Senior / Staff Equipment & Mechanical Engineer, Twelve
$164-240k
+ Equity
Office located in Berkeley, CA
Carbon transformation company
Be an early applicant
Carbon transformation company
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$164-240k
+ Equity
Office located in Berkeley, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build a climate-positive world and fossil-free future.
Role
Who you are
- The ability to work safely and take responsibility for the safety of others in an environment with multiple hazard types
- Some kind of engineer with substantial hardware experience in multiple arenas
- You have breadth and depth in your understanding of mechanical systems, including several of the following: pumps, fluids, high pressure gasses, fixturing, temperature control, high current switching, valves, seals, motion control, hydraulics or pneumatics, flow measurement and control, metrology
- Experience with designing and troubleshooting electromechanical systems
- Experience with sensor specification, selection, and integration
- Familiarity with a broad range of fabrication methods and significant hands-on experience and comfort in some methods. (we have a shop and you should use it)
- Effective written and verbal communication and the ability to drive consensus and understanding across a broad range of audiences
- Comfort with experimental work and interpreting data
What the job involves
- This position is on a small team that primarily supports our test stations. These stations (at multiple scales) are custom devices managing gas, liquid, temperature, and current for our electrochemical cells
- Modification of test equipment to suit a particular scientific purpose is a normal part of our operation
- In this position, you will work with electrochemists, materials engineers, operations staff, and your fellow equipment/mechanical engineers to determine the best path forward to reach a particular goal
- Then, you’ll execute projects that vary from a few days of sourcing and assembly to projects that require months of design, work with multiple vendors and outside fabricators, and install coordination with internal partners
- We aim to work proportionally and elegantly to build the right tool for the job of the moment
- Design and build equipment to support the development of our electrolyzer technology
- Lead projects of different sizes based on tactical needs of the moment
- Learn and teach and share constantly
- Assist with service, maintenance, and troubleshooting for existing equipment
- Identify opportunities and provide technical input to guide strategic decisions
- Collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary team to do things that have never been done before
Our take
In the race against climate change, innovative solutions such as Twelve’s carbon transformation technology has the potential to positively impact a broad variety of sustainable consumer products. Reinventing what it means to be a chemical company, its technology allows companies to eliminate the need for fossil fuels across their supply chains and operations.
Carbon transformation is essentially industrial photosynthesis, converting CO2 emissions into critical chemicals and fuels with just water and renewable energy. And Twelve’s technology is able to integrate into existing industrial systems and supply chains. This is a major benefit to companies trying to reach lower emission goals.
In 2022, the company launched its first commercial products and is partnered with a range of companies, including Mercedes-Benz, Procter & Gamble, Shopify, and NASA. More recently, it announced an SAF purchase agreement with a large European-based airline company, where, over 14-years, it will supply 260M gallons of SAF to support its five airlines. This, alongside a recent investment from United, showcase the demand for the companies innovative technology and SAF.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Feb 2025
$83m
SERIES C
Sep 2024
$200m
SERIES C
Total funding: $901.4m
Company benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Paid Sick Days and Vacation
Company HQ
Berkeley, CA
Leadership
Nicholas Flanders
(Co-Founder & CEO)Forbes 30 under 30 (Energy 2016) . Previously worked ass COO & CFO for Levo League.
Dr. Etosha Cave
(Co-Founder & CSO)Current member of the Board of Advisors at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, MCCS Division. Previously interned as a Utilities Technician for the National Science Foundation and as a Mechanical Engineer for Lexmark International, Inc.
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