Head of Engineering

Charge 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.

Responsibilities

Report directly to the CEO in order to lead, mentor, and grow an all-star, multi-disciplinary engineering team; Collaborate closely with company leadership to align the strategic direction of engineering initiatives with company goals and roadmap; Be 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; Scale engineering operations from R&D through manufacturing, leading the transition from prototype development to full production; Internally and externally represent the engineering function of the organization to key stakeholders including employees, customers, executives, and investors; Establish and continuously improve engineering management processes, including performance reviews, planning, and organizational design; Set the bar for excellence across engineering activity, including implementing best practices for development, testing, and documentation; Continuously learn new industry best practices and emerging technologies

Requirements

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills; Have excellent interpersonal relationship management skills; Have 5+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role; Have overseen multiple development cycles end-to-end and shipped complex electromechanical systems; Can roll up your sleeves to dive into a problem when needed, but maintain context of broader organizational goals and perspective; Are strongly opinionated but know how and when to compromise effectively; Are versed in walking the careful balance between shipping quickly and shipping quality; Operate effectively in the fast-paced environment of a rapidly growing startup; Have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field; Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ; Are open to ~10% travel to field (solar construction sites) to work directly with our product in its deployment environment; Gain satisfaction from personally playing a part in mitigating climate change; Are excited to see our robots deployed onto actual solar farms

Nice to have

Have extensive experience developing automation and robotics systems; Have experience working with solar power generation technologies; Have experience working directly in multiple different engineering disciplines

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits (depending on eligibility); Equity compensation (depending on eligibility)