Director of Hardware Engineering
Description For Director of Hardware Engineering
Arc Boat Company is revolutionizing the marine industry by building electric water sport boats. Our vision is to electrify all waterborne vessels, addressing the shortcomings of traditional gas boats. We're using modern, aerospace- and automotive-inspired techniques to create the next generation of watercraft.
As the Director of Hardware Engineering, you'll lead our R&D team from our Los Angeles manufacturing facility. This role requires adaptability in a fast-moving, dynamic startup environment. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining a strong R&D function across multiple engineering disciplines, working with various teams to ensure designs meet program objectives, streamlining processes for quick product turnaround, setting the long-term vision for Arc's design engineering team, and motivating the team to execute under tight timelines.
We're looking for someone with a strong understanding of both mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals, good business sense, first principles thinking, strong interpersonal and people management skills, and prior experience leading an engineering team. Bonus qualifications include a proven track record of engineering success under tight timelines, experience driving a product from R&D to high-rate production, and enthusiasm for boating and clean energy.
At Arc, we value ownership, empathy, humility, pragmatism, and inclusion. We offer a competitive salary, equity stake, health insurance, 401k, parental leave, and the unique opportunity to drive positive environmental change through your work. Join us in creating the future of watercraft!
Responsibilities For Director of Hardware Engineering
- Building and maintaining a strong R&D function across multiple engineering disciplines
- Working with electrical, mechanical, and test engineering teams to ensure designs are performant, simplified, and meeting program objectives
- Streamlining processes to create an R&D powerhouse that can quickly turn around new products
- Setting the long term vision for Arc's design engineering team and guiding difficult, impactful decisions
- Motivating the team to execute under tight timelines while preventing burn out
Requirements For Director of Hardware Engineering
- Strong understanding of both mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals
- Good business sense and pragmatism to meet company objectives
- First principles thinking with the ability to motivate a dissenting opinion when needed
- Strong interpersonal and people management skills, including clear written and verbal communication
- Prior experience leading an engineering team
- Proven track record of engineering success under tight timelines (preferred)
- Experience driving a product from early R&D through to high rate production (preferred)
- Comfortable pushing a fast but sustainable pace (preferred)
- Enthusiasm for boating and clean energy (preferred)
Benefits For Director of Hardware Engineering
- Talented teammates that challenge you to be better
- Access and often input to a wide range of business activities
- Semi-annual bonuses tied to impact
- A meaningful equity stake
- An opportunity to have an outsized impact on industry-defining vehicles
- The ability to drive positive environmental change through your work
- Nearly free health insurance (99% covered)
- 401k
- Generous parental leave
- Daily lunches, plenty of snacks, lots of swag
- Boat rides
