Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineer

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Badwater Alchemy is a fast-paced early-stage startup developing a novel desalination technology based on a heterogenous flow-through reaction system with a proprietary chemistry. We are looking for an outstanding electrical engineer to be a core part of our highly multidisciplinary technical team working alongside mechanical and chemical engineers, chemists, other scientists, and outside contractors.

The position scope includes supporting R&D through the design, development and maintenance of laboratory devices/tools, multidisciplinary technology and engineering development of various components and subsystems, as well as design, deployment and monitoring of fully integrated field-ready systems for processing water.

The successful candidate will have proven mechatronics experience to create monitoring and control strategies, and instrumentation systems consisting of various chemical, mechanical or fluid sensors, flow control devices etc. Experience in water treatment, or oil and gas sectors is a plus.

Experience with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, in particular experience in designing and monitoring industrial systems for the movement and control of fluids and particulate materials is strongly preferred. In depth knowledge of, or experience with network operating centers (NOC) is a big plus.

Work is expected to be hybrid with a blend of remote and on-site work as required. The company’s primary place of business, including its laboratory, is currently located in Seattle, WA at 525 South Brighton Street.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·      Supporting designing, building and testing of lab- and pilot scale reactors, and integrated “treatment trains” including monitoring and control.

·      Working with other disciplines to design and build various mechanical, fluidic, thermal, electrical test and engineering apparatus.

·      Creating and maintaining documentation for engineering recordkeeping/design history records

·      Participating in the design of larger industrial scale systems and treatment trains, and processing plants, spanning the range from top level system architecture, control algorithms and instrumentation, and component selection or design.

·      Assisting in lab R&D testing and field testing as needed

·      Helping in communications with external contractors, and assisting in managing external projects

·      Other tasks and projects assigned by the manager

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

·      Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Education / Professional Experience:

·      A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a closely related engineering field, and a minimum of 5 yrs of relevant industry experience is required.

·      Demonstrated experience in designing systems for reliability, selecting instrumentation and designing controls as applied to fluidic systems design, preferably at industrial scales

·      Intermediate level expertise in software engineering and coding skills in appropriate language(s) for the purposes of integrated monitoring of various sensors, creating real time data dashboards and reports, implementing the control algorithms, and controlling various actuators is required.

·      Mechatronics, SCADA and NOC experience are highly desirable.

·      Ability to rapidly design and develop concepts into prototypes and test them in a structured and methodical way.

·      Knowledge and experience with project management practices.

·      Ability to work both independently on multiple projects and with multidisciplinary teams with minimal supervision

·      Strong organizational and communications skills

·      Experience in industrial water treatment, oil and gas industry, environmental engineering or industrial equipment design a plus

Personal Traits:

·      Outstanding communicator, listener and team player who can build trusting professional relationships.

·      Results-focused, self-motivated, adaptable, and self-accountable.

·      Thrives in a multidisciplinary environment, enjoys tackling challenges, problem solving and learning

·      Able to set aggressive but achievable goals and track progress with a high level of accountability. Able to recognize and escalate deviations from plans well in advance of deadlines, and to find, propose and enact options for recovery.

·      Flexible and adaptable approach to solving complex problems of an early stage technology venture.

Our compensation philosophy:

We want to work with exceptional people, and we know that exceptional people's time is highly valuable. We pay attention to market trends and data, and we aim to compensate our people in a way that keeps them committed to our team and to our mission. At the same time, we're trying to do something new, and to do it, we need to partner with investors who put their capital and their trust in us to be judicious in how we spend money. You can expect to find compensation structures that include a reasonable base salary, year-end performance bonus opportunities that recognize how you and the company have done, employee stock options that align your comp with the interests of the investors, achievement-based bonuses or pay structures when appropriate, flexible work locations when appropriate, flexible time off, and outstanding healthcare benefits.

Who we are:

We have a mission driven culture, focused on results

Changing the world is hard work. We're looking for co-workers who find our mission as compelling as we do. But we also recognize that people cannot drink good intentions; it’s the results that matter. 

Badwater Alchemy operates on a foundation of mutual trust. We're not each other's keepers. We want to work alongside people who are able to articulate and regularly confirm their own goals, who take time to understand others' priorities, who collaborate seamlessly, and who drive themselves to deliver on targets that feel aspirational when set. It's dynamic, fun and engaging.

We are committed to our work, but we also understand that working a lot is not the same as working effectively. We’re present at the office when we need to be, and we work where we're most comfortable when we don't. Some of us live in Seattle. Some travel there as needed. Water is a global problem, and we expect to be a global team.

We have a flexible PTO policy, outstanding benefits, and we ensure our team has skin in the game alongside our investors with our employee stock option plan.

We want to start sourcing for candidates and expect to fill this position over the next several months. You will hear back regarding the status of your application, but it may take a while.