Mechanical Engineer co-founder (The Head of Technology R&D)

Salary Unpaid
Equity To be negotiated

Eseba is looking for a Mechanical Engineer co-founder (The Head of Technology R&D) with an interest in Material Science to assist in developing functional prototypes and a scalable production method of a new innovative and sustainable material out of textile waste, called Lixo. As a mechanical engineer at Eseba, you will help develop circular business models for Clothing brands. You will take part in designing amazing interior products and Eseba's complex scalable production method – a demanding task, that requires you to think outside the box, while giving equal emphasis to functionality, usability and safety.


About Eseba a part of Niras Green Tech Hub

Eseba strives to become the leading material science company in the furniture and interior industry's value chain with our innovative and sustainable biobased-technology to upcycle textile waste out of natural fibers. Our production method is based on securing minimal consequences to the external environment

Our vision is to become the clothing brands’ & interior companies leading partner in the implementation of circular business models with a platform of different recycling and  upcycling technologies of textile waste in the long term. Eseba is based on a sustainable circular business model in which we aim to contribute to practical solutions to reach the targets of UN Goals, particularly SDG Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production


Responsibilities

In this role, you will lead and be responsible for developing, tracking and maintaining the R&D project plans for Eseba and executing projects on time and on budget in collaboration with the CEO. The Head of Technology R&D will work with patent attorneys to expand the company’s IP portfolio and obtain meaningful patent coverage for all inventions conceived in the company. Furthermore, you are expected to lead the IP protection effort together with the CEO.

The position will also be in charge of managing collaborative R&D projects with external R&D partners. The Head of Technology R&D is expected to be a driver of innovation drawing on input from the CEO and his team members to expand the technology leadership of Eseba.


Requirements

  • A background in Mechanical Engineering with an interest in material science and an excellent understanding of mechanical processes and hands on of developing prototypes

  • The ability to think out of the box in groundbreaking and user-friendly solutions

  • Preferably at least 3 years of experience with practical product development and setting up a ramp-up production 

  • Plus if the candidate has interest in the startup world, sustainability and bio-based materials including its applications and limitations


The successful candidate ideally has expert knowledge in at least one of these areas and has sufficient knowledge and expertise to understand all involved system technologies and work with and direct the work of experts. 

We seek those who are inspired and driven by the challenges of our society. Working with us is more than just a job. It teaches you. It changes you.


What we offer in return:

We are on a journey together and ready to put our knowledge and tools into our co-creation process together with you. Below you can see some of the competencies we bring to the table:

  • First Investment and Startup Salaries – as co-founder, you are not expected to invest.

  • 30 hours of Engineering consultant help from Niras per month (helping developing the scalable production method)

  • Substantial Equity in Eseba

  • The right board (we assist with attracting the right Board and Impact Advisory Board for the venture)

  • Investment Management (we help with raising soft funding and the next investment)

  • Co-Working space (We have a shared co-working space for the first 24 months for us to work side by side together (Niras Greentech hub & DTU Skylab)

The practical details:

  • Timeline: There's no official application deadline or start date, so reach out today. Start date is as soon as we found the right candidate.

  • Location: Our office is located at Niras Green Tech Hub, Sortemosevej 19-21, 3450 Lillerød and DTU Skylab Centrifugevej 374, 2800 Kongens Lyngby 

 

For more information or questions please contact us CEO, Mathias Raae, phone number +45 53 62 19 86

For more information or questions please contact us at mathias@eseba.io or phone number +45 53 62 19 86

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Equity package
Equity package

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Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Gym access
Gym access

Short, tall, skinny, chubby we like you just as you are. But if you dream about a bum like J-Lo we got you covered.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Work life balance
Work life balance

Carve out time for your kids, friends and personal cider projects.

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Working at
Eseba

Eseba, a part of NIRAS Green Tech Hub strives to become the leading material science company in the furniture and interior industry's value chain with our innovative and sustainable biobased-technology to upcycle textile waste out of natural fibers. Our production method is based on securing minimal consequences to the external environment. Our vision is to become the clothing brands’ & interior companies leading partner in the implementation of circular business models with a platform of different upcycling technologies of textile waste in the long term. Eseba is based on a sustainable circular business model in which we aim to contribute to practical solutions to reach the targets of UN Goals, particularly SDG Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production. Despite the fact that the fashion industry is estimated to be contributing to 10% of the global carbon emission to produce clothing, a large share of clothing ends up as waste and is burned, eventually causing further harm to the environment. To put this into perspective, each year in Denmark, 677 tons of unused clothes are burned. Our Solution Eseba´s innovative and sustainable biobased-technology is relevant, because we can create upcycled textile products out of dead stocks (natural fiber) from clothing companies. Those upcycled textile products are customer-based and range from chair seats to lampshades. Lixo, which is the name of Eseba´s end-product is a hard and malleable material that contains 95-100% natural textile waste.

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