Clean Crop Technologies ("Clean Crop") is a Holyoke, Massachusetts-based company that uses electricity to fight food waste and food safety risk. Clean Crop's proprietary 'Clean Current' technology combines electricity and food-grade gasses to remove contaminants from seeds and foods to increase crop yields, reduce food waste, and increase food safety.&nbsp;

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Revolutionizing crop safety and reducing waste via electric-powered contaminant removal.

<div>Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. (“Clean Crop”) stops crop loss at the source, removing pathogens from seeds before they are planted, increasing yields, reducing in-field waste, and improving food safety. Clean Crop’s Clean Current technology combines electricity and food-grade gases to create cold plasma, inactivating a broad spectrum of contaminants from seed surfaces in a dry, automated, and residue-free process. We are building a dynamic team of engineers and technicians, administrators, and scientists with a passion for innovation, experimentation, pushing the envelope of what's possible, and a hunger to work at an agile start-up. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk! </div>Role &amp; Responsibilities: Tolling Operations: <ul><li>Assist in the execution of day-to-day tolling operations, including: production runs and product trials, entering treatment and QA/QC data into the database of record, and completing clean-in-place protocols. </li><li>Operate equipment to execute product and process trials or initial production runs. </li><li>Responsible for continuously monitoring and maintaining product quality based on established standards including visual, mechanical and electrical inspection of machinery and performance of customer stock.</li><li>Closely follow equipment and facility operational procedures, including for safety requirements. </li><li>Assist with inventory management and processing of customer stock, under the direction of the QA/QC Manager. </li><li>Proactively identify opportunities (and recommendations) for improving operational efficiency and productivity gains of the tolling operations.</li><li>Execute lab scale QA/QC  assessments of seedling germination and disease, in accordance with AOSA and ISTA standards. </li></ul>Facility Operations: <ul><li>Provide support to the Operations Team on various procurement, inventory management, and cost saving activities. </li><li>Ensure all facilities meet company standards for safety and quality control during testing and operations. </li><li>Support the expansion and improvement of physical infrastructure and the installation of production equipment.</li></ul>Required Qualifications: <ul><li>Currently enrolled in Associates Degree Program in Engineering Technology or a minimum of three years’ experience in a manufacturing environment or related field. </li><li>Elementary experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment, including attention to product quality, multi-tasking, and problem solving.   </li><li>Familiarity with data acquisition systems and data analysis techniques. </li><li>Practical experience working with electronic test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, etc.), common power tools, and construction techniques. </li><li>Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) or equivalent. ● Must be able to repeatedly lift up to 50lbs. </li><li>Must be willing to work on their feet for periods greater 4 hours at a time.</li><li>Must meet and adhere to all safety guidelines and regulations set forth by the company. </li></ul>Desired Experience and Skills: <ul><li>Elementary experience with 3D printing, light-duty CNC (wood, plastics, aluminum), and CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, etc.) preferred. </li><li>Familiarity with electrical testing and diagnostic equipment preferred (oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.) .</li><li>Completed coursework in the fundamentals of electricity, photonics/optics, technical math (e.g., ratio, proportion, variation, fractions, fractional equations, functions and graphs, right triangle trigonometry, vectors, solution of linear equations, determinants, factoring, algebraic functions, laws of sines and cosines, graphs of trigonometric functions) preferred.</li></ul>

Process Technician (Internship) - Summer 2025

<div>Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. (“Clean Crop”) stops crop loss at the source, removing pathogens from seeds before they are planted, increasing yields, reducing in-field waste, and improving food safety. Clean Crop’s Clean Current technology combines electricity and food-grade gases to create cold plasma, inactivating a broad spectrum of contaminants from seed surfaces in a dry, automated, and residue-free process. We are building a dynamic team of engineers and technicians, administrators, and scientists with a passion for innovation, experimentation, pushing the envelope of what's possible, and a hunger to work at an agile start-up. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk! </div><ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Design key components and systems to be used in upcoming prototypes or related R&amp;D facilities.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Work with fabrication team to cut, print and assemble any relevant components</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Manage CAD designs, FEA and support design leads on BOM, inventory and procurements related to upcoming builds</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Conduct independent research projects related to sub-assembly optimization and origination of key product requirements.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Procurement management for product team – ensure short lead-times, competitive bids and work flows are managed on a daily, weekly and long-term basis.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Provide strategic and creative solutions to the product development team.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Support the upkeep and management of workshop and fabrication space.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Provide support to operation team on various procurements, inventory mgmt. and cost saving within R&amp;D.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Ensure all facilities meet company protocols for worker safety and quality control during prototype design and builds</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, or Physics</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Fluent or high aptitude for CAD/CAM design software (Autodesk, Solidworks preferred)</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Demonstrated strong mechanical and problem-solving skills and ability to design mechanical components that meet required specifications.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Proficient in MS Office solutions and comfortable presenting data, and technical review docs during meetings with internal &amp; external parties.</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Hard working, goal oriented, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast pace work environment</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Creative, problem solving mindset – outspoken team player</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Must be able to lift boxes and materials up to 50lbs</li><li style="font-weight:400;">Valid drivers license preferred</li></ul>

