Director of Engineering: Lead Scalable Climate Tech Systems

Enexor; Franklin (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake in the company

401(k) plan

Health insurance stipend

Job summary

Enexor BioEnergy seeks a Director of Engineering to lead and scale its multidisciplinary engineering team as it develops next-generation waste-to-energy and carbon-capture systems. You will set the engineering vision and manage execution, rolling up your sleeves to solve complex hardware challenges.

This is a critical leadership role reporting to the CEO, owning the engineering organization and collaborating across product development, fabrication, and field deployment to move ideas from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years 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.
• Strong CAD (Inventor), simulation (FEA/CFD) and manufacturing workflows.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Mechanical engineering

CAD (Inventor)

FEA/CFD

Process modeling

Manufacturing workflows

System integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Inventor (CAD)

Simulation tools (FEA/CFD)

Job description

Enexor BioEnergy seeks a Director of Engineering to lead and scale its multidisciplinary engineering team as it develops next-generation waste-to-energy and carbon-capture systems. You will set the engineering vision and manage execution, rolling up your sleeves to solve complex hardware challenges.

This is a critical leadership role reporting to the CEO, owning the engineering organization and collaborating across product development, fabrication, and field deployment to move ideas from