This role is for a builder who wants full ownership of engineering, manufacturing execution, and product delivery at a company about to scale.

About the Position:

We are a seed funded food technology startup commercializing systems that significantly extend fresh food shelf life. Our products span consumer devices, commercial kitchen equipment, food containers, retrofit lids, and proprietary gas systems.

We are at an inflection point. Our CEO has been deeply embedded in engineering execution, and we are now ready to bring on our first Chief Technology Officer to take full ownership of engineering and product development so the business can scale.

This is a hands on, execution focused CTO role. You will not be managing from a distance. You will be accountable for shipping physical products, improving engineering velocity, tightening quality systems, and building an engineering organization that can scale with the company.

Key Responsibilities:

Own engineering end to end

Take full ownership of all product development across multiple active product lines
Own schedules, budgets, vendors, and delivery commitments
Build and lead the engineering team, including internal staff and external partners
Establish engineering processes around design reviews, change control, risk management, and documentation

Drive products from concept to production

Lead products from early design through mass production
Own DFM decisions and production intent design from day one
Personally review critical engineering outputs including drawings, tolerances, materials, and test criteria
Ensure clean transitions from prototype to production using structured validation and inspection processes

Own quality and vendor accountability

Build acceptance testing protocols that catch issues before they reach customers
Drive rigorous DFMEA and risk management across all product lines
Manage international manufacturing partners and hold them accountable to specifications
Verify everything. Assume nothing.

Be the technical leader of the company

Serve as the technical voice in investor and board discussions
Partner with the CEO on product and technology roadmap decisions
Support fundraising and due diligence with credible technical leadership
Protect and expand the company’s IP portfolio

Who this role is for

You are a senior engineering leader who has shipped real, physical products. You have lived through the hard parts of going from prototype to production and know where companies get burned. You enjoy being close to the details, but you also want to build systems and teams that scale.

You are comfortable with ambiguity, limited resources, and ownership. You are not looking for a polished organization. You are looking to build one.

Qualifications:

12 plus years of experience designing and shipping electromechanical consumer or commercial products
At least 5 years in an engineering leadership role such as Director of Engineering, VP Engineering, or CTO
Proven experience taking products from concept through mass production
Deep understanding of materials, tolerances, seal systems, and manufacturing realities
Experience managing international manufacturing partners
Strong grasp of quality systems, DFMEA, and acceptance testing
Ability to operate hands on while building long term structure

Why this role matters

This is an opportunity to become the technical owner of a company at a critical growth stage. You will shape not only the products, but the engineering culture, processes, and long term technical direction of the business.

If you are looking for a career defining build, we would love to talk.

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