Hybrid CTO — Growth, Quality & Empathy Leader

Energy Innovation Corp; Lawton (OK); Hybrid; USD 201,000 - 436,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Learning stipends

Flexible culture

Job summary

Manufacturing Excellence Inc. is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to guide growth across Lawton, OK and beyond. The role offers equity, learning stipends, and a flexible culture rooted in trust and growth.

You will lead technology strategy, ensure execution excellence, and align engineering with business goals in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The CTO will drive continuous improvement while maintaining quality and stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• CTO-level candidate with a growth mindset and openness to feedback.
• Familiarity with hybrid work models and cross-functional team norms.
• Hands-on experience with modern empathy-driven workflows and tooling.
• Extensive track record (16+ years) owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Catch the small deadline-driven details that derail launches.
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines press for shortcuts.
• Pressure-test assumptions before they become costly mistakes.
• Support daily operations at the Lawton site and keep workflows moving.
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls.
• Combine empathy and creativity into a coherent workflow.

Skills

Growth mindset

Openness to feedback

Hybrid work familiarity

Ownership of outcomes

Tools

Empathy workflows

Tooling familiarity

Job description

Manufacturing Excellence Inc. is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to guide growth across Lawton, OK and beyond. The role offers equity, learning stipends, and a flexible culture rooted in trust and growth.

You will lead technology strategy, ensure execution excellence, and align engineering with business goals in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The CTO will drive continuous improvement while maintaining quality and stakeholder alignment.