Application Guide
How to Apply for Wastewater Process Engineer
at CREW
🏢 About CREW
CREW appears to be an environmental technology company focused on process intensification and carbon removal systems specifically for wastewater treatment. They're translating scientific innovations into scalable, real-world systems, suggesting they're at the intersection of climate tech and practical engineering. This makes them unique for engineers who want to work on measurable greenhouse gas reduction while dealing with actual wastewater facility implementations.
About This Role
This Wastewater Process Engineer role involves designing and optimizing dosing systems for carbon removal at wastewater treatment facilities, with a focus on both treatment efficiency and greenhouse gas measurement. You'll be analyzing operational data from deployments, creating process flow diagrams and mass balances, and troubleshooting field performance - essentially bridging lab innovations to full-scale implementation at partner sites.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve analyzing operational data from CREW's deployments at partner wastewater facilities, then using that analysis to refine process flow diagrams or dosing system designs. You could be developing mass balances for carbon removal systems one moment, then troubleshooting field performance issues the next, all while documenting protocols and ensuring customer success at implementation sites.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who CREW Is Looking For
- Has specific experience with process modeling and engineering in wastewater treatment applications
- Possesses practical knowledge of aqueous chemistry as it relates to wastewater operations and dosing systems
- Can demonstrate experience translating scientific/engineering concepts into scalable field implementations
- Is comfortable with both design work (process flow diagrams, mass balances) and field troubleshooting at wastewater facilities
📝 Tips for Applying to CREW
Highlight specific wastewater treatment projects where you optimized processes or implemented new systems
Demonstrate your understanding of the intersection between treatment efficiency and greenhouse gas measurement in wastewater
Show examples of how you've translated lab data or pilot studies into full-scale implementations
Mention any experience with process intensification techniques in water/wastewater applications
If you have experience in Brooklyn, NY or New Haven, CT areas, emphasize local knowledge of wastewater infrastructure
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific experience with wastewater process optimization and how it relates to carbon removal goals', 'Examples of successfully translating engineering designs into field implementations at treatment facilities', 'How you approach troubleshooting process performance in operational environments', 'Your understanding of the balance between treatment efficiency and environmental impact measurement']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → CREW's specific process intensification and carbon removal technologies (look for patents, white papers, or case studies)
- → Current wastewater treatment challenges related to carbon removal and greenhouse gas measurement
- → Wastewater infrastructure in Brooklyn, NY and New Haven, CT areas
- → The regulatory environment for carbon removal in wastewater treatment in the US
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with only theoretical knowledge but no practical wastewater treatment facility experience
- Focusing solely on treatment efficiency without addressing greenhouse gas/carbon removal aspects
- Not demonstrating the ability to bridge between lab/design work and field implementation
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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