Manufacturing Engineer

About Charm

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.

Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft. Since then, we’ve scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal , grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Kansas. Join us in 2025 as we work toward putting 10,000 tons of carbon back underground!

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 our company values .

Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!

About The Role

• In the role you will dive into Charm’s manufacturing processes and help solve critical challenges that move us forward towards reaching our carbon removal goals!
• The role is responsible for evaluating all steps of the manufacturing process (mechanical tooling, work instructions, machine design, process flow design, etc.) and rapidly implementing improvements.
• This role reports to our Lead Manufacturing & Process Engineer in Colorado at the Fort Lupton production site where you will be working on a team of cross functional engineers and technicians to accomplish your goals.
  
  

Your Responsibilities

• Establish baseline process flow models to capture the current state of the manufacturing system; use these to highlight and prioritize opportunities for improvement
• Generate new and improved engineering work instructions with dynamic visual aids, data collection techniques, and clear/concise language to ensure reliable operation execution
• Utilize digital manufacturing tools (MES, ERP, etc.) to help improve existing production processes and inform new hardware development workflows
• Work alongside the Operations team to gather verbal/written feedback on key operator pain points that you can subsequently solve.
• Collaborate with our Training department to develop and continuously improve robust training materials and process designs to set the manufacturing team up for success.
• Contribute to new product design processes and design reviews to implement high quality process design & design-for-operations strategies into Charm’s products.
  
  

You Bring

• 4 years of experience in process engineering or working in a manufacturing environment.
• A degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Chemical/etc. Engineering, or other relevant educational background
• A self-starter who can identify process and design improvements that will make the system more operable, and the engineering acumen to see those through to completion.
• Proven ability to own a machine and work cell continual improvement and development.
• Experience working alongside operators to understand human factors considerations, tooling needs, and process inefficiencies (ex. Gathering voice of the customer feedback).
• A desire to be hands on with equipment more than half the time.
  
  

Bonus, If You Bring

• Mechanical design experience and/or tooling design experience
• Experience executing hardware tests and test campaigns.
• You have some knowledge of pyrolysis, gasification or other thermal conversion processes.
• You have a familiarity with Linux, Python and scripting languages.
• You have experience with SaaS tools like Datadog and/or time series databases.
  
  

$98,000 - $134,000 a year

What We Offer

• Stock options
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%
• Paid time off, including parental leave
• A yearly professional development stipend
• Healthy snacks and subsidized lunches for onsite employees
• A chance to pivot into a role in climate!
  
  

Visa Sponsorship Policy

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.

Our Commitment

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.