Mechanical Engineer
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Company overview
Lydian is developing the lowest cost sustainable fuels from waste CO2 water and renewable electricity to decarbonize the aviation industry. Our breakthrough technology replaces oil and gas refining with fully electrified modular and flexible reactor systems that produce fuel with 95% lower emissions than traditional jet fuel.
Since our founding in 2021 Lydian has achieved key milestones in record time including the production of our first liquid fuel from our pilot system. Lydian is backed by the worlds top energy transition investors including Congruent Ventures Galvanize Climate Solutions Union Square Ventures Voyager Ventures Grok Ventures and more. We have also earned support from the US Department of Energy the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and have been recognized by Forbes 30u30 and by Silicon Valley Banks 50 by 2050 List which recognizes the top fifty energy transition companies based on potential impact and scale.
Position overview
Lydian is looking for an early-career Mechanical Engineer to work on scaling our Pilot-scale reactor to achieve our first Commercial-scale demonstration.
Responsibilities
Own the design prototyping & testing of syngas reactor components/improvements with the goal of using day-to-day testing and engineering work to improve our Commercial-scale reactor short try to make an awesome reactor.
Interface with R&D and operations teams to collaborate in making process & manufacturing improvements. Understand and act to eliminate their bottlenecks by making proposals that will scale with our reactor.
Be the bridge between hardware testing and R&D teams. Ensure that we are running tests that gather good data and follow up by proposing solutions that will work as our technology scales.
Assist in budgeting and planning the implementation of new systems & processes. Help to implement and train others in new processes.
Qualifications
Required:
BS or MS in Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Systems Engineering or similar.
Be awesome. Be someone who is incredible to work with and keeps people wanting to engage with them.
Strong fundamentals. A history of approaching engineering problems with a physics-first approach.
Scrappiness. Be someone who is comfortable in a timeline & bandwidth-limited environment.
Breadth. Be someone who can take an idea from inception to execution with the drive to own the full process of design analysis fabrication/sourcing and testing.
Experience designing parts and systems from a blank sheet.
Alignment with our mission vision and virtues
Preferred:
Proficiency with machining metal fabrication and 3D printing.
Work experience with firmware coding and data acquisition tools.
Catalysis and process engineering experience are big pluses.
Company culture and benefits
Challenging collaborative and meaningful work and an important voice in company development
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Meaningful equity compensation
Flexible PTO and expectation that all employees take significant time off to rest recharge and enjoy life outside work
Excellent health insurance with 100% of healthcare vision and dental premiums covered
401(k) with company match
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Mechanical Design
- System Design
- FEA
- ASME Codes & Standards
- CAD
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Creo
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Autocad
- HVAC Design
- Autodesk Inventor
