Graduate Engineer - Milton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Nium

Description

Salary Range:
£30 - £35kLocation: Milton Park, Oxford

Closing Date:
Monday 27 May 2024 5pm

We Are Nium:
A nano-scientist, an engineer and an entrepreneur.

We founded Nium, a nanotechnology company, at Carbon13, the Venture Builder for the Climate Emergency, in the summer 2022 to eliminate greenhouse gases at a massive scale:
at least 10,000,000 tonnes CO2e a year by 2030 and exponentially thereafter.

You can find out more about the Nium team and technologies here and on our website RoleAre you looking to be at the forefront of having an impact and making a real and tangible change to the climate emergency? We are looking for a hands-on Graduate Engineer with an interest in first-of-a-kind climate technology to join the team at Milton Park and partner sites.

The role is primarily related to the development and deployment of a pilot-scale demonstration project, reporting into our Lead Process Engineer.

Planned start date - 1st August 24 (negotiable).

Key responsibilitiesTake the lead on construction and support the installation of our green ammonia pilot plant systems, both within our laboratory facility and at partner site(s), with support from the Lead Process Engineer.

Support equipment selection, procurement and layout, in consultation with the engineering team.

Input into mechanical design and engineering, with a focus on creating engineering drawings using CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD).Participate in design reviews, FATs/SATs, and assist the Lead Process Engineer with commissioning and plant start-up activities.

Support ongoing maintenance of process equipment and lab machinery as required.
Conduct instrument set-up and calibrations in accordance with required standards and methods.

Develop relevant project documentation including manuals, reports and protocolsMaintain a safe working environment within all our facilities, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and industry best-practice.

Ensure the workplace is kept clean and tidy in line with 5S principles, maximising efficiency.
Work closely with cross functional teams and third-party contractors, to achieve project goals and milestones. Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide regular updates on project progress, challenges and opportunities.


You will have:
Degree-level qualification in an engineering discipline with an interest in the construction and development of first-of-a-kind systemsHands-on experience within an engineering environmentA passion for our climate-focused mission: decarbonised and decentralised ammonia productionUnderstanding of control systemsExcellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail and a proactive approachAbility to communicate effectively within diverse teams in a project settingA valid UK driving licence Be willing and able to travel periodically, both domestically and internationally, to support plant installation and commissioning activities

Nice to have:
Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering backgroundWorking knowledge of process control systemsAbility to interpret a range of engineering drawings such as P&IDs, GAs and wiring diagramsConversant with relevant standards and methods employed with calibration activities

Benefits:

Be part of a dynamic team developing meaningful, climate-focused technologyWork at Milton Park with access to world-leading labs and extensive facilitiesWork with the Inventor and have real and immediate input to the projectShare options available in a fast growing company£1000 Annual Personal Development Budget30 Days Annual Leave and your birthday offFlexible working environment depending on your needs and project requirements.

Opportunities to travel both domestically and internationally, depending on final project locationsThis is a long journey and we are a young company - but we are off to a brilliant start.

Company & MissionWe have a patent pending nano-catalyst and scale up technology for ammonia synthesis, currently the most polluting chemical industrial process on our planet.

We have access to the best labs in the UK and assembled an experienced international team and we have cutting edge facilities to take our technology to scale.

We won our first investment at Carbon 13 at Cambridge University in the Spring of 2022. We have won the support of Octopus Ventures, The BMW Foundation, Undaunted The Greenhouse at Imperial College.

We secured $3million seed investment from Silicon Valley investors, Agfunder and deep tech venture capitalists DCVC alongside significant government support to scale up our technologies toward commercialisation.

We are a young startup, with all the chaos, uncertainty, potential and adventure that brings. We want this company to be the making of you, we want you to help to make this company.

We have a healthy disdain for hierarchy and bureaucracy and a healthy respect for your mental health and home life.

So we can't give you a cubicle, a corporate role and a predictable, easy job.

We can give you meaningful work at a critical time, equity, impact, responsibility, autonomy and a chance to work directly on the number one problem we face.

We give you everything you need to succeed, including access to the best equipment and facilities, in our R&D centre and purpose built labs, £1000 annual professional development budget, up to 8% matched pension contributions, hybrid working, a laptop, brand new facilities, compassionate and encouraging managers and space to do the most rewarding work of your life.

CultureWhoever you are in terms of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexuality - we will respect you and we've got your back.

In the context of climate, our ego's and identities have to be checked at the door, including founders- we do this by keeping eyes locked on the mission and reminding ourselves what is at stake.

This is much bigger than all of us.
We are three male founders. That's not ideal. We hire for cultural add not cultural 'fit'. If we all look sound, dress, love, act and think like each other - that's a problem.

We believe diversity of thought, healthy conflict and challenging status quo are hallmarks of a disruptive business, the kind that will eliminate emissions at scale.

So we would rather you were different in some way. But if you are similar in some ways... that's ok too. It's about the work.

Rather than working 'for us' you are working alongside us for the greater good, an inhabitable earth, infinite invention and a better tomorrow.