Lead Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About the Company

The open ocean is Earth's largest and most power-dense renewable energy resource. Panthalassa is harnessing that resource to generate the cheapest energy on the planet. Our mission is to provide abundant and affordable clean energy for everyone.

Founded in 2016 and based in the Pacific Northwest, our team comes from diverse backgrounds in aerospace, naval architecture, marine operations, hardware, software, and research

About the Job

Our core technology is the node, a device that produces energy in the ocean's harshest conditions for years at a time without human maintenance or intervention.

As we scale, we're looking for an outstanding mechanical engineering leader to complement, enable, and enhance an already outstanding engineering team. You will be responsible for technical, people, and project leadership of core parts of our nodes throughout their lifecycle, from concept through production and deployments in the ocean. Leadership here is not a status symbol; it is enormously hard work that can really only be done by someone who is simultaneously deeply technical, hyper organized, and extraordinarily passionate about empowering and developing others. We are also an organization where leaders are excited to pitch in to act as individual contributors if the need arises.

Our staff have worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Tesla, Apple, Virgin Orbit, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the US Army and Air Force, as well as research universities, startups, and small companies across a range of industries. We are organized as a public benefit corporation and are backed by leading venture capital firms, private investors, philanthropic investors, and endowments.

We strive to be the best engineering team on the planet and we compensate our team members accordingly.

Responsibilities :

• Rapidly develop and deploy reliable mechanical systems for long-term, at-sea operation.
• Lead a team of mechanical engineers in designing, developing, and owning critical structures and systems from concept to deployment.
• Foster a high-energy, hardware-focused team culture with a sense of urgency to scale renewable ocean energy.
• Hire, mentor, and support growth for team members, including individual contributors and leaders.
• Create and maintain the right amount of structure to enable clarity, focus, and decision-making aligned with broader goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability while challenging assumptions.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, documentation, manufacturing, and test.
• Conduct and lead design reviews, interface with external vendors, and oversee detailed project documentation with strong GD&T knowledge.
• Utilize advanced CAD (NX) and PDM (Teamcenter) tools for design and engineering drawings.
• Work closely with technicians to prototype, test, fabricate, and develop operational and maintenance procedures.
• Make well-reasoned, high-impact decisions under imperfect information and consistently meet schedule targets.

Required Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

The above qualifications are desired, not required. We encourage you to apply if you are a strong candidate with only some of the desired skills and experience listed.

Compensation and Benefits :

If hired for this full-time role, you will receive :

Location :

This is an on-site position. Our offices, lab, and shop are located in Portland, Oregon .

Salary : $200,000