General Interest
🧪 Nerd out with us (our work in the lab).
Our core innovation is an energy-efficient electrochemical synthesis that enables low-energy splitting of brine into acids and bases, using half the energy of conventional processes, and operating at ambient temperature and pressure. Our team is sprinting towards a 1 ton per day prototype, of our “electrosynthesizer" - something you'll help us with!
What you’ll do here (we can’t wait)!
Our next hire (we hope that's you!) will likely join our R&D team, helping us to build, optimize and scale up the system to support commercial volumes of acid-base production, carbon capture, and sequestration/utilization.
Electrochemical Engineers will work as part of our Electrochemistry Team to help us develop and scale our electrosynthesizer (what we call our electrochemical synthesis technology).
Process Engineers who join our Balance of Plant Team will build, test, and optimize the balance of plant and system optimization. You will also participate in the creation of control systems and help construct prototypes for field deployment.
All our R&D Team members will be empowered to drive innovation, champion R&D lines of effort, and be an active participant (not a bystander) in the full process. You’ll work on problems that matter, connect to a larger purpose, and see your ideas come to life!
Some Experiences You May Bring
Education in Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science or related climate-science field
Lab experience in Electrochemistry, decarbonization or field related to our work
Chemical industry experience or demonstrated academic experiences related to our work
Hands on experience designing & building systems
Proficiency in Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and process development.
Experience in fluid piping system design and pressure drop calculations.
What You Get When You Join Us!
Base pay by level (see below). It’s not about how strong of a negotiator you are - our pay is based on transparent levels & pay bands relative to experience. They are benchmarked to market date, and audited twice a year, adjusting for market or inflation changes
Equity. Our team members have a stake in our success, and this is expressed in a slice of the pie.
100% paid Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability - employee coverage is 100% paid by company, dependents medical, dental and vision coverage is 50% company-paid
Time To Recharge - 15 days planned time off, 5 wellbeing days, 6 company holidays, 2 floating holidays, and 7 remote work days
Strong work-life balance - Anti-hustle culture and flexible schedule options to support commuters and working parents
$1500+ Annual Professional Development Fund - use for courses, conferences, dues or memberships, or anything that promotes your professional development (we have a ProDev Index full of suggestions)
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave - regardless of path to parenthood (birth, surrogacy, or adoption)
Guaranteed performance & pay reviews - we call it Review and Rewards, rooted in psychological safety & equitable pay practices
Our Hiring Process
Our success hinges on talented people (you!) and intention around our creating a positive environment where we can all do our best work. The fit needs to be mutual - we want folks who are excited and committed to what we're building, and we want folks to be happy with their decision to work here. So, we think it's important to be deliberate about sharing what's great, what we're still developing, and where we need to improve. We'll answer your questions honestly, and we'll look for the same from you.
🔖 Resume Review - human beings (not AI or bots) review every resume. We are small and wearing many hats, so it might take us a little longer, but we'll reply to every candidate.
☎️ Intro Call (20-30 min, phone) - talk about the responsibilities of the role, the team, compensation, when you can start, any relocation needs, and a few basic questions about your background, and answer any initial questions you have.
🖥️ Hiring Manager Technical Interview - 45 min, zoom - this is where we dig into specifics about your experience, technical questions, and learn more about how you think.
🖥️ Loop Interview - 3x 30 min, zoom - you'll have 3 back to back quick meets with members of our team. This is a little more than a meet and greet, but we'll share some insight on what each person will focus on, prior to your meet.
⛪️ Onsite (Optional) - 2-3 hours, in person - you'll travel to our HQ, meet the team, tour our office, and sit down with us face to face. We pay for your travel costs.
🎉 Offer Dialogue - we'll schedule a call for verbal offer (or tell you F2F at the end of your onsite visit, followed by a written offer. We use transparent pay bands to compensate for equitably for experience, rather than rewarding negotiation skills.
Paybands
Our paybands are transparent by level. We pay relative to market, and benchmarked to companies our size, at similar funding stage (seed, series A, etc).
Level 1 (Intern): $4K/mo
Level 2 (Jr Engineer): $65K - 75K
Level 3 (Engineer): $75K - $95K
Level 4 (Sr Engineer): $95K - $115K
Level 4* (Team Lead/Manager): $115K - $140K
Level 5 (Director): $140K - 165K
Anti-Discrimination + E-Verify Participation
We are committed to a work environment in which all are treated with respect and dignity. All have the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes. EDAC Labs is committed to the principles of equal employment and specifically prohibit discrimination. The company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and all applicable state and local fair employment practices laws. EDAC Labs participates in E-verify - click here to learn more.
Accommodations
We, of course, follow federal and state disability laws and are happy to better enable those with disabilities or differences (aka accommodations), during the application phase, interview process, and employment. Please email careers@edaclabs.com to let us know how to best enable you in our process.