R&D Engineer

Location: Des Plaines, IL (On-site)

Company Overview: Aether Fuels is an advanced climate technology startup revolutionizing the sustainable fuels industry with its breakthrough catalysts, equipment, and process flows. Aether’s mission is to enable a net-zero world through sustainable liquid fuels by economically producing sustainable hydrocarbon fuels at scale from flexible combinations of waste carbon streams.

Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled and experienced R&D Engineer to join our team, playing a key role in planning and executing experimental plans and advancing our technology development process in our Pilot Plant. The role will be accountable for the overall design, operation, organization, and maintenance of assets within their area.

The ideal candidate will be familiar with R&D environments as well as lab-scale Pilot Plant operations within the refining and petrochemical space. Other areas of responsibility include documentation in the form of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for plant operations, equipment operations, troubleshooting, data reporting, and maintaining the highest safety standards and abiding by all applicable regulations.

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Qualifications

Salary Range: $90-$100k

Aether Fuels is an equal-opportunity employer and offers competitive compensation and benefits. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.