Process Engineer I
About The Position
At Aircapture we’re creating and scaling a circular carbon economy to solve what we believe to be our lifetime's most pressing challenge: the climate crisis. We supply commercial and industrial customers with clean CO2 captured from our atmosphere to radically improve the environment, our economy, and our lives. We value building a team of people who represent diverse backgrounds–be it thought, education, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation–to reach our goals. Thank you for considering us. As a Process Engineer you will be instrumental in the development of novel Direct Air Capture “DAC” systems onsite in our development and production facility in Berkeley, California. You will partner with the Electrical and Manufacturing teams and use your innovative thought process and optimistic mindset to propel the conceptualization, design, prototyping and manufacturing of the DAC systems as we work together to mitigate the impacts of climate change. If you are excited to have a major impact at a groundbreaking climate technology startup, this is the role for you!
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering, or similar area of study
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Ability to review and verify peer calculations
- Experience with CAD software
- Experience with process modeling software such as Aspen+
- Strong written/verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Work on a variety of projects from start to finish
- Design, simulate and engineer novel process systems in the carbon capture space
- Design and plan equipment layouts
- Estimate capital and operating costs
- Evaluate process and equipment to ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations
- Prepare PFDs and P&ID’s, including control loops
- Prepare line, valve and equipment sizing
- Conduct detailed reviews of vendor drawings/documents for accuracy
- Communicate and interface openly and frequently with other team members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
