Meet Clara Sękowski, Director of Modeling & Simulation
• 4 min read“M&S is commonly relied upon in doing something for the very first time … it’s a pretty epic department.” —Clara Sękowski, Director of Modeling & Simulation
Meet the 2021 Class of Interns & Co-ops at First Mode
• 10 min read2021 saw a highly capable class of bright, hardworking interns and co-ops making meaningful contributions at First Mode. Here’s what they spent their time on.
Built In: Best Midsize Companies to Work for in Seattle 2022
• 2 min readBuilt In Seattle has now named First Mode a Best Place to Work for three years in a row based on our competitive benefits and compensation data.
BBC: Miners experiment with hydrogen to power giant trucks
• 2 min readBBC News reported from Johannesburg on Anglo American’s work to retrofit their diesel-fueled mining truck fleet to run on green hydrogen.
What It’s Like to Be an Electrical Engineer at First Mode
• 11 min readWhat’s it like to be an EE at First Mode? We sat down with our Director of Electrical Engineering to talk hydrogen systems, batteries, and more.
Meet Lexi Humann, Mechanical Systems Engineer
• 4 min read“It’s important that we keep tackling new issues so that humanity doesn’t collapse under its own handiwork.” —Lexi Humann, Mechanical Systems Engineer
E&E News: The hard road to electrifying a mighty truck
• 2 min readE&E News recently published a feature story explaining how First Mode is working with Anglo American to help the mining giant become carbon neutral by 2040.
A Seattle Manufacturing Lab Built for Clean Tech Development
• 4 min readTake a look inside First Mode’s hardware development center in Seattle, a unique lab tasked with creating tools to help lead a global transition to clean energy.
The Seattle Times: Seattle rocket scientists turn attention to mining, nearing completion of zero-emission engine
• 2 min readSeattle Times business reporter Akash Pasricha and photographer Steve Ringman recently visited our hardware development facility in SoDo to meet with several First Modizens, learn about our engineering work, and get a feel for the team and culture we’re busy building here at First Mode. The result was a business profile published in print and … Continued