Who We Are & Why Join Us
Avathon is revolutionizing industrial AI with a powerful platform that enables businesses to harness the full potential of their operational data. Our technology seamlessly integrates and contextualizes siloed datasets, providing a 360-degree operational view that enhances decision-making and efficiency. With advanced capabilities like digital twins, natural language processing, normal behavior modeling, and machine vision, we create real-time virtual replicas of physical assets, enabling predictive maintenance, performance simulation, and operational optimization. Our AI-driven models empower companies with scalable solutions for anomaly detection, performance forecasting, and asset lifetime extension—all tailored to the complexities of industrial environments.
Cutting-Edge AI Innovation – Join a team at the forefront of AI, developing groundbreaking solutions that shape the future.
High-Growth Environment – Thrive in a fast-scaling startup where agility, collaboration, and rapid professional growth are the norm.
Meaningful Impact – Work on AI-driven projects that drive real change across industries and improve lives.
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Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated “Director of Engineering” with a background in any one of these domains to lead our engineering team: Industrial Supply Chain or Aviation or Energy domain. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building and scaling large-scale Enterprise systems, possess strong technical skills, and be passionate about driving a robust engineering culture within the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the engineering team, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure the team's success.
- Drive the development and implementation of scalable, high-performance enterprise systems that meet the company's requirements and industry standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, design, and operations to define technical requirements and deliver innovative solutions.
- Establish and promote engineering best practices, processes, and standards to ensure quality, efficiency, and scalability across all engineering initiatives.
- Foster a strong engineering culture focused on continuous learning and innovation.
- Actively participate in hands-on technical contributions, providing technical leadership and guidance to the team as needed.
- Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices, and leverage this knowledge to drive strategic decisions and improvements within the engineering organization.
Qualifications:
- 15+ years of overall experience with at least 3 years of experience as a second-level manager handling teams of 20+ engineers.
- Expertise in modern programming languages, frameworks, and cloud technologies.
- Hands-on experience with system design, architecture, and implementation, with the ability to make strategic technical decisions.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Experience driving a strong engineering culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Experience in building and leading lean engineering teams.
- Ability to clearly articulate a technical vision and energize engineers towards outcomes.
- Background in SaaS, or building multi-tenant platforms or services. Experience architecting technical strategies for platform products that can serve many customers.
- Experience working with large scale systems and cloud native systems.
- Good understanding of different cloud hosting offerings - GCP/AWS is required.
Additional Requirements:
- Experience in industrial SCM, Aviation or Energy industry is highly preferred.
- Prior experience working in a start-up or fast-paced environment is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a results-oriented mindset.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment, with a passion for driving impact and delivering results.
Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.
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What We Do
Avathon, a leader in Industrial AI, extends the life of critical infrastructure while advancing the journey toward full autonomy. Avathon’s Industrial AI platform empowers commercial and government customers with scalable, secure, and value-driven solutions that enhance efficiency and resilience across heavy industry.
