Head of Engineering

About the role

Report directly to the CEO in order to lead, mentor, and grow an all-star, multi-disciplinary engineering team
Collaborate closely with company leadership to align the strategic direction of engineering initiatives with company goals and roadmap
Be a critical part of driving the design of our product while architecting the team structure and engineering processes required to bring it to deployed reality
Scale engineering operations from R&D through manufacturing, leading the transition from prototype development to full production
Internally and externally represent the engineering function of the organization to key stakeholders including employees, customers, executives, and investors
Establish and continuously improve engineering management processes, including performance reviews, planning, and organizational design
Set the bar for excellence across engineering activity, including implementing best practices for development, testing, and documentation
Continuously learn new industry best practices and emerging technologies

Responsibilities

• Report directly to the CEO in order to lead, mentor, and grow an all-star, multi-disciplinary engineering team
• Collaborate closely with company leadership to align the strategic direction of engineering initiatives with company goals and roadmap
• Be a critical part of driving the design of our product while architecting the team structure and engineering processes required to bring it to deployed reality
• Scale engineering operations from R&D through manufacturing, leading the transition from prototype development to full production
• Internally and externally represent the engineering function of the organization to key stakeholders including employees, customers, executives, and investors
• Establish and continuously improve engineering management processes, including performance reviews, planning, and organizational design
• Set the bar for excellence across engineering activity, including implementing best practices for development, testing, and documentation
• Continuously learn new industry best practices and emerging technologies

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role
• Oversee multiple development cycles end-to-end and ship complex electromechanical systems
• Roll up your sleeves to dive into a problem when needed, but maintain context of broader organizational goals and perspective
• Strongly opinionated but know how and when to compromise effectively
• Operate effectively in the fast-paced environment of a rapidly growing startup
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field
• Based in or able to relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ
• Open to ~10% travel to field (solar construction sites) to work directly with our product in its deployment environment
• Excited to see our robots deployed onto actual solar farms!

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing automation and robotics systems
• Experience working with solar power generation technologies
• Experience working directly in multiple different engineering disciplines

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal relationship management skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits
• Equity

Pay

Base pay is one element of our Total Rewards package which may also include comprehensive benefits and equity, depending on eligibility.

Schedule

The annual base salary range for this position is from $180,000 to $300,000. The actual base pay offered will be determined on factors such as years of relevant experience, skills, education and training. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.