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TheZero Inc. · 4 days ago

Manufacturing Scale-up Engineering Lead

Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$165K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

TheZero Inc. is an innovative startup focused on enabling affordable transitions to net-zero-emissions economies through breakthrough technologies. The Manufacturing Scale-up Engineering Lead will be responsible for scaling manufacturing processes from prototype to large-scale production, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across multiple global sites.

Utilities

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

Qualification

Manufacturing scale-upChemical engineeringMechanical engineeringEnvironmental Health & SafetyQuality ControlSoftware developmentInternational experienceLeadershipCross-functional teamworkFast-paced environment

Required

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