Technical Strategy & Process Economics Lead

About Charm Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale, we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron. Our carbon removal efforts began in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify, and Microsoft. Since then, we’ve scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal, grown to over a hundred employees, and established three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Louisiana. We're expanding our team of ambitious, creative, and hands-on problem solvers. We value psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning. We take calculated risks and treat mistakes as opportunities to improve. If you're excited about tackling big challenges, we encourage you to explore our company values. Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust! About the role   The voluntary carbon removal market is nascent, ever-changing, and complex. As Charm drives down the cost curve of CDR deliveries and moves molecules, we must continuously validate the long-term engineering roadmap, determine estimated future costs, and understand how process and product carbon efficiency changes as the business evolves. All of Charm’s various departments collaborate together so that we make informed and forward-looking decisions. As Charm's Senior Technoeconomic Analyst, you will own technoeconomic modeling used to evaluate major strategic pathways and inform capital allocation decisions across the business. You will play a critical, cross-functional role in evaluating and shaping these decisions and driving impact across Charm’s engineering, financial, and strategic roadmaps.   Through the development of detailed models, the role will own the Charm Duo’s life-cycle analysis, conduct first-principles modeling, leverage insights to identify opportunities to drive meaningful system improvements,  and support long-term cost curve development.    The role will report directly into the Corporate Finance & Strategy Manager and work hand-in-hand with our Engineering, Research, and Carbon Accounting teams.    What You'll Own What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field

6–10 years of experience spanning both technical / engineering and economic or financial work — you have operated comfortably in both worlds and move fluidly between them

A track record of translating complex economic analyses into strategic recommendations that informed real capital or technology decisions

Engineering fluency sufficient to engage credibly with process engineers on mass balances, carbon yields, and product stream economics without requiring education on fundamentals

Demonstrated experience building technoeconomic or financial models from scratch and owning them end-to-end — including NPV, IRR, cost curves, and sensitivity analysis — to drive real capital and strategic decisions

Financial fluency sufficient to build cost curves, run scenario analyses, and present economic findings to leadership and investors with confidence

Proven ability to operate independently in ambiguous problem spaces — you structure your own analysis, identify the highest-leverage questions, and deliver clear recommendations without waiting for direction

Genuine curiosity about how industrial systems work — you engage directly with engineers, ask the right questions, and treat the model as a living reflection of the business

Deep analytical thinking and an ability to distill complicated analyses into clear, actionable formats for a range of technical and non-technical audiences

Bonus, if You Bring

Prior experience in a high-growth startup or early-stage industrial or climate tech company

Experience in management consulting or technical advisory roles with exposure to capital-intensive industrial systems

Familiarity with carbon markets, MRV frameworks, or registry requirements

Experience with Life Cycle Assessment or carbon accounting methodologies

Exposure to carbon removal, pyrolysis, bio-oil, biochar, or related climate technologies