# VP Research & Development (R&D)

Empower Your Future: At MetOx International, we’re pioneering the next era of energy security and abundance through breakthrough superconducting technology. As the Vice President Research & Development, you'll lead the scientific strategy that powers our next generation of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) technologies. You'll define the research roadmap, challenge technical assumptions, validate breakthrough concepts, and build the innovations that will shape the future of electric power transmission. Based at our global headquarters in Houston, TX, the Vice President Research & Development reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and serves as the executive leader responsible for the company's research organization. You will establish long-term technology strategy, prioritize research investments, lead multidisciplinary scientific teams, and accelerate the transition of new technologies from concept through commercialization. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Management, and executive leadership, you'll ensure MetOx continues to advance the world's leading HTS technology platform. Key Responsibilities Technology Strategy & Scientific Leadership

- **Id**: 1039933
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/metox-vp-research-development-rd>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Houston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-30T12:45:22Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T21:35:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 101
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10769
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 678856
- **Name**: MetOx International
- **Domain**: metox.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/metox>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 70
- **Open postings**: 12
- **Ghost share**: 0.5
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 31
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 159000
- **Max usd**: 298000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 2716

## Technologies

- **CVD** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Statistical Process Control** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ghost
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale, company_stale
- **Days open**: 100

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-18T18:29:43Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2 · green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.3
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 100
- **Expected fill days**: 31
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, ghost, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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