Job Description
The Head of Engineering at Nevados is a senior technical leader responsible for overseeing product integrity, engineering execution, and organizational effectiveness to ensure high standards of performance, reliability, and manufacturability of solar tracking solutions for PV power plants.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure product integrity, performance, reliability, and manufacturability of engineering outputs.
- Lead end-to-end engineering efforts and oversee organizational effectiveness.
- Drive technical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability across the engineering organization.
Requirements
- The candidate must have experience in leading engineering teams and be the senior-most technical authority at Nevados, responsible for end-to-end product integrity, engineering, execution, and organizational effectiveness.
- The candidate must ensure that products meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and manufacturability while aligning engineering efforts with business objectives.
- This role requires a hands-on leadership approach with deep systems thinking and strong technical judgment.
- The candidate must be able to drive clarity, speed, and accountability across a multidisciplinary engineering organization.
- The candidate must be willing to spend the majority of their time in the Oakland office, working alongside the C-Suite and engineering teams, in a hybrid work environment.
- Candidates must be willing to travel at least 10-20% of the time for company off-sites, conferences, trade shows, site visits, and other events as needed.
- Candidates must be self-motivated and able to manage their time effectively.
- Candidates must be willing to undergo a comprehensive interview process including phone screens, technical discussions, team interviews, executive conversations, and background and reference checks.
- Candidates must be willing to complete interviews without the use of real-time AI tools, scripts, or external assistance during live conversations unless explicitly approved in advance.
- Candidates must be willing to work in a role that may require physical presence on-site and on-site presence as needed, depending on the specifics of the work location and travel expectations.
- Candidates should have a strong technical background relevant to engineering leadership, though specific educational qualifications are not explicitly stated in the posting.
Benefits & Perks
competitive base salary
bonus
commission if applicable
stock options
medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
life insurance
long-term disability insurance
voluntary life insurance
401(k) participation
unlimited PTO
generous sick leave
paid company holidays
opportunity to travel at least 10-20% of the time for company events
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