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Skyven Technologies, an Energy-as-a-Service company focused on cutting CO2 emissions related to industrial process heating, is hiring a Product Manager for our Industrial Heat Pump.

About the Job

We are looking for a product developer with a process engineering mindset or process engineer with a product development mindset. In this role, you must drive the design and assist with the manufacturing of Skyvens Family of Heat Pump program. The family design approach allows for a single manufacturing line and qualification process to address a range of customer specifications. To be successful in this role, you should have in-depth knowledge of steam generating heat pumps, compressor/heat pump specifications, steam and steam properties, and industrial manufacturing equipment and controls.

About Skyven

Skyven Technologies is an energy-as-a-service company that provides clean process heat to industrial facilities. We identify, fund, design, build, and install our cutting-edge, decarbonization technologies to help industrial manufacturers reach their sustainability goals, while minimizing their risk and reducing their operational expense. Our technologies have the potential to completely eliminate on-site CO2 emissions from industrial steam.

Skyven was founded to move the needle on climate change, and our mission is to decarbonize industrial process heat.

About the Role

We are looking for a Product Manager to drive the design and assist with the manufacturing of Skyvens Family of Heat Pumps program. In this role, the candidate is expected to work with third-party manufacturers to come up with a standardized building block subassemblies that fit together in specific, pre-engineering ways to address the range of technical specifications of Skyvens customers.

Responsibilities

• Perform market research on existing heat pump technologies.
• Evaluate and select major components for the Skyven Industrial Steam Generating Heat Pump (SGHP) depending on system size and pressure requirements. This includes selection of compression technology and refrigerant.
• Analyze industrial customer heat availability and steam demand and deem appropriate system sizing and capacity control.
• Utilize steam accumulators, hot water storage or other thermal storage technologies in conjunction with major components to meet part-load capacity requirements.
• Communicate major component specifications, part-load capacity requirements, steam quality needs, controls, and system integration considerations to external engineering firms.
• Manage external firms to ensure that final design meets the requirements communicated.
• Ensure that the design follows product design best practices. Factors to consider include cost optimization, manufacturability, system efficiency, integration and installation simplicity.
• Work closely with project management to ensure deadlines are met for both internal and external tasks.
• Own your day-to-day activities and take decisive action to implement opportunities you have identified.

Location

• We are a remote-first organization.
• This role is fully remote, with ~20% travel anticipated.

Requirements

• 5+ years engineering experience in the process engineering or product development.
• Significant experience working with manufacturing customers, design firms, and internal project management teams.
• Experience working in thriving cross-functional work processes; familiarity with pre-design, compressor/heat pump specifications, steam and steam properties, pre-construction, industrial manufacturing equipment and controls, team building, and client relationship management.
• Must be well versed in compressor systems and steam thermodynamics.
• Excels at organizing details, excels at communication, loves learning.
• BS in Engineering or another technical field is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible PTO
• Stock options
• Access to medical, dental, and 401k benefits
• Remote work with travel to customer sites as needed (~20% travel anticipated)