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About the role
Roadrunner Venture Studios is recruiting a Head of Hardware Engineering for a portfolio company developing rainfall enhancement technology. You will lead the deployment system from architecture and prototyping through operational qualification and production-scale manufacturing.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related field
- Experience leading complex hardware from concept through prototype builds, operational qualification, and production planning
- High proficiency with computer aided design software such as SolidWorks or NX and product lifecycle management systems
- Experience with engineering release processes, configuration control, drawings, bills of materials, and supplier documentation
- Experience with design for manufacturing and assembly for industrial, aerospace, automotive, robotics, energy, or other complex hardware
- Experience with combustion hardware, thermal systems, fluid systems, gas handling, pressure systems, large field equipment, or power systems
More about this role
Roadrunner Venture Studios is the nation's leading platform for founding breakthrough ventures in frontier technology. We partner with scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to turn deep technology into real companies. Our work spans energy, manufacturing, semiconductors, quantum computing, aerospace, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, and high performance computing.
Roadrunner Venture Studios is recruiting a Head of Hardware Engineering for a portfolio company developing rainfall enhancement technology.
You will lead the deployment system from architecture and prototyping through operational qualification and production-scale manufacturing.
You will apply aerospace rigor to industrial hardware that must operate reliably in the field and support repeatable manufacturing at automotive scale. The work spans mechanical, thermal, combustion, fluid, structural, controls, and instrumentation systems.
This is a hands-on role. You will work with internal science and field teams and lead external engineering firms, fabricators, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
This role includes significant equity.
This is an early-stage startup building something that has not been built...
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