Panthalassa
Senior Prototype Engineer, Welding
Portland, OR · Senior · Full-time
No sponsorship$100k-$175kDetected 79 days ago
Node.jsLogisticsMechanical DesignResearchCommunicationRenewable Energy
About the role
- Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore.
- Our core technology is the node, a device that produces energy in the ocean's harshest conditions for years at a time without human maintenance or intervention.
- The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices.
Responsibilities
- Design and manufacture prototype and production hardware using welding, machining, CAD, and additive processes
- Develop and document production processes, work instructions, and shop capabilities
- Provide direct DFM feedback to design engineers to improve manufacturability and cost
- Design and build fixturing to support repeatable fabrication and assembly
- Maintain shop organization, tooling systems, and equipment readiness
- Create and maintain documentation systems using standard office software
- Support other teams as needed, including facilities, logistics, and operations
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional welding and fabrication experience
- Degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Demonstrated experience with bending and sheet metal fabrication
- Ability to read and interpret weldment drawings and engineering documentation
- Experience with non-destructive evaluation methods, preferably ultrasonic testing (UT)
- Experience working across a wide range of manufacturing processes and materials
- Ability to follow instructions precisely and push back when instructions are incomplete or incorrect
- Self-directed work ethic with the ability to operate independently
- Proficiency with standard computer software (word processors, spreadsheets)
- Demonstrated hands-on experience welding using FCAW processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated drive for continuous improvement in tools, processes, and organization
- Comfortable using a computer for documentation, communication, research, and basic data management tasks
Nice to have
- Professional CAD experience (NX preferred)
Skills
- About the Job
- That means constant prototyping, welding, fabrication, and iteration.
Compensation
- The ability to support occasional deployment or field assignments of up to two weeks at a time, one to two times per year.
Benefits
- Equity in the company.
- We're all owners and if we're successful, this equity should be far and away the most valuable component of your compensation.
- A benefits package that helps you take care of yourself and your family, including:
- Flexible paid time off
- Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
- Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees and 100% for their partners and dependents)
- Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full time employees, their partners, and dependents)
- Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long term financial support if you become disabled)
- Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA
Company info
- We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans.
- We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company's direction on a regular basis.
- We are building hardware that has to survive real ocean conditions.
- Our shop is not a support function, it is central to the company's success.
- As a Senior Prototype Engineer, Welding, you will design and build prototype and flight hardware, develop fixturing and production processes, and help shape the long-term capabilities of our shop.
- You will work side-by-side with engineers and machinists to turn concepts into hardware quickly and correctly.
- You will own weldments and assemblies from drawing to finished part, provide direct DFM feedback to design engineers, and help ensure the shop runs safely and efficiently.
- Good work in this role looks like strong hardware, clean welds, practical fixtures, clear documentation, and a shop that gets better every month.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
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