Mechanical Engineer, Dandelion Energy
$85-110k
+ Offers Equity
Office located in Somerville, MA
Residential geothermal heating and cooling
Be an early applicant
Residential geothermal heating and cooling
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$85-110k
+ Offers Equity
Office located in Somerville, MA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To enable the widespread adoption of home geothermal systems.
Role
Who you are
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Comfort with ambiguity and a proactive, self-directed mindset
- Curiosity, ownership, and a bias toward action
- Passion for sustainability or mission-driven work
- A positive, team-first mentality
- Availability to start in the near term (this role is not intended for candidates seeking a delayed start date)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience using Python (ideally with Git or similar version control tools)
- Familiarity with data acquisition hardware and software (especially when paired with Python)
- Understanding of basic electrical and mechanical principles
- Solid problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- SolidWorks or other 3D CAD experience
- Hands-on experience in a machine shop or lab environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- The ideal candidate may not have every skill listed above, we are looking for a highly motivated individual who wants to make a real world impact
What the job involves
- 👥 Team: Product
- 🧠Reports to: VP of Product
- 💼 Type: Full-time (exempt)
- Dandelion Energy is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Mechanical/Test Engineer to join our team!
- This role will be integral to developing, testing, and launching geothermal systems that are optimized for production home builders and significantly accelerate the adoption of geothermal in the US new construction market
- This position will design, build, and own the testing processes that underpin our product development efforts
- Responsibilities will include building, developing, implementing, and analyzing data from automated test stands using Python
- In addition, you’ll construct physical test setups in the lab and in the field
- This position will require occasional travel to our various field sites in order to implement tests and support pilot installations
- In addition, this position will support the research, modeling, and design of optimal geothermal systems
- As part of this effort, you’ll interface across Dandelion’s organization and with industry-leading manufacturing partners to deliver next-generation geothermal systems
- Test Automation & Data: Design, develop, and maintain Python packages specifically for test automation and the analysis of experimental data
- Infrastructure Ownership: Take full ownership of test systems and their interfaces, ensuring they are reliable and scalable
- Physical Setup: Support the physical assembly and operation of test stands; this includes building custom setups in both laboratory environments and real-world field sites
- Documentation: Maintain rigorous records by documenting test procedures, results, and findings in a clear, concise manner to inform the engineering team
- Field Validation: Conduct field testing and oversee the pilot installation of new technologies to ensure lab results translate to the real world
- Geothermal System Modeling: Support efforts to model complex geothermal systems and use field test data to validate and refine these models
- Product Development: Contribute to the research, modeling, and design of optimal geothermal systems tailored for the production home builder market
- Manufacturing Collaboration: Interface with Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) partners to support the design and implementation of custom heat pump hardware
- Cross-Functional Integration: Work across Dandelion’s internal departments and with industry-leading partners to deliver next-generation geothermal solutions
- System Optimization: Ensure that new designs are optimized for mass-market production, focusing on accelerating the adoption of geothermal energy in US new construction
Our take
Dandelion Energy aims to make geothermal heat pumps mainstream. In doing so, it offers homeowners affordable heating and cooling systems as an attractive alternative to furnace systems that rely on gas, oil and propane. It promises to cut bills in half whilst being climate conscious.
One issue taken is that whilst it offers this solution to cut the costs of bills, installation costs remain high. However there's no denying the environmental impacts heat pump usage could have. Replacing dated equipment with Dandelion's geothermal heating and cooling system could reduce a home’s CO₂ emissions by up to 75%.
Dandelion has impressive backers, unsurprising as a product incubated at Google’s Alphabet ‘X’. It has received a significant amount of funding led by Google Ventures, which it will use to sell its tech nationally as well as expand its work with new home and apartment building developers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2024
$40m
SERIES C
Nov 2022
$70m
SERIES B
Total funding: $174.5m
Company benefits
- Medical (PPO’s, POS’s and HMO’s), dental and vision insurance options
- 401K with competitive catch-up provision
- Paid parental leave
- Life insurance, AD&D and group disability insurance, and a Flexible Spending Account
- Regular company holidays, paid vacation days and paid sick days
Company HQ
Mount Kisco, Mount Kisco, NY
Leadership
Dan Yates
(CEO & Chairman)Alongside Dandelion Energy, they are an Owner at Spice House. Previously the CEO at Opower for 10 years and Edusoft for 4 years.
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