Jobs at Roadrunner Venture Studios

Lead Roadrunner Venture Studios’ venture creation platform, guiding multidisciplinary teams from technology thesis through company formation and scale. Build deep-tech ventures from zero to one by defining products and markets, validating customers, recruiting founding teams, securing pilots, raising venture and non-dilutive capital, and supporting commercialization. Serve as an operator, advisor, and potential interim CEO or board member while developing repeatable venture-building frameworks and mentoring venture creation teams.

Lead architecture, development, qualification, field deployment, and production planning for a novel rainfall-enhancement hardware system. Own mechanical, thermal, combustion, fluid, structural, controls, and instrumentation systems while managing requirements, testing, manufacturing readiness, suppliers, engineering firms, and contract manufacturers. Recruit and mentor hardware engineers, control budgets and schedules, resolve technical risks, and drive improvements using test and field data. The role is hands-on, startup-oriented, travel-intensive, and requires aerospace-level reliability for automotive-scale manufacturing.

Lead the atmospheric science function for a rainfall enhancement startup. Set scientific strategy, oversee WRF modeling and data assimilation, integrate forecasts and field observations, evaluate deployments, and communicate uncertainty. Build operational cloud and high-performance computing workflows, assess AI weather models, recruit and mentor scientific teams, and establish research partnerships. The role requires hands-on technical leadership, frequent travel, long workweeks, and regular weekend work.

Lead architecture, development, qualification, field deployment, and production planning for a novel rainfall-enhancement hardware system. Own mechanical, thermal, combustion, fluid, structural, controls, and instrumentation systems; manage testing, troubleshooting, manufacturing readiness, budgets, schedules, suppliers, fabricators, and external engineering partners. Recruit and mentor a hardware engineering team while driving technical quality and reliability in a fast-paced startup environment requiring frequent travel and extended hours.

Lead atmospheric science for a rainfall enhancement startup, directing meteorological evaluation, weather prediction, WRF modeling, data assimilation, deployment analysis, and scientific validation. Build operational high-resolution modeling and cloud/HPC workflows, assess AI weather models, communicate uncertainty, and collaborate with field, software, university, and research teams. Recruit and mentor a growing scientific team. The role requires frequent travel, weekend work, and long startup hours.

The Project Development Manager leads the development of Halo Materials' commercial reactor and pilot plant, coordinating engineering, construction, and external partners while ensuring technical integrity and project delivery.

The Lead Quality Control Engineer will design scalable processes, lead QA development, evaluate characterization tools, and communicate complex findings across teams.

The Lead Scientist will lead experimental design for graphite production, manage lab operations, mentor junior staff, and translate lab results for commercialization.

Contract SME to develop and execute an experimental test program for a two-phase nozzle: design thrust measurement, characterize spray and mixed-phase flow, collect and analyze pressure/temperature/flow data, reduce variables, recommend instrumentation and fixtures, and improve nozzle performance and test methodology.

The Turbo Machinery Advisor will guide turbine and expander development, mentor engineers, oversee testing, and ensure regulatory compliance while leveraging industry expertise and partnerships.

Work directly with the CEO to drive strategic, cross-functional initiatives, establish executive operating rhythms, support M&A diligence and integration, prepare executive materials for boards and government engagements, build market and competitor analysis, and align communications across the executive team and acquired businesses.