Aircapture

Senior Microwave Engineer

Senior Microwave Engineer
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LocationBerkeley, CA
Job Typefull time
Salary$155,000-$180,000
On-site
Climate Technology Product Manufacturing

About This Job

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 3000MHz with power ranges from 10kW to 100kW
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 modelling 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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