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As Director, Engineering, you will serve as the technical authority for the platform, ensuring that customer power solutions are feasible, reliable, scalable, and executable.\nThis role owns development-phase engineering design, standards, technical risk assessment, and technical readiness for Notice to Proceed across a diverse portfolio of generation, storage, grid, and hybrid power solutions. As part of Generate’s team, you will lead the engineering assessment and execution of a growing portfolio of off-grid natural gas power generation projects integrated with battery energy storage systems (BESS). You will build and scale the systems and standards that enable consistent successful project design, engineering and operations, and provide technical leadership through development, with continued technical support into delivery. This role combines project-level technical expertise, strategic leadership and cross-functional collaboration to help deliver reliable, scalable power infrastructure that supports Generate’s growth objectives.\nWhat you will be doing at Generate Capital as theDirector, Engineering:\nServe as the technical authority for development-phase engineering of data center on-site power solutions through Notice to Proceed, and provide technical continuity and support to Project Delivery through construction and commissioning\n\nEvaluate technical feasibility and risk for proposed customer solutions and Generate investments\n\nEstablish Large Load development and design standards that enable repeatable execution at scale, partnering with Project Delivery and Technical Asset Management to ensure designs carry cleanly into construction and long-term operations\n\nLead early-stage technical diligence in partnership with development, commercial and investment teams\n\nOversee engineering interfaces with owner’s engineers, EPCs, utilities, and technology providers\n\nSupport project delivery teams from Notice to Proceed through Commercial Operation\n\nIdentify and mitigate technical and execution risk before it impacts schedule, cost, or performance.\n\nSupport Commercial and Procurement Decisions\nReview EPC/EPCM agreements, OEM supply contracts, and technical schedules from an engineering risk and execution perspective\n\nIdentify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency, reduce project risk, and support successful project outcomes\n\nAccurately assess islanded behind-the-meter projects while preparing for future grid connection in the design\n\nProvide technical input during procurement activities, contract negotiations, and equipment evaluations\n\nProvide technical input during PPA and Tolling Agreement negotiations\n\nInterface between Generate’s DC partner engineering teams and DC tenant engineering teams\n\nDrive Engineering Excellence Across Projects\nGuide engineering execution across multiple concurrent projects at varying stages of development and delivery\n\nStandardize development-engineering procedures, specifications and design details across the Data Center Power Solutions portfolio\n\nCreate, review and approve critical engineering deliverables, including P&IDs, single-line diagrams, general arrangement drawings, equipment datasheets, civil and structural designs, control narratives, and cause-and-effect matrices\n\nCoordinate engineering interfaces between EPC/EPCM contractors, OEMs, and internal stakeholders across Development, Development Engineering, Origination, Procurement, and Project Management\n\nManage external engineering firms as part of executing comprehensive project engineering scope\n\nEnsure engineering scopes, resource forecasts, budgets, and change management processes are effectively tracked and communicated\n\nSupport commissioning and startup activities by providing technical guidance, design clarifications, and issue resolution\n\nCandidate qualifications & core characteristics:\n12+ years of experience engineering power generation projects, including engines, turbines, fuel cells and energy storage projects\n\nExperience designing and delivering utility-scale or large-load power projects\n\nStrong familiarity with EPC and design-build delivery models, including owner-furnished equipment, utility interfaces, and owner’s engineer structures\n\nProven ability to balance innovation with standardization and execution discipline\n\nComfortable operating in a cross-functional environment with commercial, development, and investment teams\n\nClear communicator able to translate technical complexity into actionable business insight\n\nGenerate’s compensation packages are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Salary decisions take into account a wide variety of factors including, but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, geographic location, and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $190,000-$220,000. In addition, the compensation package may include a discretionary bonus and other benefits, including health care benefits, retirement benefits, benefits permitting paid days off (including sick leave, parental leave, and paid time off or vacation benefits), and other benefits that must be reported for federal tax purposes. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of this range.\nGenerate Capital is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5895,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Asset Management & Funds","Solar Energy"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T07:12:27Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 5 · green card filings: 2","filings_12m":5,"filings_prev_12m":7,"green_card_filings_12m":2,"median_offered_wage_usd":167500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":64,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.854,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":48,"expected_fill_days":53,"reasons":["conf:4","win:late"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":220000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/generatecapital-director-engineering","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/generatecapital-director-engineering.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T11:28:47Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":15036,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":673512},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=673512"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgeneratecapital-director-engineering"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgeneratecapital-director-engineering"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgeneratecapital-director-engineering"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/generatecapital-director-engineering\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgeneratecapital-director-engineering"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":721482}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"generatecapital.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":721482},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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