Head of Engineering

About the Role

As a member of CREW’s management team, the Head of Engineering will build out and lead CREW’s engineering team. This will include recruiting in-house engineers with chemical, mechanical, automation, and sensor experience and engaging and managing external firms. The Head of Engineering will work directly with the CEO and management team to assess and execute CREW’s current and future deployments. This individual will be involved in every stage of research and development from initial modeling, design, and prototyping to manufacturing, installation, and operation. As such, the ideal candidate will have experience designing, building, and testing multiphase reactor systems; interfacing with sophisticated engineering teams, manufacturers, and vendors; and taking physical technology from theory to deployment at first-of-a-kind and beyond.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS in Process, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering (or similar field)
• 6-8+ years of work experience in engineering or early-stage technologies
• Management experience building and leading an engineering team
• Strong ability to translate theoretical design, calculations, and lab-scaled experimental data into real world processes and equipment 
• Experience identifying, contracting, and managing third parties such as EPC firms in complex engineering projects surrounding technology, hardware, infrastructure, and/or design 
• Familiarity with sensor and monitoring systems and automation controls 
• Strong understanding of physics, chemistry, and engineering concepts, including fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics
• Entrepreneurial spirit and desire to be part of a high-performing team
• Ideal candidate has a startup mindset where adaptability, creativity, agility, and execution are key 
• Ability to be self motivated and directed
• Strong desire to fight climate change

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Bonus Qualifications 

• Master's or PhD degree in Process, Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental Engineering
• Experience with data analysis or computer modeling tools such as in Python, R, Matlab, or Excel
• Skilled in process simulation and reactive transport software such as Aspen, CHEMCAD, ANSYS Fluent, COMSOL
• Familiarity with designing, building, and/or operating equipment in the water treatment, chemicals, pharmaceutical, energy, or similar fields
• Experience working in a startup with a significant hardware component
• Experience in infrastructure projects, including experience with permitting

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While we are looking for someone with these skills, you do not need to have all the listed qualifications to be a great addition to our team. Please reach out if you have many of the listed qualifications, are eager to learn new skills and be involved in the climate tech space, and have solid design, engineering, and problem-solving skills.

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About the Company

CREW is a distributed and flexible carbon dioxide removal technology that utilizes containerized enhanced weathering in engineered systems for permanent, low-cost, and verifiable storage. By accelerating the well-established, natural weathering process that removes CO2, CREW leverages these reactions in a variety of settings on our path to gigatons of carbon sequestration.