Chief Technology Officer
torchbearersHyattsville (MD)
About the role
Ready to stop reporting to the CTO and become one? This role puts you on the top technical seat for hardware that really matters. What you'll get
This business builds advanced hardware systems for demanding customers and governments, and now needs a CTO to build its hardware. The top technical seat, not a seat under itDecisions that are still open. Suppliers, parts and firmware for production are being chosen now, so you'd set them rather than inherit them. Feedback from real-world use, not lab testing What you'd actually do
You'd take the hardware into production with supply chain / manufacturing peers and get it built the same way every time. You'd also build the team that does it, working alongside a software engineering lead. You won't be starting from a blank sheet. If you enjoy taking something that works and making it buildable at volume, this is for you.
Is this you?
- A former engineer with deep electrical experience, now leading
- You've taken hardware into production
- People have followed you from one company to another
This isn't a remote leadership role. Expect time on the floor and at suppliers, and 30-50% travel early on. If you'd rather lead from a laptop, it's not for you. If you want to be where the hardware is, it is.
Before you apply
Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.
Your profile is current
It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.
Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.
Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.
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