# Lead Mechanical Engineer

Position Overview Zero Carbon Systems seeks a Lead Engineer, Mechanical to design and build novel test rigs and machinery for direct air capture at our Brighton, CO site, while leading a team of up to five mechanical engineers, designers, and technicians. The ideal candidate will bring more than 10 years of experience designing and upgrading custom industrial equipment, a proven track record leading technical teams, and the hands-on, fail fast mindset that thrives in a startup environment. This full-time position, based in Brighton, CO, is onsite with less than 10% travel and reports to the Director of Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities Include: Lead and supervise a team of up to five mechanical engineers, designers, and technicians, overseeing their work and reviewing the quality and timeliness of their output Own the mechanical design of new test rigs and the upgrade of older test rigs, in addition to individual technical contributions Mentor and develop team members, providing technical guidance and coaching on design practices Conduct performance reviews and lead hiring for the mechanical engineering team Partner with the project management team to scope projects and allo

- **Id**: 4090989
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/zerocarbonsystems-lead-mechanical-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Brighton, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T18:11:10Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T20:12:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4352
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Environmental Science

## Company

- **Id**: 3863540
- **Name**: Zerocarbonsystems
- **Domain**: zerocarbonsystems.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/zerocarbonsystems>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

## Salary

- **Min**: 150000
- **Max**: 170000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 170000

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T20:12:13Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T22:44:52Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 170000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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