Design Engineer (Oxford)

As a Design engineer at Plantd, you will work directly with the leadership team to build the machines and systems that will disrupt the traditional construction industry. You will design, fabricate, test, and iterate through current and next-generation technologies that will enable full-scale production of modern, carbon-negative building materials, bringing Plantds vision of sustainable building materials into reality.

Day-to-day you will work at our vertically integrated space designing machines and automated production lines. You will partner with leadership and peers to develop requirements at the system level and will own the creation of CAD models, engineering drawings, and structural analyses for your projects.

Construction or industry experience is not required, we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on the world.

Responsibilities

Develop the most efficient carbon-sequestering machines to fix how the world builds things

Understand fundamentals to make sure that youre fixing things that matter

Design, build and test at a rapid pace so we can move fast

Work with other world-class engineers to integrate your designs into the most efficient machines possible

Adapt to fast-changing inputs, data, specifications, and requirements

Document designs in requirements documentation, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, analyses, specifications, and bill of materials so that we can keep track of all the things youre fixing

Create detailed component and assembly drawings incorporating an understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-ups to make sure you dont make more problems than you fix

Basic Qualifications

Grit - the ability to push through adversity in order to achieve mastery

Communication - the ability share thoughts and ideas effectively

Intelligence - the ability to think on a first principles basis

Ethics - alignment with our critical world views here at Plantd

Goals - alignment with our mission here at Plantd

Desired Skills and Experience

Proficient in the use of first-order calculations for system sizing

Expertise in testing and infrastructure development

Experience communicating engineering requirements and drawings to production technicians or machine shops

Hands-on fabrication experience : Welding, CNC milling and lathe, plasma cutting, soldering, and wiring

Additional Requirements

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Must be willing to work on-site in Oxford, NC

Compensation

Competitive Salary + Equity

We offer comprehensive health insurance to all full-time employees.