About Travertine

Travertine is a Climate Tech start-up based in Boulder, CO that is rapidly scaling an electrochemical technology for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and sustainable critical element extraction. Our process takes carbon dioxide from the air and sources of waste sulfate to produce carbonate minerals, sulfuric acid, and hydrogen. The sulfuric acid is used in extraction of critical elements like lithium and nickel for EV batteries and phosphorus for fertilizer. The Travertine Process was developed by Prof. Laura Lammers at her UC Berkeley lab. Travertine was founded in 2022 to scale this process to gigatons per year of CDR. 

In 2022, we raised a seed round from the Grantham Foundation and Clean Energy Ventures, we were one of the first companies to receive pre-purchases of CDR from the new Stripe-led $1B Frontier fund, and we received a $2M grant from the DOE’s ARPA-E program. We were also named C&EN 10 startups to watch in 2022 and a Bloomberg NEF Pioneer in 2023. We believe in developing practical approaches to solving the climate crisis. And we are rapidly scaling up our system.

The Role

We are looking for an ambitious Electrochemistry Engineer to help with R&D in our lab and scaling the Travertine process. If you want to work on the cutting edge of Climate Tech to help remove carbon from the atmosphere AND sustainably extract the elements critical for decarbonization this is your opportunity. 

This role will assist senior technical staff with designing, operating, and analyzing the performance of our electrolyzers. This role will also collect and analyze samples during experiments and be responsible for data analysis. Critical to the role will be organization, detailed recording of results, maintaining lab safety, and problem solving. 

The company is growing quickly and there will be significant potential for professional and technical growth. 

Responsibilities

• Investigate how operating conditions and material design influence electrolyzer performance
• Contribute to data-driven experimental design with the electrolyzer team
• Design prototypes and assemble novel electrochemical components and cells
• Perform characterization of materials and critically analyze and interpret experimental data
• Manage sample collection, analysis, and reporting

Qualifications

• Degree in chemical engineering, electrochemical engineering, chemistry or equivalent
• Experience with electrochemical cells (such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, or flow batteries), wet chemistry laboratory work, and sample analysis
• Fundamental knowledge of electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, and materials
• Experience with electro-analytical techniques such as voltammetry and electron impedance spectrometry (EIS) 
• Experienced in membrane R&D
• Desire to scale technologies beyond the lab for the benefit of society and the environment

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with modeling and performance optimization

This role is based in our headquarters in Boulder, CO. 

Salary range is $70,000-$90,000/yr depending on experience. 

Benefits

• Stock options
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Optional 401k
• Flexible time off policy