VP of Engineering

Queens Carbon | Cedar Grove, NJ | Full-time, on-site

Reports to: CEO

Build the future of cement.

Queens Carbon is scaling a new way to produce cementitious materials from limestone and clay—the same widely available feedstocks the cement industry uses today—with best-in-class economics competitive with traditional cement and a fraction of the CO₂ emissions. No incentives or green premium required.

We are seeking a Vice President of Engineering to build and lead our engineering organization and scale our technology into reliable, cost-competitive commercial systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring equal strength in technical engineering, people management, and industrial commercialization. You will develop a high-performing engineering team while being directly involved in design, equipment development, problem solving and troubleshooting.

Working directly with the CEO, you will collaborate with R&D, Product Development, and Engineering Operations to take our technology from pilot and demonstration scale through commercial deployment.

• Recruit, build, lead, and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team spanning process, mechanical, electrical, software and controls engineering.
• Establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations, technical standards, and accountability across the engineering organization.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for Q-System design, personally contributing to critical calculations, design reviews, engineering decisions, and problem-solving.
• Lead design and scale-up of industrial process equipment, including thermal systems, steam and pressure equipment, solids handling, heat recovery, and plant utilities.
• Direct development of engineering deliverables, including mass and energy balances, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, and control philosophies.
• Translate experimental and operating data into robust commercial designs, identifying and resolving critical scale-up risks.
• Develop standardized, modular Q-Systems that integrate into existing cement plants while optimizing capital cost, operating cost, performance, and reliability.
• Lead technical evaluation of equipment suppliers, fabricators, engineering firms, and EPC partners.
• Partner with Engineering Operations through procurement, fabrication, commissioning, and startup, providing technical leadership and resolving equipment performance issues.
• Establish engineering discipline around process safety, design reviews, technical documentation, and change management.
• Yes, you will speak with Customers!

• Engineering leadership: Proven ability to recruit, manage, mentor, and develop high-performing multidisciplinary engineering teams, including direct people management and performance accountability.
• Hands-on technical expertise: Strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to independently perform calculations, evaluate designs, and solve complex industrial equipment and process problems.
• Industrial scale-up: Demonstrated experience taking process technologies from pilot or demonstration through engineering, commissioning, and sustained operation.
• Commercial judgment: Ability to balance technical performance, capital and operating costs, reliability, safety, and schedule.
• Execution and collaboration: Experience managing external engineering partners and working across technical, operational, and commercial teams.
• BS or MS in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, with 10+ years of relevant industrial engineering experience.

Experience in cement, lime, minerals processing, chemicals, thermal processing, continuous solids handling, pressure equipment, modular systems, or first-of-a-kind industrial technology commercialization is especially valuable.

Don't meet every qualification? We welcome candidates from diverse industrial backgrounds who demonstrate strong technical leadership and experience bringing new technologies into operation.

This position is based at our headquarters and R&D facility in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. The role is full-time and on-site, with domestic and international travel to suppliers, fabrication facilities, and deployment sites.

We offer:

• Competitive base salary
• Equity ownership in Queens Carbon
• Competitive paid time off (PTO)
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities

We're building an ambitious company around an ambitious mission, with the support and flexibility for our team to do their best work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Queens Carbon is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.