Head of Hardware Engineering - Marine Electric Powertrains

Arc Boats Co.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave

Generous time off

Income protection

Retirement savings

Water fund

Professional development

Safety Support-

Captain training

Office perks

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Arc Boats Co. is seeking a leader to own all physical engineering for our consumer vessels. You will supervise mechanical, electrical, and test teams, shaping the R&D function and the long-term vision for powertrain platforms.

You will collaborate across functions to ensure designs are performant and manufacturable, while driving fast delivery. On-site at our Los Angeles headquarters with competitive compensation and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Robust experience leading a team in a fast paced environment.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical fundamentals.
• Good business sense and pragmatism to meet company objectives beyond engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong R&D function across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Lead electrical, mechanical, and test engineering teams to ensure designs meet objectives.
• Streamline processes to quickly turn around new products.
• Collaborate with sales, service, production, product, and industrial design to advance consumer engineering offerings.
• Set long-term vision for Arc’s small vessel design engineering team and guide major decisions for powertrain platforms.
• Lead core low/high voltage powertrain and compute for consumer vessels with cross over into commercial applications.
• Motivate the team to meet timelines while avoiding burnout.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware engineering

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

First principles thinking

People management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Arc Boats Co. is seeking a leader to own all physical engineering for our consumer vessels. You will supervise mechanical, electrical, and test teams, shaping the R&D function and the long-term vision for powertrain platforms.

You will collaborate across functions to ensure designs are performant and manufacturable, while driving fast delivery. On-site at our Los Angeles headquarters with competitive compensation and equity.