Director of Equipment Innovation
Job Overview
About Us
We’re on a mission to scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies to remove megaton of CO₂ from the atmosphere in the coming years. Our CO2 collectors are the beating heart of our technology — complex, high-performance machines that must withstand demanding air, steam, and vacuum conditions. We need someone who can envision, build, and lead the development of the next generation of collectors — from a sketch on the back of a napkin to commercial deployment.
The Role
We are seeking a Design Director who is equal parts visionary engineer, tinkerer, and inspiring leader. You’ll own the design lifecycle of our collector systems (the equipment where our sorbent and process magic happens) — from initial concept through to field-acceptance, proven to be fit for commercial deployment. You will lead and grow a development team, but you’ll also be in the trenches: prototyping, testing, iterating, and pushing the limits of what’s possible.
If you’d rather be discussing how to turn a design idea into a working product than sitting in a corporate steering committee, this is your place. You’ll be given the freedom, resources, and responsibility to deliver extraordinary designs that will set the standard for the industry.
Your mission
System Design & Optimization: Lead the end-to-end design of new collector systems, ensuring maximum performance of the sorbent–process combination.
Innovation & Validation: Drive innovation from ideation through field acceptance, including testing to prove commercial readiness.
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary development team, fostering creativity, rigor, and practical problem-solving.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sorbent and process development teams to invent new collectors that maximize efficiency and integrate seamlessly into the overall DAC plant.
Hands-On Prototyping: Actively build, test, and refine prototypes in the workshop.
Technical Ownership: Own technical decision-making on collector architecture, materials, and performance optimization, in close collaboration with the industrialisation team responsible for detail engineering, manufacturing, and compliance.