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Travertine
United States
Posted on Jun 5, 2025
About Travertine
Travertine is a Climate Tech start-up based in Boulder, CO, that is rapidly scaling a technology for low-waste, carbon-negative production of critical elements, focusing on phosphoric acid production for our go-to-market application. Our electrochemical process converts phosphate rock into phosphoric acid for EV batteries and fertilizers, while simultaneously converting carbon dioxide captured from the air into a mineral addition to cement. Travertine was spun out of UC Berkeley in 2022 to scale this process to gigatons of permanent CDR while massively reducing industrial waste.
Since its founding, Travertine has raised over $25M in capital, including over $5M in US Federal and State government grants. As one of the first companies to receive pre-purchases of CDR from the new Stripe-led $1B Frontier fund, and as founding members of the Carbon Removal Alliance, we are committed to industrial decarbonization at scale. We were named C&EN 10 startups to watch in 2022, a Bloomberg NEF Pioneer in 2023, and RMI Third Derivative 1st Gigaton Captured program participants in 2024. Today we are focused on scaling up commercial deployments of our technology, starting with a Demonstration Plant to be commissioned in mid-2025. We believe in developing practical approaches to solving the climate crisis.
The Role
Travertine is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and safety-conscious Technician to support new process development at Travertine. This role involves close collaboration with engineers and scientists, contributing to R&D and scale-up efforts. Tasks will include experimental setup, solution preparation, waste neutralization and disposal, equipment maintenance, sample collection, sample analysis, operation of process equipment and other tasks as needed. Critical to the role will be following SOPs, collecting data, staying organized, and maintaining lab safety. If you are early in your career and excited to help develop a new sustainable chemical process this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities
Travertine is a Climate Tech start-up based in Boulder, CO, that is rapidly scaling a technology for low-waste, carbon-negative production of critical elements, focusing on phosphoric acid production for our go-to-market application. Our electrochemical process converts phosphate rock into phosphoric acid for EV batteries and fertilizers, while simultaneously converting carbon dioxide captured from the air into a mineral addition to cement. Travertine was spun out of UC Berkeley in 2022 to scale this process to gigatons of permanent CDR while massively reducing industrial waste.
Since its founding, Travertine has raised over $25M in capital, including over $5M in US Federal and State government grants. As one of the first companies to receive pre-purchases of CDR from the new Stripe-led $1B Frontier fund, and as founding members of the Carbon Removal Alliance, we are committed to industrial decarbonization at scale. We were named C&EN 10 startups to watch in 2022, a Bloomberg NEF Pioneer in 2023, and RMI Third Derivative 1st Gigaton Captured program participants in 2024. Today we are focused on scaling up commercial deployments of our technology, starting with a Demonstration Plant to be commissioned in mid-2025. We believe in developing practical approaches to solving the climate crisis.
The Role
Travertine is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and safety-conscious Technician to support new process development at Travertine. This role involves close collaboration with engineers and scientists, contributing to R&D and scale-up efforts. Tasks will include experimental setup, solution preparation, waste neutralization and disposal, equipment maintenance, sample collection, sample analysis, operation of process equipment and other tasks as needed. Critical to the role will be following SOPs, collecting data, staying organized, and maintaining lab safety. If you are early in your career and excited to help develop a new sustainable chemical process this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with construction and operation of bench- and pilot-scale test systems for new unit operations in our process.
- Operate and maintain laboratory and process equipment.
- Perform experimental work to support the R&D and scale-up initiatives.
- Collect and analyze samples.
- Organize data.
- Contribute to maintaining a safe, clean, productive laboratory environment
- Associate's degree in Process Technology, Chemical Technology, Industrial Technology, Chemistry, Materials Science, or related field
- 0-2 years’ experience as a technician building, maintaining, and operating equipment
- Experience with wet chemistry laboratory work and sample analysis
- Experience following laboratory health and safety protocols
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Competitive pay
- Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
- 401k with 100% match up to 3% of salary
- Flexible time off policy