Charmindustrial is hiring a Mechanical Engineer II (Pyrolysis) for its Fort Lupton, Colorado facility. This full-time onsite role focuses on advancing specialized processing equipment while collaborating across teams in a fast-moving setting.

About This Position

The Mechanical Engineer II (Pyrolysis) position at Charmindustrial in Fort Lupton, Colorado reports to the Lead Pyrolysis Engineer and places you at the center of equipment development for biomass conversion systems. You will balance fresh design work with practical support for existing production assets, partnering daily with electrical, automation, and manufacturing engineers as well as fabricators and technicians. The work environment rewards an analytical approach, comfort stepping beyond familiar territory, pride in durable real-world outcomes, and a steady positive attitude amid ambitious, high-tempo goals.

Core Duties

• Design progressive pyrolysis technology and biomass processing machines that raise overall performance
• Select electromechanical actuators, sensors, pumps, and related components for new mechanical assemblies
• Implement, refine, and diagnose mechanical systems operating in active production environments
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary groups to overcome design-build-test obstacles and complete commissioning and operational handover campaigns
• Personally assemble and adjust hardware so conceptual designs become functional equipment
• Partner with test and process specialists to create validation plans confirming systems satisfy intended performance
• Reconfigure legacy equipment layouts to evaluate innovative pathways or fully develop new subsystems that shape next-generation pyrolysis architectures
• Apply mechanical and systems expertise to troubleshoot production machines when operations partners report performance issues
• Continuously improve existing pyrolysis and biomass-handling assets to support site throughput objectives

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to design mechanical systems for processing or thermal conversion equipment
• Competence specifying and integrating electromechanical actuators, sensors, pumps, and similar hardware
• Hands-on skill assembling, adjusting, and supporting fabrication of physical prototypes and production units
• Experience performing root-cause analysis when mechanical or process systems fall short of expectations
• Analytical problem-solving that readily embraces novel technical challenges outside prior comfort zones
• Proven collaboration with engineers, technicians, and operations staff in multidisciplinary settings
• Resilience and constructive attitude suited to demanding, fast-paced environments with aggressive targets

More About Charmindustrial

Charmindustrial targets restoration of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations to 280 ppm by converting surplus non-food biomass into carbon-dense bio-oil that is permanently sequestered underground; at larger scale the same bio-oil can support fossil-free iron production. Carbon-removal activities began in 2020 with early purchases from Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft, later expanding to thousands of tons removed, a team of more than one hundred people, and facilities in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana. The organization fosters psychological safety, strong collaboration, continuous learning, calculated risk-taking, and treating setbacks as learning opportunities while pursuing climate-scale impact.

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