<div><span style="font-size:18px;">About Charm</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale, we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft. Since then, we’ve scaled to </span><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"><a href="https://charmindustrial.com/ledger">thousands of tons of carbon removal</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:16px;">, grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">We're expanding our team of ambitious, creative, and hands-on problem solvers. We value psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning. We take calculated risks and treat mistakes as opportunities to improve. If you're excited about tackling big challenges, we encourage you to explore </span><a href="https://charmindustrial.com/team" style="font-size:16px;"><strong>our company values</strong></a><span style="font-size:16px;">.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!</span></div><br><br><h3>About the Role</h3><ul><div><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;">This role is a hands-on execution role, collaborating with pyrolysis engineering, process development, and commissioning operations. You will be the technical backbone of Charm’s pyrolyzer iteration cycle - owning everything from contract manufacturing coordination and pre-shipment testing through onsite commissioning, operator training, and continuous improvement. As we advance successive revisions of our pyrolysis systems, you’ll ensure each new unit arrives ready to run and keeps running reliably.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"> </p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;">You will report to our Lead Manufacturing &amp; Process Engineer and work from our Fort Lupton, CO production site alongside a cross-functional team of engineers, technicians, and operations leadership.</span></p></div></ul><h3>Your Responsibilities </h3><ul><div><h2 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;color:#1a5276;">Pyrolyzer Build, Commissioning, &amp; Bring-Up</span></strong></h2><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Build and maintain a strong working relationship with Charm’s future contract manufacturer as production ramps, serving as the primary technical liaison for manufacturing quality and build conformance.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Communicate engineering change orders/design feedback, field-observed issues, and process improvement requests back to the contract manufacturer in a clear and structured manner, while staying in lockstep with our internal Procurement Manager.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Own end-to-end commissioning of new pyrolyzer revisions as they arrive from our internal build teams or contract manufacturing partners, including system integration into existing infrastructure (power, biomass feed, bio-oil and char outputs). This will require collaboration and scoping across subject matter experts and design engineers to ensure proper system checkouts and acceptance criteria are planned.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Conduct onsite testing and acceptance activities on the shop floor, verifying conformance to design specifications and operational readiness. This could manifest in our backyard for internally-built systems, or at a partner contract manufacturer prior to shipment.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lead the physical stand-up of new pyrolyzer units onsite, coordinating with technicians, engineers, and operations leadership to achieve safe, reliable first operation.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Develop deep working knowledge of how the pyrolyzer functions, common failure modes, and how each subsystem integrates, becoming the go-to technical resource for commissioning and troubleshooting.</span></p></li><div style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><h2 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;color:#1a5276;">Process Engineering &amp; Continuous Improvement</span></strong></h2><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Establish baseline process flow models to capture the current state of the manufacturing system; use these to highlight and prioritize improvement opportunities.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Work alongside operators to identify and formally document pain points, translating operator feedback into structured design and process improvement proposals.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Design, test, and implement tooling improvements for pyrolyzer cleaning, turnaround, and maintenance activities.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contribute to new product design processes and design reviews, embedding design-for-operations strategies into pyrolyzer hardware development.</span></p></li><h2 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;color:#1a5276;">Documentation &amp; Standards</span></strong></h2><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Own and continuously maintain the pyrolyzer SOP, work instructions, and troubleshooting guide, ensuring they reflect current hardware and field-learned best practices.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Generate clear, visual-aid-rich engineering work instructions for reliable operator execution.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Develop and refine data collection methods for MRV (Monitoring, Reporting &amp; Verification) and financial tracking of manufactured products, integrating these into ERP and MES systems.</span></p></li><h2 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;color:#1a5276;">Training &amp; Operations Support</span></strong></h2><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Support initial and re-training activities for pyrolysis operations and supporting workflows, collaborating with the Training department to build robust training materials.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Utilize digital manufacturing tools (MES, ERP) to improve existing production processes and inform new hardware development workflows.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Collaborate with the Operations team to gather and act on operator feedback, reducing friction and improving system uptime.</span></p></li></ul></ul></ul></div></ul></div></ul><h3>You Bring</h3><ul><div><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">4+ years of experience in process engineering, commissioning, or working directly in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">A degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Proven ability to commission and troubleshoot mechanical systems; you’ve stood up complex equipment and gotten it running.