About Charm

Our mission is to reverse climate change and return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂, profitably. We convert waste biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into permanent, underground storage as carbon removal, or reform the bio-oil to produce syngas for fossil-free steel.

Our carbon removal pathway took off in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify & Microsoft. In 2021 and 2022 we delivered thousands of tons of carbon removal via off-the-shelf pathways, and also deployed our first R&D prototype pyrolyzer of our own. In the next 18 months, we'll build and deploy the next pyrolyzer revision, demonstrate our fossil-free ironmaking pilot, substantially expand our operations in Colorado and put thousands of tonnes of CO₂e underground.

We're looking to expand our team of ambitious creative and hands-on engineers, fabricators, operators, and forward-thinking humans. We value psychological safety and collaboration. We take calculated risks and don't sweep mistakes under the rug; instead, we pin them to the wall and learn from them. We value that everyone’s unique backgrounds and perspectives shape their work. We encourage you to read our company values.

Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!

About the Role

As a member of our Pyrotronics team (Pyrolyzer Electronics) based out of our Fort Lupton facility, you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing automation control hardware related to the biomass processing and biochar handling systems used with our pyrolysis machines.

This role involves designing automation control cabinets, selecting motor controllers, VFDs, industrial sensors, implementing PLC systems, designing and constructing cables, and designing AC circuits for powering our biomass processing and biochar handling systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure sound design and rigorous testing.

This role will report to the Pyrotronics Lead based out of San Francisco, but will mainly support the Colorado Development Team Engineering Manager for our Colorado based projects. There will be regular meetings with the San Francisco based team to ensure best practices are maintained and designs are thoroughly reviewed. Occasionally, this role will be tasked by the Pyrotronics Lead to facilitate implementation of design improvements, upgrades or new systems used on the Pyrolysis Machines as well.

Some examples of early projects you would be responsible for include improving the sensorization and data collection of key biomass test fixtures, designing a control system for a wood chip processing line and commissioning various new pieces of biomass processing equipment.