22h ago

Director of Mechanical Engineering

Santa Cruz, California

$150k-$200k / yearest.

full-timedirectormanufacturing

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll lead new light-electric-vehicle products from concept through NPI and manage a team of mechanical engineers. You will drive world-class engineering work on innovative boardsports and transportation products. The role is based half a mile from the beach in Santa Cruz.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Lead new light-electric-vehicle products from concept through NPI
  • Validate, test, and iterate on mechanical and electromechanical systems
  • Work with domestic and overseas vendors for manufacturing
  • Manage allocation of team resources and tasks

📋 Requirements

  • BS or MS in mechanical engineering
  • 7-15+ years experience in mechanical engineering
  • Excellent CAD (Solidworks) proficiency
  • Experience managing small-to-medium (2-20ppl) mechanical engineering teams

✨ Nice to Have

  • Electromechanical (electric vehicle, mechatronics) background
  • Experience in outdoor industry (bikes, snowboards, skateboards)
  • Experience with QC/FAI and inspection using CMM

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🌊 Beach location in Santa Cruz
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