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Experience with hardware and tooling design; you can design a fix, not just identify a problem.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">A self-starter mindset; you identify process and design improvements independently and see them through to completion.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Experience working directly alongside operators to understand human factors, tooling needs, and process inefficiencies.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Comfort being hands-on with equipment more than half the time; this is not just a desk job.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Strong written communication skills for producing clear, reliable work instructions and technical documentation.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Willingness to travel to CMs and other charm sites up to 25%</span></p></li></ul></div></ul><h3>Bonus if you Bring</h3><ul><div><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-inline-start:48px;"><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Knowledge of pyrolysis, gasification, or other thermal conversion processes.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Experience executing formal hardware test campaigns and documenting results.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Familiarity with MES/ERP systems and production data workflows.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Comfort with Linux, Python, or scripting languages for data collection or process automation.</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial , sans-serif;"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Experience working with or managing contract manufacturing relationships.</span></p></li></ul></div></ul><br><div><strong><span style="font-size:16px;">What We Offer</span></strong></div><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Equity ownership through stock options</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">100% employee healthcare premiums covered</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Employer-funded HSA contributions for eligible HDHP plans</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Paid leave, including parental and medical leave</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">PPE and workwear allowances</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Annual professional development stipend</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Employee recognition programs that celebrate impactful work and team contributions</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Opportunities for internal growth, career development, and transition into climate from a range of industries and backgrounds</span></li></ul><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:16px;">Visa Sponsorship Policy</span></strong></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas. </span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:16px;">Our Commitment</span></strong></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:16px;">Charm Industrial is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skills, experience, and passion for our mission. Climate challenges require a wide range of perspectives and expertise, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We’re excited to grow our team with people who bring unique strengths and help us improve as a company.</span></div><div> </div>

<p>Our mission is to reverse climate change and return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. To pursue this challenge, we convert waste biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into permanent, underground storage wells as a form of carbon removal, or reform it to produce green hydrogen and syngas for industrial processes like steel, cement, and chemicals manufacturing.</p>
<p>In 2020 and 2021, our carbon removal technology has gained traction with partners like Stripe, Shopify &amp; Microsoft. In the next 18 months, we will deploy the latest and greatest version of our mobile pyrolysis plant, perform a pilot demonstration of our green syngas technology with a steel plant, substantially expand our commercial operations in the Midwest and put more than 1,000 tonnes of CO₂e underground.</p>

Sr. Manufacturing & Commissioning Engineer

<div><span>About Charm</span></div><div> </div><div><span>Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale, we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron.</span></div><div> </div><div><span>Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft. Since then, we’ve scaled to </span><strong><span><a href="https://charmindustrial.com/ledger">thousands of tons of carbon removal</a></span></strong><span>, grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana.</span></div><div> </div><div><span>We're expanding our team of ambitious, creative, and hands-on problem solvers. We value psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning. We take calculated risks and treat mistakes as opportunities to improve. If you're excited about tackling big challenges, we encourage you to explore </span><a href="https://charmindustrial.com/team"><strong>our company values</strong></a><span>.</span></div><div> </div><div><span>Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!</span></div><br /><br /><h3>About the Role</h3><ul><div><p><span>This role is a hands-on execution role, collaborating with pyrolysis engineering, process development, and commissioning operations. You will be the technical backbone of Charm’s pyrolyzer iteration cycle - owning everything from contract manufacturing coordination and pre-shipment testing through onsite commissioning, operator training, and continuous improvement. As we advance successive revisions of our pyrolysis systems, you’ll ensure each new unit arrives ready to run and keeps running reliably.</span></p><p> </p><p><span>You will report to our Lead Manufacturing &amp; Process Engineer and work from our Fort Lupton, CO production site alongside a cross-functional team of engineers, technicians, and operations leadership.</span></p></div></ul><h3>Your Responsibilities </h3><ul><div><h2><strong><span>Pyrolyzer Build, Commissioning, &amp; Bring-Up</span></strong></h2><ul><li><p><span>Build and maintain a strong working relationship with Charm’s future contract manufacturer as production ramps, serving as the primary technical liaison for manufacturing quality and build conformance.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Communicate engineering change orders/design feedback, field-observed issues, and process improvement requests back to the contract manufacturer in a clear and structured manner, while staying in lockstep with our internal Procurement Manager.