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Director of Engineering

Director of Engineering

Ametrine, Inc.Round Rock, TX, US
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Job Description

Job Description

Salary :

Director of Engineering

Location : Round Rock, TX (in-office, not a remote role)

Type : Full-Time, Exempt

Compensation : Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

As a key member of our leadership team, you will report directly to the CEO and play a critical role in advancing Ametrines multispectral hardware products and systems. This role centers on materials science, optics, textile-integrated technology, and hardware system integration not on software development.

Were looking for someone who ishungry, humble, and smart a leader who thrives in fast-moving environments and is excited by mission-driven technology.

This is a hands-on leadership role in an exciting space shaping the future of advanced optical and multispectral materials. We encourage applicants fromhardware, physics-based engineering, defense technology, and optical systems backgrounds to apply; software engineering backgrounds are not aligned with this role.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Frequent interface with the global Ametrine team and end users to take inventions from prototype to mass-production readiness.
  • Create, manage, and report annual departmental goals to senior leadership and company board of directors.
  • Manage the US technical team to implement leading edge technology.
  • Ensure optimized application of engineering talent through departmental organization, project planning, task delegation, and task tracking.
  • Develop and apply a deep understanding of both the customer base and R&D team to ensure rapid transfer of knowledge.
  • Support the development of new products and manage new product pipelinesin close collaboration with business development team.
  • Support business development engagements as a technical representative of the company.
  • Anticipate internal and external friction points, and rally resources to solve problems before they occur.
  • Oversee field testing(planning, logistics, execution) of new and modified products and ensure seamless communication among stakeholders to rapidly field final product versions.
  • Compose white papers, proposals, and reports for customers and stakeholders to create new business and communicate progress for ongoing business.

Skills, Background and Experience

  • Bachelors degree in engineering, physics, materials science, optics, or relevant technical discipline. (Software engineering backgrounds are not aligned with this role.)
  • Proven track record as a strong leader, including successful management of multiple tasks, with prioritization, timeline / milestones, and results.
  • 5+ years leading inter-disciplinary technical teams required, 10+ years preferred.
  • Multi- disciplinary technical background.
  • Military background preferred
  • Experience in textiles preferred.
  • Strong analytical and effective problem-solving skills to cope with an intense and dynamic environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact professionally and effectively with all levels of management.
  • Excellentcomputer literacy.
  • Strong technical communication in the form of written reports, technical graphics, and data visualization.

    • Other Requirements

  • Must be US Citizen, per US government contracts
  • US security clearance or ability to obtain upon employment required
  • Requires domestic and international travel
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs.

    • About Ametrine

    Join a rapidly growing company focused on protecting those that protect us.Ametrine is a technology company with expertise in textiles, composites, and coatings. Our solutions protect the warfighters by making them less observable and detectable by enemy reconnaissance systems.We are a rapidly growing company and as such we need flexible team members who are willing tohelp build a solid foundation to support our growth.

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