Careers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related field (Masters or PhD preferred)

• Minimum 5-8 years of work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the job duties and responsibilities

• Strong understanding of electromagnetics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics

• Strong hands-on laboratory skills with a willingness to troubleshoot equipment

• Experience designing custom equipment via CAD (such as SolidWorks) and working with manufactures to construct the equipment

• Familiarity with instrumentation and data acquisition (such as LabView)      

• Experience in electromagnetic and fluid dynamics modeling desirable (such as COMSOL or FLUENT)

• Organized: Ability to intelligently categorize information in a method that is intuitive to others

• Coachable: Willing to accept feedback and learn from others

• Resilient: Perform well under pressure

• Inquisitive: Willingness and desire to learn and to promote learning by the team

• Creative: Problem solver who challenges previous assumptions and methods to continuously improve and solve challenges; relentlessly pursues a better solution

• Adaptable: Demonstrated ability to adapt and change in a dynamic and evolving environment

• Safety minded: Demonstrate a high level of safety awareness and conviction

• Technical writer: Adept at describing, documenting, and conveying the results of experiment.

• Analytically minded: Experience plotting and presenting data.

• Reliable: Consistent delivery on timelines

Responsibilities

• The Development Engineer is responsible for the design of Maat Energy’s plasma reactor that are critical to reliable operation of our process

• You will be responsible for designing, coordinating constructing, and evaluating new plasma reactors

• Manage tasks with minimal oversight

• Establishing HAZOP and SOPs for safe use of the equipment

• Documenting designs and experimental results in reports for continued plasma reactor improvement

• Produce detailed documentation and supporting data

• Communicate findings and recommended course of action

• Work with fabricators or suppliers to produce complex plasma reactor assemblies

• Participate in brainstorming and problem solving in a team setting to identify solutions

• Mentor and train less experienced employees

• Performs other duties as needed

Company description

Maat Energy Company, located in Cambridge, MA, is excited to announce its search for a Development Engineer.

At Maat Energy we apply scientific principles, engineering practices, and a lot of hard work to solve real problems that have a global impact. We use sophisticated analysis methods, advanced manufacturing techniques, and often even our hands to build first of its kind technologies. We do not compromise on safety, quality, or performance. If you want to solve tough problems, build real things, and have a big impact then you should join us.

Your Role

You would be responsible for assisting with designing, implementing, commissioning, ramping up, and optimizing of Maat Energy’s Atmospheric Microwave Plasma Technology systems which are critical to scaling up our processes.

You will be at the front lines of implementing new designs, solving operational challenges, and design optimization in a team effort. You will organize resulting data and pursue continuous improvement of experimental setup and operation.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $60,000 – 85,000 per year

Benefits: Health insurance

Schedule: 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate: Cambridge, MA 02140: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)