Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering

Arc Boats•Torrance, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Arc is electrifying the marine industry by developing new powertrains, software, and vessel designs. After developing and hardening its core technology with consumer vessels, Arc is scaling production and expanding its platform into commercial applications, including tugs, ferries, and defense. The Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering will own physical engineering for Arc’s consumer vessels and oversee mechanical, electrical, and test engineering teams. This leader will build and maintain a strong, cross-disciplinary R&D function, guide product and platform decisions, and help the organization develop products efficiently while meeting program objectives and maintaining a sustainable pace. The role is full-time and on-site at Arc’s Los Angeles headquarters.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
Robust experience leading a team in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals.
Business sense and pragmatism to meet company objectives beyond engineering objectives.
First-principles thinking and ability to motivate a dissenting opinion when needed.
Strong interpersonal and people-management skills, including clear written and verbal communication.
Prior experience leading cross-functionally to grow a high-performing engineering team.

Nice To Haves

Proven track record of engineering success under tight timelines.
Experience driving a product from early R&D through high-rate production.
Comfort pushing at a fast but sustainable pace.
Enthusiasm for boating and the water.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a strong R&D function across multiple engineering disciplines.
Work with electrical, mechanical, and test engineering teams to ensure designs are performant, simplified, and meet program objectives.
Streamline processes so R&D can turn around new products quickly.
Work closely with sales, service, production, product, and industrial design to advance consumer engineering offerings.
Set the long-term vision for Arc’s small vessel design engineering team and guide impactful decisions for sub-1MW powertrain platforms.
Lead the core low-voltage and high-voltage powertrain platform and compute for consumer vessels, with crossover into commercial applications up to and including full-vessel vertical integration.
Motivate the team to execute under tight timelines while preventing burnout.