Head Of Engineering
- Countries
- USA
- Job Types
- software & tech, leadership & management
- Experience
- executive
- Organization Types
- construction & infrastructure, robotics, startups
- Location
- San Leandro
- Posted Date
- Company
- Charge Robotics
- Salary
- $180K – $300K • Offers Equity
AI Summary
Job Description
Lead and grow a multi-disciplinary engineering team of 15+ people, reporting directly to the CEO. Align engineering strategy with company goals, drive product design, and architect team structure. Scale engineering operations from R&D to manufacturing, transitioning from prototype to full production. Establish and improve engineering management processes, setting a high bar for development, testing, and documentation best practices.
Hard Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role
- Oversight of multiple development cycles end-to-end and shipped complex electromechanical systems
- Ability to dive into problems while maintaining broader organizational perspective
- Balance of shipping quickly and shipping quality
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Physics, or related field
- Based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area
- Able to work 4-5 days/week from San Leandro HQ
Soft Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal relationship management skills
- Strongly opinionated but knows how and when to compromise effectively
- Operates effectively in a fast-paced startup environment
- Open to ~10% travel to field sites
- Extensive experience developing automation and robotics systems
- Experience working with solar power generation technologies
- Experience working directly in multiple different engineering disciplines