Senior Microwave Engineer

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a groundbreaking climate technology startup as a Senior Microwave Engineer, where your expertise in microwave technology will help innovate solutions to combat the climate crisis. You'll work on cutting-edge Direct Air Capture technology, tackling technical challenges and collaborating with a dynamic team. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a company dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to contribute to a sustainable future, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• 8+ years in R&D with hands-on experimental work and data analysis.
• Deep expertise in RF/microwave engineering and system design.

Responsibilities

• Innovate and solve technical challenges in microwave Direct Air Capture technology.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to drive technology toward commercialization.

Skills

Microwave Technology

RF Engineering

Data Analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Master's or PhD in related field

Tools

COMSOL

ANSYS HFSS

SolidWorks

Job description

At Aircapture we’re creating technology to solve what we believe to be our lifetime’s most pressing challenge: the climate crisis. We supply commercial and industrial customers with clean CO2 captured from our atmosphere to radically improve the environment, our economy, and our lives. We value building a team of people who represent diverse backgrounds–be it through education, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation–to reach our goals. Thank you for considering us.

Design the technology of our lifetime as a Senior Microwave Engineer at Aircapture! You will use your extensive expertise in microwave technology to advance a cutting-edge approach to Direct Air Capture “DAC.” If you live to solve technical challenges and love creating innovative solutions, digging deep into the problem and discovering by doing and, if you are excited to have a major impact at a groundbreaking climate technology startup, this role is for you!

This role is onsite at our development and production facility in Berkeley, California.

Please Note–due to the requirements of our federal contracts, we can only hire a U.S. Citizen or green card holder for this role.

Salary: $155,000-180,000 per year

What You’ll Do Here

• Innovate and solve technical challenges, leveraging your deep expertise in microwave, electrical and mechanical systems to research and develop first-of-a-kind microwave Direct Air Capture (MWDAC) technology.
• Work directly with high voltage and high power microwave systems from 900 MHz to 3000 MHz with power ranges from 10 kW to 100 kW.
• Optimize MWDAC cavity and waveguide designs through simulations and modeling to then build experimental test rigs and prototypes that advance R&D efforts.
• Develop detailed test plans, execute experiments, and refine designs based on analysis of experimental data.
• Own your projects, allocate resources effectively, and acquire the tools and equipment you need.
• Collaborate closely with the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams to drive the technology toward commercialization.
• Partner with an awesome team of motivated, fun, smart humans who are excited to be here and do this important work.

Your Skills and Abilities Include

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field, with a focus on Microwave technology. Master’s or PhD degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in R&D roles involving system design and hands-on experimental work, data collection and analysis, and subsequent design iteration.
• Deep expertise in RF and microwave engineering, including s-parameters, material permittivity, impedance matching, chamber modeling, multimode and single mode, and fluid dynamics knowledge.
• Expert proficiency with industry standard RF/microwave modeling software (ex: COMSOL, ANSYS HFSS). Proficiency with SolidWorks preferred.
• Outstanding collaborative abilities: You love working side by side with a team of creative engineers.

Aircapture strives to create a safe, inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. Every teammate adds to who we are, diversifying our ideas, experiences and viewpoints and makes us stronger. We hope you feel welcome here.

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Aircapture strives to create a safe, inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. Every teammate adds to who we are, diversifying our ideas, experiences, and viewpoints and makes us stronger.