CTO/VP

Avsalt AB seeks a dynamic and business-minded CTO to join the team.  
 
Avsalt has a small, yet innovative team of experts focused on the development and deployment of cutting-edge vision-based technologies, hardware, and software, for the water treatment and desalination industries. 
The technologies have been developed and are now being commercialized to advance the effectiveness of water treatment. 
This is a start-up with equity and the opportunity to drive direction as part of the compensation package.
 
Roles and Responsibilities
 
Provide technical leadership
Work with the CEO to outline the company's technological and business vision.
Implement technology strategies.
Ensure that technological resources are aligned with the company's business needs.
Support and advise CEO on technical matters.
Interact with the company’s technical advisors and Board as needed.
Advise clients and support through installation and beyond
 
Communicate the technology strategy to internal & external stakeholders audience
Internal and external meetings
Scientific publications and presentations
Assistance with technical support in business development proposals 
 
Maintain technological competitive edge
Lead Product Development Team
Lead Research Team
Seek External Research Funding and Collaboration Opportunities
Develop Company Intellectual Property and Patents
Ongoing focus on analytics for monitoring and any necessary improvements
 
Lead Initial Setup of Engineering and Operations
Retain and oversee Engineering & Operations
Develop production system design and engineering.
Develop supply chain for production of monitoring systems.
Initiate manufacturing of monitoring systems
 
Oversee Ongoing Functions/Efforts
Process and systems engineering with in-person oversight
Electronics engineering involvement
Integrated system prototyping and production
Support field engineering at customers’ locations
Marketing Assistance
Customer support assistance
 
First 60 Days
 
Come into the role already with experience in the water sector and a thorough knowledge of water treatment, desalination science and engineering, plant operations, technology, and scale mitigation.
 
Quickly learn the company’s proprietary technology in order to hit the ground running with the company’s projects in flight
 
Learn the companies clients, contracts, and upcoming projects – begin to strategize on expansion
 
Work with the CEO and Product Development to identify any necessary improvements
 
Work with CEO and Product team to expand on existing analytics
 
Understand, identify gaps, and streamline systems assembly, product development, and technical development
 
Remain strategic in thought yet very hands-on in practice. The term “getting your hands dirty” defines the role. The ideal candidate will need to enjoy developing the strategy as well as designing the products and building them
 
Qualifications
 
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree desired---in technical, scientific, or MBA degree.
Thorough knowledge of desalination science and engineering, desalination plant operations, electrotechnology, strategies for scale mitigation.
5+ years in a technical leadership role,
5+ years of strong technical and engineering skills including hands-on experience as an engineer.
Proficiency with water treatment processes and monitoring instrumentation, basic water treatment operational controls, data analytics, computer programming. Experience with SolidWorks, and LabVIEW would also be useful.
Outstanding communication, presentation, organizational, and leadership skills.
Excellent communication skills with internal and outside stakeholders.
Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Startup or small company experience. Strong decision-making, leadership, communication, analytical, collaborative, customer service, and systems skills. 
Technical product development with go-to-market strategy development and implementation experience.
 
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Carl-Rafael Fredson +46 703 817080 crfr@greensearch.se (please note that we can't accept applications via e-mail due to GDPR.).
 
How to apply
If you are interested and meet the above requirements, please submit your application with resume and cover letter (in English) no later than 29 of April. Please note that we will screen candidates continuously during the application period.



Avsalt was founded as a Swedish company with the aim to build a commercial system for water desalination.

Today the Avsalt headquarter is based in Malmö, Sweden and the R&D is running at Delft, the Netherlands. The development of Avsalt’s desalination device is carried out at TU Delft in close association with the Department of Process and Energy.

Low energy, scalable electric water desalination
Avsalt develops a desalination system with the aim to offer the world’s most efficient, cost effective and low energy solution to a growing problem – the shortage of drinkable water .

An all-electric desalination system with high efficiency and sustainable footprint, adapted to the increasing shortage of high-quality potable water and farm water.
The technology is scalable and tailored towards desalinating brackish water. Ideal for onsite operation, the device uses porous carbon electrodes and can run on electricity from a solar panel – with no need of high pressures, chemicals, or expensive membranes.

AVSALT TODAY
2018 Avsalt AB was born in Lund where work has begun on building a commercial system for water desalination. Today Avsalt AB has its active R&D running in Delft. Niels Boon is perfecting the desalination device at TU Delft in close association with the Department of Process and Energy.