Director of Engineering

LaunchTN; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

401(k) with health insurance stipend

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Enexor BioEnergy, a climate-tech company near Nashville, TN, is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and scale its multidisciplinary engineering team in delivering next‑generation waste‑to‑energy and carbon capture systems.

You will own the engineering organization, collaborating with product development, fabrication, and field deployment to move ideas from concept to world-changing solutions. A strong hardware background and leadership experience are essential.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with deep hardware/system experience.
• 10+ years engineering experience, 5+ in technical leadership or management.
• Proven success with complex mechanical or thermal systems in energy or industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a multidisciplinary engineering team (mechanical, electrical, controls).
• Drive end-to-end product development from concept to CAD, DFM, fabrication, and commissioning.
• Build scalable engineering processes for rapid prototyping and reliable deployment.
• Own technical architecture decisions and cross-functional integration across subsystems.
• Guide trade-offs with first-principles thinking and cost-performance analysis.
• Collaborate with CEO and exec team on strategy, resources, and hiring.
• Foster ownership, urgency, and innovation in engineering output.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

First-principles reasoning

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Multi-hat capability

Education

B.S./M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Inventor CAD

Simulation (FEA/CFD)

Manufacturing workflows

Job description

Build the Future of Carbon Conversion & Renewable Energy

Location: Franklin, TN (On-Site)
Type: Full-Time
Seniority: Director / Leadership

Join Enexor BioEnergy

Enexor is a venture-backed, early-stage climate tech company just outside of Nashville, TN, developing distributed systems that turn organic and plastic waste into clean energy and high-purity CO₂. We are reimagining how the world addresses emissions, waste, and energy access—one modular system at a time.

We’re not just solving problems. We’re redefining what’s possible at the intersection of engineering, energy, and sustainability.

Why 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.

What We’re Looking For

• 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.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• 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.