Industrial Product and Integration Engineer

WAVR Technologies is developing breakthrough atmospheric water harvesting systems to provide reliable, sustainable sources of fresh water. Our mission is to unlock high-purity, decentralized water access for industry. We are a fast-moving, collaborative startup with deep scientific expertise, now building our engineering and productization capabilities.

We are seeking an experienced Industrial Product & Integration Engineer to lead WAVR’s product design and commercial engineering. This role will focus on scalable product and prototype design. The candidate must be passionate, hands‑on, and capable of designing and delivering complex hardware systems from concept to customer installation.

• Translate scientific insights and lab prototypes into reliable, manufacturable commercial pilots and products, collaborating with the research team.
• Perform technical and material analysis to select appropriate materials and production processes to build commercial systems.
• Develop and implement solutions and infrastructure for prototype designs to achieve commercial and performance targets.
• Manage product testing across target conditions and oversee performance analysis.

• Collaborate with the CEO to understand and manage customer requirements and goals to inform product design and implementation, support the CEO in facilitating technical sales.
• Develop scalable plans and processes for manufacturing and field deployment.
• Establish engineering systems, SOPs, and checklists for repeatability.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building WAVR’s engineering culture.

• BS / MS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in Industrial Product Design, ideally demonstrating physical scale‑up from lab to pilot / scaled production.
• Excellent demonstrated written and oral communications skills - particularly to technical and non‑technical audiences connecting fundamental scientific concepts and challenges to commercial interests.
• Experience in material and manufacturing process selection.
• Experience with vendor management.
• Experience in project management and leading projects.
• Thrives in a small team environment and likes challenges.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.

This role may require occasional travel to vendor facilities and pilot sites.

WAVR is committed to the philosophy of equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ancestry, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or other non‑job‑related criteria. WAVR is an EEO.