scale reactor to achieve our first Commercial-scale demonstration.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or similar.
• Be awesome. Be someone who is incredible to work with, and keeps people wanting to engage with them.
• Strong fundamentals. A history of approaching engineering problems with a physics-first approach.
• Scrappiness. Be someone who is comfortable in a timeline & bandwidth-limited environment.
• Breadth. Be someone who can take an idea from inception to execution, with the drive to own the full process of design, analysis, fabrication/sourcing, and testing.
• Experience designing parts and systems from a blank sheet.
• Alignment with our mission, vision, and virtues

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with machining, metal fabrication, and 3D printing.
• Work experience with firmware, coding, and data acquisition tools.
• Catalysis and process engineering experience are big pluses.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, prototyping, & testing of syngas reactor components/improvements, with the goal of using day-to-day testing and engineering work to improve our Commercial-scale reactor system. In short, try to make an awesome reactor.
• Interface with R&D and operations teams to collaborate in making process & manufacturing improvements. Understand and act to eliminate their bottlenecks by making proposals that will scale with our reactor.
• Be the bridge between hardware testing and R&D teams. Ensure that we are running tests that gather good data, and follow up by proposing solutions that will work as our technology scales.
• Assist in budgeting and planning the implementation of new systems & processes. Help to implement and train others in new processes.

Benefits

• Challenging, collaborative, and meaningful work and an important voice in company development
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Meaningful equity compensation
• Flexible PTO and expectation that all employees take significant time off to rest, recharge, and enjoy life outside work
• Excellent health insurance with 100% of healthcare, vision, and dental premiums covered
• 401(k) with company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level