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Senior Product Engineer (Hardware)

Los Angeles, CA

Location: This role has the option of being remote in the states of CA, WA, NJ. The role requires 30% - 50% travel. We have offices in Playa Vista, CA and Bridgewater, NJ.

About Us
Avnos believes solving the water/energy resource equation is the most direct path to scaling direct air capture of carbon dioxide economically, responsibly, and sustainably. This is why we integrate water at the heart of our technology. This enables broad deployment, as our system produces water as it captures CO2. As a result, our approach minimizes energy consumption, enhancing cost-effectiveness and climate impact.

We are a driven team of scientists, engineers and technical operators working together to solve one of the most fascinating and impactful problems the world has to solve: removing legacy carbon dioxide emissions in service of cooling the planet. We know that innovation requires creativity and courage and we give our people ownership to follow their curiosity to a solution. We work fast and collaboratively, learning from each other as we create answers to climate’s most pressing questions. Avnos is a place where you can see the impact of your work in the real world.

At Avnos, we believe in the power of diversity and inclusion to drive innovation and success. Our culture is fueled by individuals from various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives coming together to make a meaningful impact. We welcome applicants from all walks of life, regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other dimension of diversity. Join us in our commitment to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute to our collective mission. Your unique talents and perspectives are not just welcomed; they are essential to our success.

Apply today and be a part of a team that is dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the world.

Role
As part of the Avnos manufacturing taskforce, you will be an individual contributor working on tough, critical-path projects. This role reports into the Senior VP of Manufacturing and Supply Chain and involves hands-on CAD modeling, engineering requirements tracking, PLM concurrent design management, test and validation planning and closure, as well as ownership of product launch and iterative design changes.

This role is for you if you enjoy solving hard design problems, you have an unwavering sense of urgency and roll up your sleeves to get things done. You are equally effective working on the factory floor as you are at the airport gate, and you excel at adapting to changing circumstances daily.

You will:

  • Own the production hardware system architecture lock through configuration management of derivatives and variants to drive customer delight and cost down fit, form and function.
  • Ensure designs meet rigorous performance and reliability standards owning requirements mapping (Jama etc.), CAD models (SolidWorks etc.) and bill of materials management (Enovia, Teamcenter, Windchill etc.), test and validation plans.
  • Own product engineering, CAD, prints, GD&T, tolerance stack ups, requirements definition, requirements flow down, test plans, DFMEA (risk retirement design plans) and validation test campaign creation along with specifications and statements of work that fully define components, subassemblies and top-level assemblies and capture design intent such that inhouse and 3rd party manufacturing teams can build to spec and build to print.
  • Own production engineering change notices and impact analysis that fully define components and subassembly changes such that in-house and 3rd party manufacturing teams can compress costs, improve performance and maximize change velocity of production configurations.
  • Work with the finance and business teams on cost engineering and ‘should cost’ analysis.
  • Travel 15-25% to visit suppliers and manufacturing sites and 15-25% to customer ops sites. Customer field ops and distributed manufacturing sites are global. Up to 50% travel.

You have:

  • 8+ years owning hardware product engineering deliverables as a Product Engineer, Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer or Technical Product Manager or combination of above.
  • Strong understanding of configuration management of derivatives and variants and how to leverage design for manufacturing for standardized common BOM, warranty and service and fastest lead time to market and lowest cost variant designs.
  • Deep understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals, with extensive experience in mechanism design of large containerized systems. You are a heavy CAD user.

 

What makes you stand out:

  • Experience with cleantech hardware startups and high change velocity large hardware assemblies in cleantech (HVAC systems, FCEV and BESS containerized power modules etc.).
  • Experience with safety-critical systems and B2B, sell in and sell through (requirements design, reliability design, and field replaceable unit design / backwards compatibility).

You share our values:

  • Safety: Feedback and candor are encouraged and met with curiosity regardless of title. In all of our work locations, we show courage to speak up, own problems along with solutions, focus on task conflict (not personal conflict), and care for each other.
  • Ownership: Empowerment, while bringing people along through clear, crisp, early communication; follow through; we take full accountability; showing up even (especially) when it is hard; integrity; pride in one’s work and pride in our work.
  • Teamwork: Proactive collaboration, knowing we are greater than the sum of our parts; bringing each other along in our language, decisions, and tradeoffs so teammates are equipped to partner with us; thoughtful disagreement and discourse and support each other to identify blind spots and make wise decisions; generosity with our gratitude and recognition of others.
  • Growth Mindset: New ideas require creativity and risk taking, we embrace failure as a means to learn. We tolerate the discomfort of being a beginner in an industry that is solving the unsolved. Feedback is a vote of confidence and an offer of support to develop our ideas into great work.
  • Achievement: Bias for action while maintaining the highest standards. We practice prioritization, discipline, and focus in the service of achieving our goals and creating a lasting impact.

Perks and benefits:

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Equity
  • Medical, Dental and Vision – Company covers 100% of employee and 50% of dependents
  • HSA
  • 401K
  • For remote employees, subsidized internet & phone
  • Parental leave

Salary: For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $157,696 - $209,748. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The range listed above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified. In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity and benefits. The final compensation package will be determined based on the selected candidate's skills and experience.

Accommodations: If you require reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to showcase their skills and qualifications. We will work with you to provide the necessary accommodation based on your specific needs.

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