Jobs at Panthalassa

Join Panthalassa to apply your skills toward building wave energy technology that replaces fossil fuels. If you're passionate about startup work, environmental impact, or building cool stuff with water, this is a chance to contribute to a mission-driven public benefit corporation backed by top investors.

This is not an active opening, but if you're a student or early-career explorer passionate about renewable energy, ocean technology, or building impactful solutions, you can share your interests and background here. Panthalassa will keep your information on file and reach out if a fitting opportunity arises in the future.

You will design and build prototype and flight hardware for ocean energy systems, develop fixturing and production processes, and provide DFM feedback to design engineers. You'll work side-by-side with engineers and machinists in a shop that is central to the company's success, turning concepts into hardware quickly and correctly.

You will lead structural analysis of mechanical systems for ocean energy technology, developing algorithms and tools to evaluate millions of design options. You'll perform stress and fatigue analysis, drive design efficiency, and work with a top-tier engineering team to ensure robust, manufacturable systems.

You will design custom electronic hardware for ocean energy nodes, taking system-level concepts to fully-functional circuit cards, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, and ensuring reliability through rigorous testing.

You will own the strategy, processes, and execution for manufacturing and testing integrated electromechanical systems, driving scalability from NPI to high-volume production. You will develop tooling and workflows, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and solve technical challenges to enable renewable ocean energy deployment.

You will provide technical leadership for the mechanical design and development of the core technology, the Node, a device designed to produce energy in harsh ocean conditions. You are responsible for the hull structural design and integrity, and you will build and manage a team to support future iterations of the Nodes. This role requires deep structural design experience, outstanding technical contributions, and effective leadership in a humble, high-performance culture.

As a Senior Structural Engineer - Simulation, you will lead the development of internal Julia-based reduced order structural models and automation pipelines. Your work will directly impact the design of ocean energy devices, bridging structural mechanics and high-performance computing to evaluate millions of design possibilities.

You will design and implement the infrastructure, processes, and tools for Panthalassa's engineering release systems and digital thread. This role owns the efficiency and accuracy of the release process, leads model-based definition, integrates PLM with the broader digital thread, and manages vendor relationships. Your work directly enables mass production of ocean-based renewable energy technology.

You will lead the mechanical design and development of fluid systems for Panthalassa's Node, an ocean energy device. This role involves hands-on design work, building and managing a team, and collaborating with manufacturing and testing teams to ensure reliable performance in harsh ocean conditions.

You'll define how information flows across engineering, manufacturing, and field operations for an ocean energy startup. You'll architect the **digital thread** connecting PLM, MES, ERP, and more as the company scales from early production to large-scale operations. This is a **foundational role** balancing strategic architecture with hands-on implementation.

You'll serve as a daily field safety partner for engineers and technicians, building trust through hands-on hazard identification and real-time coaching. You'll enable **safe speed** by integrating safety into work planning and execution for **high-risk ocean energy operations**. This role stands out for its embedded, solutions-oriented approach in a fast-moving startup.

You'll **own the design and analysis of Node structures** for ocean energy systems, steering from concept to deployment. Your work will enable **ultra-low-cost renewable energy** from the world's harshest marine environments. This role offers **end-to-end ownership** and the chance to set technical standards in a fast-moving startup.

You'll bridge the gap between structural concepts and production-ready engineering releases for our **core ocean energy technology**, the "Node." You'll own the "last-mile" engineering definition that turns concepts into **NX models and drawings** that the shop can build without guessing. This role offers the chance to work with a team of **experts from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing** on a mission to unlock ocean energy.

You'll support system integration and outfitting of the first **Node in a new series** by observing execution and capturing lessons learned. Your core impact will be auditing workplans, rewriting procedures, and co-authoring the **Panthalassa Workplan Design Guide**. This internship stands out with hands-on exposure to **ocean energy technology** and direct presentation to the VP of Manufacturing.

