The Role

As Manufacturing Engineering Lead at TheZero, you will play a pivotal role in translating breakthrough carbon sequestration technology into commercial impact. You will drive the scale up of the entire manufacturing process, from component design and selection to integration and iteration of the full process and balance of plant. This includes engineering robust and cost-effective systems, optimizing equipment throughput, ensuring safety and quality at scale, integrating process control and automation, and developing the infrastructure for deployment at multiple global sites with digital connectivity.

You will oversee all aspects of the transition from prototype to large-scale production, integrating systems for reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency, and will lead cross-functional teams responsible for both hardware and software/process controls central to plant operations. Your leadership will be crucial to achieving our ambitious CO2 sequestration targets and fueling TheZero’s next phase of growth and expansion.

Responsibilities

• Lead the scaling of processing equipment initially from lab (at ton/day) to 100s of tons/day, then to 10s of kilotons/day and eventually to fully scaled global manufacturing at MTons/day.

• Transition equipment from prototype into production and deploy to at least 10 sites globally.

• Responsible for equipment Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), including in-house manufacturing/assembly line and customer sites.

• Manage equipment maintenance across global operations and customer sites; including field support training, manuals and product literature, spare parts stocking, logistics, and customer relations.

• Oversee creation and management of assembly lines for 10+ units per year of complex capital equipment.

• Lead and oversee software development for user interface and process control.

• Implement and manage an assembly line Quality Control (QC) program.

• Focus on key process areas including wetting and drying process control.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in chemical or mechanical engineering with proven manufacturing scale-up responsibilities, preferably with international experience.

• Demonstrated success transitioning lab or pilot line equipment to large-scale commercial manufacturing.

• Strong track record in EH&S, QC, and international equipment deployment.

• Leadership experience in capital equipment manufacturing, including cross-functional and field support teams.

• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 dependent on experience & qualifications