Chief Technology Officer (Founding Team)

Location: New York City/Hybrid

Are you driven by a passion for transforming decarbonization technologies into reality? Do you aspire to make a meaningful impact by delivering practical and sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels?

We are seeking an exceptional technical leader with a proven track record of building industrial chemical plants from the ground up. This visionary individual will harness emerging technologies in electrolytic hydrogen, carbon capture and utilization, and methanation. You will play a pivotal role in shaping a company dedicated to revolutionizing and decarbonizing the world’s fuel supply.

Role Overview

Reporting to the CEO, the CTO will have responsibility for building our technology platform and engineering capability —including identifying and selecting technologies for plant integration, evaluating competing technology partners, identifying opportunities for R&D, and building a top-notch engineering team—executing on an ambitious project development timeline, and delivering drop-in ready fuels to our customers, all while supporting safe and environmentally sound operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Build a team of engineering talent that will create a Rebel Fuels technology platform, starting with a pilot plant, and ready to scale to building production plants distributed around the globe.

• Lead process and systems engineering capability for facilities incorporating electrolysis, methanation, and CO2 recycling.

• Lead Integration of process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and EH&S disciplines.

• Develop and drive technology roadmap and IP strategy across hydrogen and CO2 conversion.

• Develop a strong culture around safety and environmental compliance, putting in place systems and processes to operate without incidents.

• Foster a culture that exhibits grit, creativity, humility, and care. 

Required Qualifications

• Degree in chemical engineering or similar field     

• Extensive chemical/industrial engineering experience

• Successful delivery of complex / novel chemical plant projects

• Deep expertise in hydrogen production, catalyst based chemical engineering processes like methanation, and/or CO2 conversion

• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Strong understanding of chemical manufacturing economics

• Commercial acumen, with a particular emphasis on structuring and negotiating engineering supply contracts

 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with renewable hydrogen and synthetic fuel production technologies

• Startup experience

• Track record of leading successful innovation and developments

 Compensation

As a member of the founding team, compensation for this role will depend significantly on equity and will likely include remuneration triggers tied to priced funding rounds.