Senior / Staff Equipment & Mechanical Engineer

Department: CO2E Engineering

Location: Berkeley, CA

Employment Type: FullTime

Twelve is pioneering a new industrial era with carbon transformation. We use electrochemistry to turn CO2 into critical products—fuels, chemicals, and materials—that today rely on fossil fuels. Our mission: to fundamentally change how the world makes its essential goods by transforming CO2 from a liability into a resource, building resilient, fossil-free supply chains, and advancing next-generation industry.

We would like this to be your dream job. Many of us start in engineering work, hoping to get to invent things and build them in a creative environment, surrounded by people who are doing the same. While many careers turn into an endless slog of specifications and detail optimization, we are doing that inventive work of our dreams and that work is especially rewarding because it is work that the world needs.

This position is on a small team that primarily supports our test stations. These stations (at multiple scales) are custom devices managing gas, liquid, temperature, and current for our electrochemical cells. Modification of test equipment to suit a particular scientific purpose is a normal part of our operation. In this position, you will work with electrochemists, materials engineers, operations staff, and your fellow equipment/mechanical engineers to determine the best path forward to reach a particular goal. Then, you’ll execute projects that vary from a few days of sourcing and assembly to projects that require months of design, work with multiple vendors and outside fabricators, and install coordination with internal partners. We aim to work proportionally and elegantly to build the right tool for the job of the moment.

What you will do:

• Design and build equipment to support the development of our electrolyzer technology

• Lead projects of different sizes based on tactical needs of the moment

• Learn and teach and share constantly

• Assist with service, maintenance, and troubleshooting for existing equipment

• Identify opportunities and provide technical input to guide strategic decisions

• Collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary team to do things that have never been done before

Who you are:

• The ability to work safely and take responsibility for the safety of others in an environment with multiple hazard types

• Some kind of engineer with substantial hardware experience in multiple arenas

• You have breadth and depth in your understanding of mechanical systems, including several of the following: pumps, fluids, high pressure gasses, fixturing, temperature control, high current switching, valves, seals, motion control, hydraulics or pneumatics, flow measurement and control, metrology

• Experience with designing and troubleshooting electromechanical systems

• Experience with sensor specification, selection, and integration

• Familiarity with a broad range of fabrication methods and significant hands-on experience and comfort in some methods. (we have a shop and you should use it)

• Effective written and verbal communication and the ability to drive consensus and understanding across a broad range of audiences.

• Comfort with experimental work and interpreting data

Twelve Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Paid sick days and vacation

• Competitive salary and equity compensation commensurate with experience

• Diverse and inclusive work environment

At Twelve, it's important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements, Twelve conducts exhaustive research to understand compensation markets. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level.

United States Wage Range: $164,000 - $240,000

Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidate's diverse sets of skill levels.

We believe that the unique contributions of each individual is the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.

Want to work with us but don't see a current opening that fits your background? Submit a general application for Future Opportunities or email us at [email protected] for further inquiries.

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Twelve is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified applicants, and complies with federal and state disability laws.  As part of this commitment, Twelve will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process.  If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent team by email at [email protected].