Senior Mechanical Engineer, Heirloom
$160-180k
+ Stock options
Office located in Brisbane, CA
Direct air carbon capture
Be an early applicant
Direct air carbon capture
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-180k
+ Stock options
Office located in Brisbane, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To pull billions of tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Role
Who you are
- Whether you’re working solo at a small start-up, or owning projects on a larger team, this much is clear: you will be an experienced (8+ years) Mechanical Design Engineer with a background in automation equipment design
- You will bring creative solutions to the table to design parts that are optimized for structural integrity, cost, and modularity
- Having taken product(s) through the entire product lifecycle (EVT/DVT/PVT) process has taught you to solve technically complex problems using mechanical fundamentals and data-driven methodologies
- You have experience with tools & methods like or similar to FEA, fatigue analysis, root cause analysis, and GD&T and you bring leadership experience either through project leadership and/or managing a team
Desirable
- If you have experience with manufacturing equipment design, powder handling equipment, and/or driving best practices and standards within a team
What the job involves
- In this role, you will be joining the scaled systems mechanical design team and will be focused on architecting the next-generation carbonation equipment
- In this role, you will be expected to constantly challenge our assumptions and push the limits of design and manufacturing to achieve our ultimate targets
- As part of the team, you will independently lead the development of an automation design module within an integrated line through its entire product lifecycle with cost and reliability as key drivers
- You will select and integrate automation equipment like motors, actuators, and sensors into your subsystem designs
- You will design parts for a number of manufacturing processes including but not limited to sheet metal stamping, injection molding, and thermoforming
- Working with suppliers and our supply chain team, you’ll provide in-depth design for manufacturing and assembly feedback required to ensure that our designs are cost-efficient, robust, and capable of high-quality results at scale
Our take
According to the UN, in order to avoid climate disaster the world needs to both reduce carbon emissions and actively remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. Heirloom develops a technology to handle the latter, using limestone to capture carbon directly from the air and permanently store it - and in doing so delivering high-quality carbon credits for businesses to purchase.
Initially, the company stored captured carbon in underground deposits, but it now also boasts the ability to sequester CO₂ into concrete. This process, which was developed alongside its partner, CarbonCure, actually strengthens the concrete, which can then be used in all types of construction projects.
Crucially, because limestone is so widely available - and because the capture process is a chemical reaction - the process requires minimal land and energy. This allows the company to remain relatively low-impact in its operations, making its carbon removal credits more valuable. This has contributed to the achievement of Microsoft purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal from the company, in one of the biggest deals of its kind to date.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
66% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2024
$150m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$53m
SERIES A
Total funding: $204m
Company benefits
- Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by Heirloom (FSA option)
- 16 weeks paid leave for all Heirloom employees, regardless of primary/secondary caregiver status
- Generous stock options
- Unlimited PTO for salaried employees & 80 hours for full time hourly employees
- 401(k)
- Monthly health and wellness reimbursement
- Robust annual education and conference budget, including airfare and hotel costs
Company values
- Radical Honesty: Bottom line - 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: We carry an infinite amount of optimistic energy with us on our journey, constantly chipping away at what may seem insurmountable
- Maximize Learning Rate: 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
Company HQ
Dogpatch, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Shashank Samala
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded Tempo Automation, a robotics and software company that raised millions in funding from venture capitalists.
Noah McQueen
(Co-Founder & Head of Research)Earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Worked as a Science Advisor at Carbon Direct for a year.
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