We make plant-based, climate-smart fertilizer for the good of our farmers and the planet. Backed by Activate Venture Partners.
About the role
Nitricity is a startup addressing climate change, and we are looking for your help! We are innovating in an essential chemical industry that supports global food systems. The bedrock of modern agriculture is the production, distribution, and application of the essential nutrients found in fertilizers. However, nitrogen fertilizer is currently made in coal- and gas-fired facilities located hundreds to thousands of miles away from the farmers who need it. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- BS in Mechanical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering or a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or MS, with a focus on fluid mechanics, heat transfer, combustion, or reacting flows
- Hands-on experience running reacting-flow CFD simulations of high-temperature gas flows using a commercial or open-source package (ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, CONVERGE, OpenFOAM, or similar)
- Strong grounding in turbulence modeling, turbulence-chemistry interaction, radiation, and heat transfer
- Working knowledge of chemical kinetics and experience coupling finite-rate chemistry to flow simulations, using tools such as Cantera, CHEMKIN, or equivalent
- Proficiency with 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Onshape, or similar), including parts, assemblies, and engineering drawings, and preparing geometry and meshes for simulation
- Working knowledge of GD&T, materials selection, and design for manufacturing for components operating at high temperature
More about this role
Nitricity is a startup addressing climate change, and we are looking for your help! We are innovating in an essential chemical industry that supports global food systems. The bedrock of modern agriculture is the production, distribution, and application of the essential nutrients found in fertilizers. However, nitrogen fertilizer is currently made in coal- and gas-fired facilities located hundreds to thousands of miles away from the farmers who need it. The $120B industry is responsible for as much as 6% of global CO2eq emissions. Nitricity Inc. has developed a new technology that produces fertilizer using air, water, and renewable electricity (e.g., solar). Growers will have access to a more reliable, low cost, and environmentally friendly fertilizer supply. We are actively growing our team to help us turn this vision into a reality.
The Thermal Design Engineer, CFD will be part of Nitricity’s core product engineering team developing megawatt-scale chemical production facilities. Our process converts air into fixed nitrogen in a plasma, producing gas streams at thousands of degrees that must be cooled quickly enough to preserve the nitric oxide we create while recovering as much...
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