Electrical Engineer, Pivotal
Biodiversity data company
Job no longer available
Biodiversity data company
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide the data people and companies need to invest in positive outcomes for nature.
Role
Who you are
- An interest in designing and building technology for data analysis in diverse environments across the world
- A love for resolving complex problems and taking a proactive approach to analysing issues and generating solutions
- An organised, detail orientated and responsive approach to your work with a strong desire to ‘get things done’
- Excellent communication skills and a people sensibility which enables you to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders across the world to ensure the best possible outcomes
- A highly analytical and technical mindset with an interest in deploying tech to optimise it to meet our needs
- A passion for the planet and how technology can support the protection and restoration of the natural world
- A conscientiousness in your approach to your work that enables you to work independently, or as part of a team, to deliver high quality work on time
- A default to transparency and trust, ensuring people can debate on best approaches
What the job involves
- To lead the design and proto-typing of novel acoustic and imaging solutions for use in the field
- Co-ordinate and oversee small batch production of devices
- Testing and evaluation of data acquisition to inform the full species identification pipeline
- Maintaining a clear technical record of the condition and status of our devices to ensure the consistency, accuracy and robustness of our measuring systems
Our take
With the worsening climate crisis, investment in biodiversity is critical, as much of the planet’s plant and animal life are necessary for creating products and services that many take for granted. This has resulted in an increase in funding for projects and start-ups that are focused on creating viable, practical solutions. However, in order for these solutions to not only be successful but to be developed at an accelerated rate, optimised data analysis processes are key.
Pivotal is reinventing the economics of biodiversity tracking to offer consumers and businesses with accurate, quantified, and auditable annotated species-level biodiversity data and analytics. The company’s approach links ecological improvements to sizable financial incentives, thus supporting the development of new sustainability-related markets.
Its 2023 seed funding round saw investments from some of Europe’s leading VCs and environmental advocates, enabling the young company to invest in expanding its team as it accelerates into its next stage of growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2023
$6.1m
SEED
Total funding: $6.1m
Company benefits
- Equity
- Competitive employee participation program
- Remote-first company
Company HQ
King's Hedges, Cambridge, UK
Leadership
Cameron Frayling
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Co-Founder of Biofidelity, Founder of Lightcast Discovery, and Founder & former CEO of Base4.
Zoe Balmforth
(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Current Strategic Deputy Director (Nature Strategy) at The Biodiversity Consultancy. Previously served as a British Diplomat and Senior Policy Advisor for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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