R&D Engineer I

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants. We’re building a rockstar team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to saving our planet.

Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it).

Job Summary

As an R&D Engineer-I, you will play a pivotal role in designing and building complex mechanical systems both at the lab bench and pilot scale, working closely with scientists. This multifaceted role involves a range of skills, from building small custom equipment for our bench scale processes to supporting troubleshooting and customization of our world-class pilot facility. We work with a broad range of processes, products, and scales, which is excellent for someone who is looking for a broad range of experiences.

We are committed to the professional development of our R&D staff and aim to support your growth along an engineering career track within our R&D organization. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of pilot operations and lab-scale equipment, making significant contributions to our innovative projects.

Candidates will be based at our Home Office in Redwood City, with occasional responsibilities at our Pilot Plant, also located in Redwood City, CA.

Essential Job Functions

• Troubleshoot mechanical equipment (lab, pilot and/or manufacturing scale) and control system failure with root cause analysis, followed by implementing engineering solutions.
• Communicate with manufacturers, machine shops, and vendors to purchase custom and off-the-shelf equipment.
• Perform basic machining and CNC in-house.
• Participate in experimental testing and trial runs using the equipment you designed.
• Seek out and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce equipment downtime and promote organization.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• B.S in engineering, including mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, electrical, chemical, or related fields with 1-3 years of work experience,
• Excellent CAD and modeling software skills such as Solidworks, CAD, CATIA or equivalent.
• Proven experience in designing, building and maintaining the lab, pilot and/or manufacturing scale machinery, equipment and their systems.
• Solid experience in setting up, calibrating, programming, operating and maintaining CNC machines and tools.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability and desire to work effectively in a team, collaborating effectively with fellow scientists and engineers, managing external partners, and setting an example of engineering and scientific excellence for the team.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Superior skills with solid experiences in Python, LabView, Ansys programming or equivalent.
• Proven experience in electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and/or thermal systems design, schematics and validation.
• Experience in engineering, prototyping, scaleup, manufacturing, and/or safety projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills based on data, fault detection, root cause, and failure analysis.
• Experience with food processing and extrusion equipment, pilot plant, plant operations, fast-paced manufacturing, and scale-up is a plus.
• A passion for the Impossible Foods Mission!
  
  

$68,500 - $91,250 a year

This U.S. based, full-time position offers the above base salary range + equity + benefits + bonus plan.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Impossible Foods Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other trait protected by law.

Impossible Foods offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your application for employment or interview process, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected] or call 855-877-6365. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email inbox will not be accepted.

If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.