Descripción de la oferta
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (CTO) WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW Location: Barcelona Contract: Permanent, senior leadership role Language: English is the working language across the business Team size: 20–30+ engineers across hardware, software, electronics & materials Technology: Proprietary, next-generation printing hardware working with functional, high-viscosity materials THE OPPORTUNITY This is a rare CTO role for someone who wants to own a genuinely differentiated hardware platform, not maintain incremental improvements on legacy tech. The company has already achieved what most never do: Fully in-house proprietary technology A complete, integrated hardware and software platform Proven materials capability that unlocks applications previously considered impossible You’ll lead the transition from cutting-edge R&D into robust, reliable, industrial-grade systems ready for global deployment. This is about taking breakthrough physics, materials science, and precision engineering and turning it into something customers can run 24/7. YOUR IMPACT As CTO, you’ll be responsible for: Defining and owning the long-term technology roadmap Turning prototypes into modular, production-ready systems Ensuring quality, reliability, and manufacturability at industrial scale Leading a highly multidisciplinary engineering organisation across hardware, software, electronics, firmware, and materials Acting as the senior technical authority with customers, partners, and investors This is a role for someone who enjoys technical depth but can also zoom out and make the right architectural and strategic decisions. WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING ON Advanced printhead and fluid-handling systems Complex system architecture across mechanics, electronics, and software Intelligent software platforms Design-for-manufacture and industrialisation of deep-tech hardware Strategic partnerships with research institutes and industrial partners WHAT MAKES SOMEONE SUCCESSFUL HERE 10+ years in deep-tech engineering environments (additive manufacturing, inkjet, robotics, precision electronics, or similar) A proven track record of scaling hardware from lab to industrial reality Comfortable leading across disciplines, even if your core expertise sits in one Hands-on when needed; strategic when required Calm, patient, and credible in long hardware development cycles
