Snr ED Engineer

Berlin

Full-time

Intern / Student

Your mission

Join us in pushing the boundaries of electrochemical CO₂ capture. You'll own the BPMED stack architecture end-to-end — from first-principles modelling through to novel system designs that redefine what our technology can do.

You'll combine deep theoretical understanding with hands-on engineering execution: building rigorous predictive models, identifying fundamental performance limits, and inventing your way past them. This is a role for someone who isn't satisfied with incremental improvement — you question the architecture itself and drive the innovations that make next-generation scale-up possible.

Key points

Own and advance first-principles BPMED stack models.
Conceive and execute original design innovations to push performance boundaries.
Turn experimental data into predictive tools that accelerate scale-up.
Lead key supplier and research institute partnerships.
Mentor and build a lean electrochemical engineering team.

Your profile

Skills & Experience

Master's or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Electrochemical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
5+ years in an industrial electrochemical environment (ED/BPMED, chlor-alkali, desalination, large-scale electrolysis).
Hands-on engineering experience taking designs from concept through to industrial-scale implementation.
Demonstrated track record of innovation — novel stack designs, process improvements, or performance breakthroughs in a real-world setting.
Experience working with hardware suppliers, research institutes, or industrial consortia.

Workstyle and culture

Thinks in systems and owns outcomes — not just tasks
Fast learner who quickly grasps complex topics and stays curious about the problem, not just the solution
Combines scientific rigour with pragmatic, hands-on, build-and-learn instincts
Authentic, reflective, and self-organised — brings structure without losing speed
Comfortable with ambiguity and effective at working across cross-functional teams
Clear and direct communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with strong active listening skills

Other

Valid Work Permit for Germany, or able to obtain one
Location: Industrial co-working space in Marzahn, Berlin, with our own industrial halls and pilot plant on-site

Benefits

Unique experience contributing to a first-of-a-kind climate-tech project (tFOAK).
A steep learning curve, exposure to cross-functional challenges, and the ability to shape a project from the ground up.
Fast-paced, collaborative environment where your decisions have a real impact.
Competitive compensation and personal growth opportunities.
Employee stock options
Learning and development Budget
Regular team events
Subsidized BVG ticket
Laptop and your individual work set up

About us

We are an early startup with a big vision - remove 500 million tons of global CO2 emissions from the air by 2035 through Direct Air Capture, roughly the same weight as all humans on earth combined!

To meet our climate targets the reduction of CO2 emissions is not enough, the world actively has to remove billions of tons of CO2 from our atmosphere. To achieve that we at Ucaneo develop an innovative electrochemical Direct Air Capture technology mimicking the human lung to remove CO2 from ambient air.

We are a science and mission-driven team, fast-moving with a break-or-make attitude. Our office and industrial hall is located at Schwarze-Pumpe-Weg 16, 12681 Berlin including a large outdoor area to build one of the largest industrial DAC plants in Germany.

Our commitment to you:

Impact: You will work on the biggest problem of our time, climate change, with the potential to impact the lives of billions of people
Day to day: Full responsibility to design your own workstream and control your working hours with a very high degree of freedom, flat hierarchy and teamwork
Professional growth: Join a disruptive high-growth tech startup from day 1 and grow / lead a high-performing team