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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 12+ person, cross‑disciplinary team and stay hands-on where needed to keep execution fast and technical quality high.
Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms.
Demand for new solar projects is booming (one-fifth of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources.
We thought this was insane, so we developed robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables. We’ve shipped our first commercial system already, and are in the process of scaling up our operations to meet our massive demand.
Charge 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 🤖.
If you are excited to work on interesting technical problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in at Charge Robotics.
Read more about Charge in recent press:
Fast Company - Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems
MIT News - Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories
YouTube - full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm
Charge’s funding:
We’re MIT-founded and backed by Silicon Valley’s top investors, including Lux Capital, YC (S21), and more.
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 12+ person, cross‑disciplinary team and stay hands-on where needed to keep execution fast and technical quality high.
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Gain satisfaction from personally playing a part in mitigating climate change
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 excited to see our robots deployed onto actual solar farms!
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
Base 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 $270,000. 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.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Building robots that automate utility-scale solar farm construction.
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