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We’ve shipped our first commercial system already, and are in the process of scaling up our operations to meet our massive demand.\nCharge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company and our product, which will be reflected in significant equity compensation. And you get to work with giant robots .\nIf you are excited to work on interesting technical problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in at Charge Robotics.\nRead more about Charge in recent press:\nFast Company - Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems\n\nMIT News - Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories\n\nYouTube - full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm\n\nCharge’s funding:\nWe’re MIT-founded and backed by Silicon Valley’s top investors, including Founders Fund, Energy Impact Partners, Lux Capital, YC (S21), and more.\nAbout the role\nCharge Robotics is hiring a Head of Engineering to lead the engineering team through our next stage of growth: transitioning from first commercial deployments to repeatable builds and performance at scale. You will lead a 15+ person, cross-disciplinary team and stay hands-on where needed to keep execution fast and technical quality high.\nWhat you will do\nReport directly to the CEO in order to lead, mentor, and grow an all-star, multi-disciplinary engineering team\n\nCollaborate closely with company leadership to align the strategic direction of engineering initiatives with company goals and roadmap\n\nBe 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\n\nScale engineering operations from R&D through manufacturing, leading the transition from prototype development to full production\n\nInternally and externally represent the engineering function of the organization to key stakeholders including employees, customers, executives, and investors\n\nEstablish and continuously improve engineering management processes, including performance reviews, planning, and organizational design\n\nSet the bar for excellence across engineering activity, including implementing best practices for development, testing, and documentation\n\nContinuously learn new industry best practices and emerging technologies\n\nAs Head of Engineering at Charge Robotics, you’ll have a wide and critical impact which includes shaping our core technical team, expanding our existing culture of engineering excellence, creating effective processes, and helping ship a transformative product. You'll engage with internal and external teams to help ensure we’re successful in achieving our mission of creating a better way to build solar power.\nYou\nGain satisfaction from personally playing a part in mitigating climate change\n\nHave excellent verbal and written communication skills\n\nHave excellent interpersonal relationship management skills\n\nHave 5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role\n\nHave overseen multiple development cycles end-to-end and shipped complex electromechanical systems\n\nCan roll up your sleeves to dive into a problem when needed, but maintain context of broader organizational goals and perspective\n\nAre strongly opinionated but know how and when to compromise effectively\n\nAre versed in walking the careful balance between shipping quickly and shipping quality\n\nOperate effectively in the fast-paced environment of a rapidly growing startup\n\nHave a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field\n\nAre based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ\n\nAre open to ~10% travel to field (solar construction sites) to work directly with our product in its deployment environment\n\nAre excited to see our robots deployed onto actual solar farms!\n\nIt’d also be nice if you\nHave extensive experience developing automation and robotics systems\n\nHave experience working with solar power generation technologies\n\nHave experience working directly in multiple different engineering disciplines\n\nBase pay is one element of our Total Rewards package which may also include comprehensive benefits and equity, depending on eligibility. 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.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 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