Chemical Engineer jobs in Sacramento, CA

Compensation: Pretty open-ended salary target depending on level of experience (good target range of $120K-$150K). Equity shares will be offered with the role – they also have health/vision/dental insurance as well as a 401K plan with a match.

Overview:

This role will not be for everyone but will be the perfect job for someone who is interested in building something. This is an early-stage startup company that has a well-proven concept that they are getting ready to scale from engineering pilot-scale to commercial demonstration scale. Currently the company has about 7 people and this role would be the lead engineer within the company; being involved in a bunch of areas of the company as growth continues forward. Beyond commercial demonstration scale (approximately a 12-month project), the next step after that would be full commercial scale projects. Right now, the company is based out of a 12,000 sq ft building and over half of that is allocated for this commercial demonstration plant. Growth-potential wise, this role could become the CTO position.

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering minimum, advanced degree is a plus
• More than a technical skillset, they are looking for someone who likes to build things; someone who has seen and been exposed to a lot of different technologies and who is excellent at problem solving
• Process intensification experience is a big plus, not a must-have
• This isn’t so much of a requirement, but their hope is to lay down a kind of project template with this particular scale-up effort, so someone who has experience standardizing project management methods or who has experience laying out how best to get from point A to point B; that would be a useful skillset in this role.
• Background-wise, this process utilizes low temperature, low pressure reaction, among other steps. Some of their materials are corrosive, but there are a pretty wide range of process backgrounds that could fit with this role.
• A working knowledge of software tools is another big plus – tools like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, PROCAD, Aspen Plus, etc