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# Wildcard! at Molten Industries

- **Company:** Molten Industries
- **Location:** Oakland, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2023-02-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/moltenindustries/f8d02d80-fcbb-4bcb-bf16-72eb7b181e5a

## Job description

## About Us

Molten Industries' mission is to decarbonize the world's petrochemical and heavy industries. We are commercializing breakthrough technology to make clean, low-cost hydrogen. Heavy industry (cement, steel, chemicals, fertilizer) currently emits over 10 Gt-CO2 per year, making up over 20% of global CO2 emissions. Low-cost and clean hydrogen has the potential to mitigate emissions from heavy industrial sectors, enabling carbon-neutral or carbon-negative fertilizer, steel, cement, fuel, and petrochemical production.

Molten started in 2021 out of a garage at Stanford and is backed by top-tier venture capital firms and a world-class advisory board. We believe in using our talents for the most meaningful work of our lives - mitigating the effects of climate change. We want to do the kind of work that you can write home about. The work that you’ll tell your grandkids about. Engineering feats, growth miracles, and rock-solid, real-world change. At Molten we believe in dreaming big, working with urgency, and getting our hands dirty.

Join us in our effort to push the final frontier of decarbonization.

## Requirements and Responsibilities

- You tell us! We don't have a well-defined position open right now, but we are always looking to meet amazing people with a passion to decarbonize!

## Perks and Benefits

Competitive salary Meaningful equity compensation Health, dental and vision insurance covered by Molten Generous 401k matching program Flexible time off

## About Molten Industries

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Molten Industries produces battery-grade graphite and clean hydrogen from natural gas using a low‑energy methane pyrolysis process.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A – $25M raised in June 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Kevin Bush (CEO) and Caleb Boyd (Co‑founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Clean energy / advanced materials / industrial chemicals
- **Target customers**: B2B – lithium‑ion battery manufacturers, steel producers, fertilizer & chemical companies, heavy industry
- **Mission statement**: “Molten advances how people live, build, and move through innovative materials, chemicals, and fuels.”

## Products & Services
- **Battery‑Grade Graphite**: Primary anode material for lithium‑ion batteries. Molten’s process produces graphite that drops directly into existing battery anode supply chains, reducing dependence on Chinese processing.
- **Clean Hydrogen**: Produced continuously via methane pyrolysis, using five times less energy than water electrolysis. Hydrogen is delivered at cost parity with conventional production for use in steelmaking, fertilizers, fuels, and firm power generation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$32.4 M** (Seed $2M, Grant $5.4M, Series A $25M). *(CB Insights reports $28.76M; discrepancy likely due to grant inclusion.)*
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: 
  - Lead seed investor: **Fifty Years**
  - Series A participants (11 investors, names not fully disclosed)
  - Partners: **U.S. Steel**, **CPFD Software** (carbon‑neutral steel project); **POSCO FUTURE M** (graphite supply deal, announced March 2026)
  - Advisory board includes **Jane Woodward** (MAP Energy / Stanford), **Sean Hunt** (CTO Solugen), **Arun Majumdar** (Dean, Stanford Doerr School)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Commercial partnership with POSCO FUTURE M for battery‑grade graphite.
  - Lead in a strategic partnership with U.S. Steel for carbon‑neutral steel production.
  - 9 patents filed, with the first patent granted in April 2026.
  - Headcount of 14 employees (as of mid‑2026) with active recruiting for senior roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique process**: Only team worldwide that can convert natural gas into graphite that is directly compatible with existing lithium‑ion anode supply chains, fundamentally changing cost and geographic constraints.
- **Energy efficiency**: Methane pyrolysis uses 5× less energy than electrolysis for hydrogen production, and does not require expensive hydrogen transport or storage – the process runs continuously on existing gas networks.
- **Critical mineral independence**: Offers a domestic (US‑based) alternative to over 95% of graphite anode processing currently concentrated in China.
- **Strong founder pedigree**: Both co‑founders hold PhDs from Stanford, are Forbes 30 under 30 in Energy, and Breakthrough Energy Fellows with prior deep‑tech startup experience (Swift Solar).

## Strategic Focus
- Scale production from pilot to commercial volumes (facility in West Oakland).
- Deepen partnerships with major battery and steel customers (e.g., POSCO, U.S. Steel).
- Expand hydrogen supply for heavy industrial decarbonization.
- Onshore critical mineral supply chains for lithium‑ion batteries.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Small, tight‑knit team (14 people) with a mission‑driven focus on transforming manufacturing and energy. “Advanced how people live, build, and move” through novel chemistry and engineering.
- **Work environment**: **Hybrid** – based in Oakland, California (West Grand Avenue facility). Full‑time roles on‑site/remote flexibility.
- **Perks & practices**: AI tools used in hiring process to support recruitment (final decisions made by humans). Active career page with roles like “Head of Project Development & Execution.”
- **Engineering culture**: Deep technical work – chemical reactor design, scaling pilot plants, materials science. Co‑founders are hands‑on PhDs. Ideal for engineers passionate about climate tech, advanced manufacturing, and critical materials.

## Sources
1. [moltenindustries.com](https://www.moltenindustries.com/)
2. [moltenindustries.com/about](https://www.moltenindustries.com/about)
3. [jobs.lever.co/moltenindustries](https://jobs.lever.co/moltenindustries)
4. [linkedin.com/company/molten-industries-inc](https://linkedin.com/company/molten-industries-inc)
5. [cbinsights.com/company/molten-industries](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/molten-industries)

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