Vice President of Engineering

About Mojave Energy Systems, Inc. Mojave is changing the nature of air conditioning. Air conditioning consumes ~9 percent of total global electricity production and results in the emissions of 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. It’s time for a change, and Mojave’s liquid desiccant air conditioning systems are doing just that. If you want to change the world, starting with the world of air conditioning, then you may belong at Mojave. We seek purpose-driven team members who enjoy problem solving, teamwork, and personal growth to join our venture-backed company. Mojave Energy Systems is seeking an experienced Vice President of Engineering to lead and scale our engineering organization into volume production and product maturity. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own the engineering execution for our ArctiDry liquid desiccant HVAC systems, driving continuous product improvement, manufacturing quality, field reliability, and customer-facing sustaining engineering while building and developing a high-performing team. This is a hands-on leadership role for a venture-backed climate-tech company with a proven, deployed product that is scaling up production. If you’ve built and led multidisciplinary engineering teams through medium-volume manufacturing scale-up, driven design-for-manufacturability improvements, and are energized by the prospect of helping solve one of the world’s most pressing energy challenges, Mojave is the place for you. This is an on-site position in Sunnyvale, CA or Anderson, SC. About the Role We seek a proven VP of Engineering to lead and grow a talented team of (currently) 10 engineers and technical staff spanning systems engineering, product design, thermodynamics, controls, testing, and data analysis. You will own Mojave’s engineering strategy and execution for our commercially deployed ArctiDry product line — driving new product engineering (in partnership with Product Management) sustaining engineering, product quality, field reliability, and incremental improvement informed by customer and field feedback. You will partner closely with manufacturing to improve manufacturability, reduce cost, and scale production volume, as well as collaborate with product management to develop the next generation of Mojave products. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a real, high-impact climate technology product at a critical inflection point — from early commercial success to scalable, high-quality production. We offer a competitive salary, full benefits, and a notable equity package. Primary Responsibilities Lead, manage, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team of 10, and grow it to 20+ in the next year, including design engineers, thermodynamics engineers, controls engineers, test engineers, and data analysts — fostering a positive culture of excellence, impact, accountability, and continuous improvement. Own engineering's execution of Mojave's product roadmap, partnering with Product Management to translate customer feedback, field data, and manufacturing inputs into engineering plans that are scoped to team capacity, sequenced for delivery, and executed with rigor. Scope includes both sustaining improvements to the current ArctiDry product line (performance, reliability, serviceability, cost) and clean-sheet new product development initiatives as defined by the product roadmap. Partner with the CEO and executive team to align engineering priorities, staffing, and budget with the business goals of scaling from $5M to $100M+ revenue in the next 3-5 years while improving gross margin, reducing warranty cost, and enabling production volume increases without proportional cost growth Work closely with VP, Product to understand customer needs and provide engineering guidance on how to meet those