Mechanical Engineer (Internship) - Summer 2025

<div>Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. (“Clean Crop”) stops crop loss at the source, removing pathogens from seeds before they are planted, increasing yields, reducing in-field waste, and improving food safety. Clean Crop’s Clean Current technology combines electricity and food-grade gases to create cold plasma, inactivating a broad spectrum of contaminants from seed surfaces in a dry, automated, and residue-free process. We are building a dynamic team of engineers and technicians, administrators, and scientists with a passion for innovation, experimentation, pushing the envelope of what's possible, and a hunger to work at an agile start-up. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk! </div>Role &amp; Responsibilities:<ul><li>Work safely in a BSL1 laboratory environment</li><li>Perform established and approved microbiological protocols, e.g. plate counting</li><li>Prepare reagents and perform other laboratory maintenance duties</li><li>Assist with experimental trials, including running the cold plasma prototype system and recording trial data</li><li>Record all data and results with accuracy and responsibility. Be able to present data to a technical audience with clarity and brevity </li><li>Ensure that all safety guidelines are followed strictly at all times.</li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>B.S. in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related fields</li><li>Prior experience with lab benchwork, ideally analytical chemistry or microbiology </li><li>Innovative spirit and curiosity to improve protocol efficiency, safety, and speed </li><li>Hardworking, goal-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment with attention to detail</li><li>Creative, problem-solving mindset – outspoken team player</li><li>Must be able to lift boxes and materials up to 50lbs</li></ul>

Biological Scientist (Internship) - Summer 2025

<div>Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. (“Clean Crop”) stops crop loss at the source, removing pathogens from seeds before they are planted, increasing yields, reducing in-field waste, and improving food safety. Clean Crop’s Clean Current technology combines electricity and food-grade gases to create cold plasma, inactivating a broad spectrum of contaminants from seed surfaces in a dry, automated, and residue-free process. We are building a dynamic team of engineers and technicians, administrators, and scientists with a passion for innovation, experimentation, pushing the envelope of what's possible, and a hunger to work at an agile start-up. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk! </div>Are you ready to help revolutionize agriculture? Clean Crop Technologies, recently recognized as a winner in Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards, is pioneering cutting-edge, cold plasma technology to boost crop yields and tackle one of the world's most pressing challenges.Our groundbreaking innovation removes up to 99% of contaminants from seeds, potentially saving $220 billion annually in global crop losses. We're making a real, measurable impact on food security and sustainability.As our Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer, you'll help optimize our core platform through subsystem improvements, and continue developing upon our proof of concept. This is a great opportunity for a hands-on engineer that enjoys working in an innovative startup environment. Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Support the improvement strategy of our cold plasma seed treatment equipment</li><li>Contribute to subsystem optimization across mechanical, electrical, and control engineering domains</li><li>Design and implement test beds for system validation and improvement</li><li>Support equipment commissioning and stability improvements</li><li>Build robust validation processes for new subsystems</li><li>Collaborate with recipe development team on equipment handoffs</li></ul>Preferred Skills:<ul><li>Systems thinker who excels at cross-domain problem solving</li><li>Strong communicator comfortable participating in technical discussions with non-technical stakeholders</li><li>Comfort working in an agile startup environment</li><li>Self-directed individual contributor who can drive collaborative initiatives</li><li>Results-oriented professional focused on equipment stability and performance</li><li>Leverages a network of subject matter experts and industry connections for ideating and problem solving technical challenges</li></ul>Desired Experience:<ul><li>B.S or M.S. in Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience</li><li>3-5 years of hands-on engineering experience in industrial equipment; preference will be given to experience with mass handling</li><li>Experience working in an early stage startup highly preferred</li><li>Strong knowledge across mechanical, electrical, and control engineering</li><li>Experience with system integration projects</li><li>History of improving engineering processes and practices</li><li>Ability to balance technical rigor with practical execution</li></ul>What You'll Love About Us:<ul><li>Impactful Work: Be an essential team member in a Series A startup at the forefront of sustainable agriculture innovation</li><li>Professional Growth: Investment in your development through professional opportunities and mentorship</li><li>Comprehensive Benefits: Health, vision, dental, and life insurance; Optional 401K; 3 weeks PTO; 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave</li><li>Location: Relocation assistance to vibrant Holyoke, MA</li><li>Company Culture: Diverse and inclusive workplace committed to social change and equality</li><li>Innovation: Dynamic environment working with cutting-edge Clean Current technology to combat crop loss</li></ul>About Holyoke, MA:Nestled in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western MA, Holyoke offers a rich blend of culture, nature, and community. Conveniently located near urban hubs like Springfield and Northampton, as well as a two-hour drive from both Boston and Providence, residents enjoy the perfect balance of small-town charm and city accessibility. With a vibrant arts scene, diverse outdoor activities, and a burgeoning culinary landscape, Holyoke has something to offer for every member of your family. To learn more, visit <a href="https://www.exploreholyoke.com/">https://www.exploreholyoke.com/</a> We believe our impact is greater when our teams reflect the communities we serve. Clean Crop is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, Veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. If you have a special need or disability that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer

<div>Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. (“Clean Crop”) stops crop loss at the source, removing pathogens from seeds before they are planted, increasing yields, reducing in-field waste, and improving food safety. Clean Crop’s Clean Current technology combines electricity and food-grade gases to create cold plasma, inactivating a broad spectrum of contaminants from seed surfaces in a dry, automated, and residue-free process. We are building a dynamic team of engineers and technicians, administrators, and scientists with a passion for innovation, experimentation, pushing the envelope of what's possible, and a hunger to work at an agile start-up. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk! </div>Background: Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. (<a href="http://www.cleancroptech.com">www.cleancroptech.com</a>) is always seeking talent to join our team! Please apply and upload your resume which we will retain on file for any future openings. While we cannot guarantee a response within a specific timeframe, please be assured that we value your candidacy and will consider it for any suitable opportunities that may arise.If inquiring about a potential internship, please be aware that the summer positions are often filled by early May of each year.

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Process Technician (Internship) - Summer 2025

Process Technician (Internship) - Summer 2025

Mechanical Engineer (Internship) - Summer 2025

Mechanical Engineer (Internship) - Summer 2025

Biological Scientist (Internship) - Summer 2025

Biological Scientist (Internship) - Summer 2025

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