Senior Mechanical Engineer

5 days ago


Seattle, United States Badwater Alchemy Full time

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Badwater Alchemy is a fast-paced early-stage startup developing a novel desalination technology based on a heterogenous flow-through reaction system with a proprietary chemistry. We are looking for an outstanding Mechanical engineer to join our growing multidisciplinary team. The succesful candidate must have demonstrated experience in applying engineering principles to create feasible designs balancing multiple tradeoffs, including selecting appropriate materials for construction and parts, and building them. The ideal candidate will also have experience in designing systems for the movement and control of fluids.

Work is expected to be hybrid with a blend of remote and on-site work as required. The company’s primary place of business, including its laboratory, is currently located in Seattle, WA at 525 South Brighton Street.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·    Designing, building and testing lab- and pilot scale reactors, including plumbing

·    Designing and building various mechanical, fluidic, thermal, electrical test and engineering apparatus.

·    Performing and/or reviewing structural/statics analyses.

·    Aiding in conceptual design of various processing plant concepts

·    Maintaining design history files and records with CAD drawings, BOM lists, diagrams, misc documents etc.

·    Assisting in daily tasks of running the lab, such as running experiments, analyzing, summarizing and presenting results, upkeep of lab, ordering supplies

·    Helping in communications with the external contractors and managing external contracts

·    Other tasks and projects assigned by the supervisor

·    Responsibilities may include supervision of junior staff.


 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

Education / Professional Experience:

·    Must have a minimum of an MS/MEng in Mechanical Engineering or closely related engineering field, and 5 or more yrs of relevant experience. Exceptional candidates with only a BS degree will also be considered.

·    Proficient in CAD with SolidWorks, and creating engineering diagrams

·    Demonstrated experience in design for reliability, mechatronics, instrumentation and controls as applied to fluidic systems design, preferably at industrial scales

·    Rapid prototyping, ability to use standard machine shop equipment and tooling

·    Knowledge and experience with project management practices.

·    Ability to work both independently and with multidisciplinary teams with minimal supervision

·    Strong organizational and communications skills

·    Experience in industrial water treatment, oil and gas industry, environmental engineering or industrial equipment design a plus

Personal Traits:

·    Outstanding communicator, listener and team player who can build trusting business relationships.

·    Results-focused, self-motivated, adaptable, and self-accountable.

·    Thrives in a multidisciplinary environment and enjoys learning

·    Able to set aggressive but achievable goals and track progress with a high level of accountability. Able to recognize and report deviations from plan well in advance of deadlines, and to find, propose and enact options for recovery.

·    Flexible and adaptable approach to solving complex problems of an early stage technology venture.

Our compensation philosophy:

We want to work with exceptional people, and we know that exceptional people's time is highly valuable. We pay attention to market trends and data, and we aim to compensate our people in a way that keeps them committed to our team and to our mission. At the same time, we're trying to do something new, and to do it, we need to partner with investors who put their capital and their trust in us to be judicious in how we spend money. You can expect to find compensation structures that include a reasonable base salary, year-end performance bonus opportunities that recognize how you and the company have done, employee stock options that align your comp with the interests of the investors, achievement-based bonuses or pay structures when appropriate, flexible work locations when appropriate, flexible time off, and outstanding healthcare benefits.


Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.


We want to start sourcing for candidates and expect to fill this position over the next several months. You will hear back regarding the status of your application, but it may take a while.



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