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Sorbent Manufacturing Technician
Seabound
London, UK
Posted on Jul 4, 2025
Background
The shipping industry is notoriously difficult to decarbonize, accounting for ~3% of global CO2 emissions. If it were a country, it would be the 6th largest emitter in the world (ranking just above Germany).
Recent global regulations from the International Maritime Organization require ships to reduce their CO2 emissions or pay a carbon tax on every ton emitted, but there are currently no clean solutions available for them to do so. Alternative power sources like hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, and onboard batteries are still 10-20 years away from maturity for large ships and energy efficiency solutions can only reduce 5-10% of CO2 emissions.
About Seabound
Seabound captures CO2 emissions from ships.
We are building a retrofittable device that traps the CO2 from a ship’s exhaust gas. It has the potential to be one of the simplest, safest, and most affordable solutions for zero-emissions shipping.
To date, we have proven the concept on land and tested our capture device on a 3200 TEU container ship. We have secured 6 letters of intent from major shipowners to purchase our systems, raised ~$6.5M USD from top investors including Lowercarbon Capital and Y Combinator, and won a competitive grant from the UK government in the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. We are now recruiting a Sorbent Manufacturing Technician to support this new category of maritime climate tech.
Roles and responsibilities
We are looking for a talented technician to run our sorbent manufacturing line at our R&D facility in North London. You will be responsible for producing the calcium-based material we use to capture the CO2 onboard ships. The work you do will directly prevent greenhouse gas emissions from entering the atmosphere and be instrumental in bringing the shipping industry to net zero.
What You’ll Do:
Own the large scale production line of calcium-based sorbent for Seabound's carbon capture devices
Operate equipment and machinery while maintaining a clean, organized and safe work environment
Complete specialized projects to help us build and improve our sorbent manufacturing capabilities
Collaborate closely with engineers on the team to improve designs; contribute to growing and building a strong engineering culture and team
Anything else that needs to be done in an early-stage startup
Skills and requirements
We are looking for:
Degree from a trades, vocational, technical school or university
2+ years experience in fabrication/manufacturing, either professionally or through personal projects
Ability to maintain quality workmanship and high accuracy with little to no direct oversight
Physical ability to stand, climb up and down ladders, bend, squat, grasp, sit, pull, push stoop, stretch and lift up to 25 kgs unassisted
Someone who is resourceful, ambitious, excited to tackle hard problems that no one has solved before, and holds themselves and others to a high standard
Someone who is passionate about tackling the climate crisis
(Bonus but not required) production line experience
Seabound is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and strive to create an environment that is inclusive to all employees.