About Joule
Joule has pioneered a CO2-to-fuel production platform, effectively reversing combustion through the use
of solar energy. The company’s platform applies engineered catalysts to continuously convert waste
CO2 directly into renewable fuels such as ethanol or hydrocarbons for diesel, jet fuel and gasoline. Free
of feedstock constraints and complex processing, Joule’s process can achieve unrivaled scalability,
volumes and costs without the use of any agricultural land, fresh water or crops. Joule is privately held
and has raised over $160 million in funding to date, led by Flagship Ventures. The company operates
from Bedford, Massachusetts and The Hague, The Netherlands, with production operations in Hobbs,
New Mexico. Additional information is available at www.jouleunlimited.com.
Process Development Engineer
The Process Development Engineer will contribute to a fast-paced and growing team responsible for
developing, designing, manufacturing and deploying Joule's SolarConverter® system. The successful
candidate will work directly with the Engineering team to develop SolarConverter technologies that
further enhance and optimize thermal performance, mass transfer, and mixing, particularly as these
relate to photosynthetic efficiency and productivity. The Process Development Engineer will report to
the Director, Development Engineering. This position is based out of the Hobbs, NM facility, but will
require occasional travel to other Joule locations.
Responsibilities:
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Collaborate with the Bedford Design Engineering team to design, fabricate and perform tests aimed
at developing next generation reactors
o Testing will include a combination of mechanical, chemical and biological factors including:
flow characteristics (such as mixing, distribution, two-phase flow regime, pressure drop),
material robustness, thermal performance, optical properties, pH and other chemical
concentrations, biological productivity
Work with the Bedford and Hobbs team to design and build bench- and pilot-scale experiments that
characterize the impact of system design features on productivity and the operating space for
Joule’s proprietary photosynthetic organisms
Participate in outdoor tests of reactor concepts, characterizing their impact on productivity and
longevity as well as performance characteristics such as mixing, heat and mass transfer, and light
transmission
o Construct/install test rigs
o Prepare, operate, sample, and maintain bioreactor systems
o Perform process assays on photobioreactor samples
o Develop SOPs
o Assist in general upkeep of the Hobbs laboratory, including development and maintenance
of laboratory SOPs
o Supervise Hobbs technical staff assigned to operate test reactors
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Assist in tech transfer between Hobbs and Bedford by demonstrating operating procedures and
reactor concepts developed in Bedford
Qualifications:
Candidates will have a Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (or equivalent) with
several years of relevant experience. The candidate should have strong mechanical and fabrication skills,
with some experience constructing small-scale fluid systems. Ideally the candidate will have some
experience with molecular biology techniques, as well as experience with photosynthetic organisms and
photobioreactors, but this is not required. The candidate should be able to effectively communicate
results though both written and verbal reports.