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Own end-to-end commissioning of new pyrolyzer revisions as they arrive from our internal build teams or contract manufacturing partners, including system integration into existing infrastructure (power, biomass feed, bio-oil and char outputs). This will require collaboration and scoping across subject matter experts and design engineers to ensure proper system checkouts and acceptance criteria are planned.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Conduct onsite testing and acceptance activities on the shop floor, verifying conformance to design specifications and operational readiness. This could manifest in our backyard for internally-built systems, or at a partner contract manufacturer prior to shipment.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Lead the physical stand-up of new pyrolyzer units onsite, coordinating with technicians, engineers, and operations leadership to achieve safe, reliable first operation.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Develop deep working knowledge of how the pyrolyzer functions, common failure modes, and how each subsystem integrates, becoming the go-to technical resource for commissioning and troubleshooting.</span></p></li><div><h2><strong><span>Process Engineering &amp; Continuous Improvement</span></strong></h2><ul><li><p><span>Establish baseline process flow models to capture the current state of the manufacturing system; use these to highlight and prioritize improvement opportunities.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Work alongside operators to identify and formally document pain points, translating operator feedback into structured design and process improvement proposals.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Design, test, and implement tooling improvements for pyrolyzer cleaning, turnaround, and maintenance activities.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Contribute to new product design processes and design reviews, embedding design-for-operations strategies into pyrolyzer hardware development.</span></p></li><h2><strong><span>Documentation &amp; Standards</span></strong></h2><ul><li><p><span>Own and continuously maintain the pyrolyzer SOP, work instructions, and troubleshooting guide, ensuring they reflect current hardware and field-learned best practices.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Generate clear, visual-aid-rich engineering work instructions for reliable operator execution.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Develop and refine data collection methods for MRV (Monitoring, Reporting &amp; Verification) and financial tracking of manufactured products, integrating these into ERP and MES systems.</span></p></li><h2><strong><span>Training &amp; Operations Support</span></strong></h2><ul><li><p><span>Support initial and re-training activities for pyrolysis operations and supporting workflows, collaborating with the Training department to build robust training materials.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Utilize digital manufacturing tools (MES, ERP) to improve existing production processes and inform new hardware development workflows.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborate with the Operations team to gather and act on operator feedback, reducing friction and improving system uptime.</span></p></li></ul></ul></ul></div></ul></div></ul><h3>You Bring</h3><ul><div><ul><li><p><span>4+ years of experience in process engineering, commissioning, or working directly in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment.</span></p></li><li><p><span>A degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Proven ability to commission and troubleshoot mechanical systems; you’ve stood up complex equipment and gotten it running.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with hardware and tooling design; you can design a fix, not just identify a problem.</span></p></li><li><p><span>A self-starter mindset; you identify process and design improvements independently and see them through to completion.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience working directly alongside operators to understand human factors, tooling needs, and process inefficiencies.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Comfort being hands-on with equipment more than half the time; this is not just a desk job.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong written communication skills for producing clear, reliable work instructions and technical documentation.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Willingness to travel to CMs and other charm sites up to 25%</span></p></li></ul></div></ul><h3>Bonus if you Bring</h3><ul><div><ul><li><p><span>Knowledge of pyrolysis, gasification, or other thermal conversion processes.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience executing formal hardware test campaigns and documenting results.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Familiarity with MES/ERP systems and production data workflows.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Comfort with Linux, Python, or scripting languages for data collection or process automation.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience working with or managing contract manufacturing relationships.</span></p></li></ul></div></ul><br /><div><strong><span>What We Offer</span></strong></div><ul><li><span>Equity ownership through stock options</span></li><li><span>100% employee healthcare premiums covered</span></li><li><span>Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with multiple plan options</span></li><li><span>Employer-funded HSA contributions for eligible HDHP plans</span></li><li><span>Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%</span></li><li><span>Paid leave, including parental and medical leave</span></li><li><span>PPE and workwear allowances</span></li><li><span>Annual professional development stipend</span></li><li><span>Employee recognition programs that celebrate impactful work and team contributions</span></li><li><span>Opportunities for internal growth, career development, and transition into climate from a range of industries and backgrounds</span></li></ul><div> </div><div><strong><span>Visa Sponsorship Policy</span></strong></div><div> </div><div><span>Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas. </span></div><div> </div><div><strong><span>Our Commitment</span></strong></div><div> </div><div><span>Charm Industrial is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skills, experience, and passion for our mission. Climate challenges require a wide range of perspectives and expertise, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We’re excited to grow our team with people who bring unique strengths and help us improve as a company.</span></div><div> </div>

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