Director of Engineering

Location: Franklin, TN (On-Site) Type: Full-Time Seniority: Director / Leadership What This Role Matters We’re seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and scale our multidisciplinary engineering team as we develop, build, and deploy the next generation of our waste-to-energy and carbon capture systems. You’ll be both strategist and builder—setting the engineering vision, managing execution, and rolling up your sleeves to help solve complex hardware challenges. This is a critical leadership role reporting directly to the CEO. You will own the engineering organization while collaborating across product development, fabrication, and field deployment to take ideas from whiteboard to world-changing systems. What You’ll Do Lead and grow a world-class mechanical, electrical, and controls engineering team. Drive end-to-end product development—from concept to CAD, DFM, fabrication, commissioning, and continuous improvement. Build scalable engineering processes that support rapid prototyping and high-reliability deployment. Own technical architecture decisions and cross-functional integration across subsystems (combustion, thermal, gas separation, pressure, controls). Guide engineering trade-offs with strong first-principles thinking and cost-performance analysis. Partner with the CEO and executive team on strategic initiatives, resource planning, and technical hiring. Instill a culture of ownership, urgency, and innovation in everything you build. Requirements B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field; deep hardware/system experience required. 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ in technical leadership or management roles. Proven success developing complex mechanical or thermal systems—ideally in energy, emissions, or industrial environments. Hands‑on experience with pressure vessels, piping, structural systems, heat transfer, or adsorption tech is a major plus. Strong grasp of CAD (Inventor), simulation (FEA/CFD and other Process Modeling), and manufacturing workflows. Comfortable wearing multiple hats: player‑coach, mentor, problem‑solver, and executor. Bonus: Familiarity with modular product design, automation, or containerized systems. Benefits Mission with urgency: You’ll help solve real‑world energy and emissions problems with technology that scales. No red tape: Fast decisions, flat org, and deep ownership. Equity upside: This is an early‑stage leadership opportunity with real skin in the game. True engineering culture: We build, we test, we fix, we deploy. Compensation & Benefits Competitive salary + equity stake in a fast‑growing climate tech company. 401(k) plan and health insurance stipend (QSEHRA). Paid vacation and holidays. Ready to Lead? Send your resume and a brief note about your background to View email address on click.appcast.io. We’re especially interested in candidates who have led teams building high-performance energy systems, carbon capture, or other hard‑tech infrastructure. #J-18808-Ljbffr