What are the responsibilities and job description for the Geothermal Operations Engineer position at Bedrock Energy?
Company
The earth beneath our feet holds an extraordinary, untapped capacity to accelerate the clean energy transition. Bedrock Energy is on a mission to transform the heating and cooling of buildings, using carbon-free, hyper-efficient, and ultra-safe geothermal energy to radically reduce costs for people and the environment. Incorporated in 2022, Bedrock has raised $22M in Seed and Series A capital and is gathering exceptional talent to scale geothermal energy to decarbonize buildings everywhere. We're seeking creative, collaborative, proactive team members who inspire us with their high standards of excellence, integrity, and commitment to our shared mission.
Role
As an early member of Bedrock Energy's Project Engineering team, you will be responsible for the
design, research, project planning, and troubleshooting of geothermal heating and cooling systems. You will collaborate with a growing team of software, electrical, and mechanical technologists and our field operations team to deliver our novel drilling and heat pump technologies to decarbonize buildings everywhere. In doing so, you will also help set the early foundation of our engineering organization's culture, processes, systems, and standards.
Responsibilities
- Support the design and construction of geothermal heating and cooling systems by utilizing engineering tools and applying functional knowledge of building energy modeling, fluid systems, solid mechanics, heat transfer, well construction, subsurface engineering, etc.
- Design field experiments, project plans, conduct analyses, and write engineering reports about key equipment, tools, and field protocol decisions, alongside mechanical, electrical and software engineers and operational crews.
- Research subsurface conditions of various locations and evaluate tools, equipment, and cost implications for geo-field construction within those locations.
- Diagnose equipment malfunctions, add technical analyses onto key performance indicators, etc.
- Participate in professional societies in areas of specialization, write technical papers, and present at technical and trade conferences.
- Support the development of patent inventions when applicable.
- Share skills and knowledge across the organization by documenting best practices, case histories, and lessons learned to the company's knowledge management database and in team learning sessions.
- Perform other field engineering tasks, as assigned by Bedrock Energy's leadership.
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