Working at Energy Recovery

Our culture of ingenuity, teamwork, and integrity creates an exciting, safe, and collaborative workplace that inspires employees to pursue their curiosity and realize their full potential.

Our Values

Energy Recovery is dedicated to accelerating the environmental sustainability of customers’ operations. The foundation of our mission is built on our values:

Company values: Integrity, ingenuity, teamwork, continuous, improvement, and safety.

Our Employees Set Us Apart

Our culture of ingenuity, teamwork, and integrity creates an exciting, safe, and collaborative workplace that inspires employees to pursue their curiosity and realize their full potential. We seek to foster diversity and inclusivity throughout our workforce and leadership team. Collectively, we form a vibrant global team united by our pursuit of continuous improvement as we seek to solve complex industrial challenges.

“We firmly believe that different perspectives lead to better outcomes, the results of which I see in our work each and every day.”

Robert Mao, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Recovery

Our Benefits

We provide our employees competitive benefits designed to promote health, wellness and personal fulfillment.

  • Health Care: We provide comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits in addition to a robust wellness program
  • Financial Wellness: We offer peace of mind with Identification and Legal Shield benefits, disability and life insurance, and 401(k) retirement benefits including company matching
  • Work/Life Balance: We support each employee in realizing their professional goals. We offer a confidential Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance, flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, paid time off, complimentary lunches for employees on-site and numerous events throughout the year

Our Sustainability Impact

Environmental Impact

  • By decreasing customer costs by approximately $5.9 billion annually, we contribute to reducing water scarcity and promoting more affordable access to clean water
  • Our products aim to reduce emissions and waste related to the production of vital resources through improved productivity, increased efficiency, and reduced energy consumption. Our core technology, the PX® Pressure Exchanger®, prevents an estimated 17.2 million metric tons of carbon emissions, the equivalent of more than 3.8 million vehicles removed from the road annually
  • Our products and solutions help build more resilient infrastructure and advance sustainable industrialization by enabling energy and cost-efficient production processes

Social Impact

At Energy Recovery, we are committed to the well-being of our communities, locally and globally. We strive to lead by example through various charitable and volunteer efforts to support local organizations and community priorities. Learn more about our Social Investment initiatives.

Governance

We are a publicly traded company focused on corporate governance to ensure a positive impact to all stakeholders. If you are interested in learning more, explore our Sustainability report.

Job Listings

View available positions at Energy Recovery.

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Great Place to Work

Energy Recovery is certified as a Great Place to Work, which recognizes employers who create an outstanding employee experience.

Because employee feedback and independent analysis determine the scores, this distinguishes which companies genuinely offer a great company culture.

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‘5 Questions With’

Get to know the innovators behind Energy Recovery with our ‘5 Questions With’

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