Lead Engineer

Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Lead Engineer to help guide a multidisciplinary engineering team, supporting the development and deployment of autonomous marine platforms. This role is ideal for a highly capable, hands-on engineer who thrives in fast-paced prototyping and field deployment environments—building, testing, iterating, and solving practical engineering challenges. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering and integration teams to drive execution and deliver robust, field-ready systems.

Responsibilities:

· Lead day-to-day technical execution across multidisciplinary engineering efforts

· Lead a team of 5–7 mechanical, electrical, and mechatronics engineers, collaborating closely with software and integration teams to deliver reliable, field-ready systems

· Support system integration, bring-up, debugging, and validation of autonomous marine platforms

· Coordinate engineering execution, planning, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent development efforts, prototype builds, and field trials

· Work directly on complex technical challenges involving electromechanical systems, communications, controls, and autonomous behaviors

· Conduct design reviews and provide hands-on mentorship to engineers across disciplines

· Collaborate closely with software architecture and systems integration teams to ensure subsystem compatibility and successful platform integration

· Partner with commercial stakeholders on project-specific development efforts and overall scope alignment

· Support prioritization, task coordination, and engineering execution in partnership with leadership

· Assist with field testing, trials, and operational deployments

· Help establish and reinforce engineering best practices, documentation standards, and development processes

· Contribute to hiring and development of engineering staff

Requirements:

· US Citizenship Required

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, or related discipline)

· Minimum 6+ years of engineering experience in complex electromechanical or robotics systems

· Strong system-level understanding of integrated hardware/software systems

· Hands-on experience with system design, integration, debugging, and field testing

· Proficiency in project management tools

· Familiarity with at least some combination of embedded systems, firmware, CAD, controls, networking, or electromechanical integration

· Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams

· Strong technical problem-solving skills in fast-paced development environments

· Ability to mentor engineers and support cross-functional collaboration

· Familiarity with networking, communications systems, embedded systems, or controls

· Willingness to participate in field deployments and sea trials

Pay: $155,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• engineering in complex electromechanical or robotics systems: 6 years (Required)
• embedded systems, controls, and real-time software: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Richmond, CA 94804 (Required)

Work Location: In person