You'll **lead offshore operations** for a **renewable energy company** deploying ocean energy nodes. Your leadership will ensure safe and reliable deployment, operation, and maintenance across vast oceanic regions. This role offers the chance to **develop next-gen offshore energy infrastructure** at an unprecedented scale.

You'll build and maintain the analytical infrastructure at a **renewable energy and ocean technology company** scaling from pilot to commercial deployment. Your models will directly support **planning, budgeting, and capital allocation** for planetary-scale energy projects. This is a hands-on corporate finance role where you'll partner across operations, engineering, and strategy.

You'll architect and drive the systems that underpin how our team works, from **zero-touch deployment** for Windows/macOS to **context-aware device access policies**. This on-site role involves managing physical office infrastructure while serving as a mentor for IT Support Specialists. You'll have high ownership and impact in a growing renewable energy company.

You'll own the **design, analysis, and development of Node structures** for offshore renewable energy systems. Your work will directly impact **deployment reliability in harsh ocean environments**. You'll drive designs from concept through fabrication and sea trials at a mission-driven startup.

You will bridge real-world sensor data with internal simulation tools, owning the digital twin of our ocean energy fleet. Your work ensures simulations match ocean conditions, informs fleet operations, and improves future designs.

You will provide technical leadership for the operation of autonomous wave power generators (Nodes), ensuring safe and optimal fleet performance. You'll design fleet operations protocols, oversee fleet control software integration, manage node positioning for maximum energy production, and coordinate maintenance with engineering and marine ops teams.

You will design and stand up production work cells, develop manufacturing processes for complex electromechanical assemblies and precision turbomachinery, and partner with Design Engineering to ensure manufacturability. This role is critical to scaling our ocean energy technology and building our production capabilities from the ground up.

You'll be the **technical authority for engineering documentation and release** of our ocean energy Node, a device designed to generate power and survive decades in harsh ocean conditions. You'll set the **standard for complex assembly drawings**, especially for large welded steel structures. This role bridges **initial design concepts and production-ready releases**.

You'll serve as the technical authority for designing and evolving electrical infrastructure across Panthalassa's facilities, enabling **MW-scale power delivery** through hybrid approaches. You will translate evolving engineering needs into **buildable infrastructure plans** executed with quality and speed. This role uniquely combines utility coordination, contractor management, and hands-on commissioning in a high-growth renewable energy startup.

You'll provide **end-user support** for laptops, mobile devices, and A/V systems in a renewable energy startup. You'll be the go-to resource for troubleshooting while shaping scalable support systems. This role offers exposure to **MDM tools and zero trust security**.

You'll own the technical direction of Panthalassa's information security program, building practical guardrails that enable **engineering teams to move faster** while maintaining security. This high-leverage builder role spans corporate infrastructure, cloud environments, and **enterprise systems** for a renewable energy and ocean technology company.

You'll own the interface between our engineering team and external steel fabricators building our ocean energy nodes. You'll translate designs into fabrication, resolve issues on the shop floor, and keep projects moving on **aggressive timelines**. This role is about getting real hardware built and building strong supplier relationships that improve quality, cost, and speed over time.

You'll own the design and development of **critical fluid subsystems** for the Node, an ocean energy platform operating in harsh conditions. Your work will directly impact **system performance and reliability** across design, testing, and deployment. This role offers **significant ownership** in a fast-paced, idea meritocracy environment.

You'll support the EVP of Strategy across capital formation, investor relations, communications, and commercial partnerships at a **renewable energy and ocean technology company**. Your work will involve drafting pitch materials, managing CRM, and coordinating meetings. This role offers a path to **senior ownership of strategic relationships** as the company scales.

You'll **develop and validate fast-running physics-based tools** for Panthalassa's **ocean energy systems**. You'll own major modeling workstreams for design, optimization, and fleet deployment decisions. This role offers exposure to cross-disciplinary teams working on cutting-edge renewable energy technologies.

You'll lead **CFD-based performance validation** for **optimized marine system designs** at an ocean energy startup. Your work bridges fast simulations and sea-trial data to drive major engineering decisions.