Director of Electrical Engineering

About Mytra

We’re creating an entirely new way to solve the most ubiquitous problem in industry - moving and storing material. We’re applying robotics and distributed software to create a new class of product for this $1T market. We’re focused on the supply chain industry first. The industry is in a massive bind with the continued growth of e-commerce, sharp rise in costs, and supply chain disruptions. What has been a “sleepy” industry for decades is now at the epicenter of sustaining the global economy.

About The Role

Mytra’s Engineering team is looking for a dynamic and strategic systems leader for our Electrical Engineering team as we bring warehouse robotics innovation to scale.

As the Director of Electrical Engineering, you’ll own the electrical architecture for our core products, including robots and operator stations. This role requires technical excellence, strategic vision, pragmatism, and flexibility, and the ability to drive complex systems from concept through mass production. You'll exercise a wide latitude in setting objectives, technical roadmaps, and long-term strategies while serving as a key technical leader for the organization. You'll establish processes and frameworks that accelerate development cycles.

This role requires on-site presence at our Brisbane, CA headquarters, for close collaboration with the other teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a world-class electrical engineering team capable of executing complex programs on ambitious timelines. Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the successful delivery of our products for deployment at scale
• Lead the electrical architecture and development for the bots, including motion control, sensing, power distribution, communication systems, etc.
• Lead the development of electrical systems for operator stations that enable the interface between warehouse operators and the Mytra system
• Drive product scaling for reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost reduction
• Set strategy for architecture evolution and critical components roadmaps
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, program, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and supply chain teams, to ensure that products are built to spec and built right, minimizing revision needs
• Establish strategic relationships with key partners and suppliers
• Support the Electrical Engineering team and the larger organization by identifying gaps and developing frameworks, processes, and tools to accelerate development cycles such as:
• bringing best practices to accelerate design maturity
• setting testing protocols
• integrating functionalities to reduce cost
• testing early to retire risk
• establishing internal release standards
• Identify opportunities and foster innovation, learning, and continuous improvement within the Electrical Engineering team and across the organization
  

Qualifications

• 15 years of electrical engineering experience in robotics, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, or related fields, and a minimum of 7 years leading engineering teams
• Proven experience recruiting, hiring, and growing engineers and managers
• Experience with motion control systems, power electronics, sensing technologies, and industrial communication protocols
• Proven track record leading development of complex electrical systems from product concept through mass production
• Demonstrated success scaling hardware from prototypes to high-volume manufacturing (10,000 units/year)
• Experience defining and/ or implementing processes that drive efficiency at scale in an organization
• Strong leadership with high agency and entrepreneurial drive—you see what needs to happen and make it happen
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent ability to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Successfully led development of impactful engineering systems at scale in automation or robotics
• Experience with safety-critical systems and high-reliability design
• Track record building and scaling engineering teams in startup environments
  
  

A Final Note

You’re encouraged to apply even if you can’t take on every example project in its totality. We work closely and collaboratively at Mytra - No one takes on projects alone. We seek people who are eager to work together, learn new things, and bring unique perspectives.

Benefits Include

• Competitive compensation equity grants at a high growth company backed by top tier VCs
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), commuter benefits, and pet insurance
• Lively modern combined office and lab space where we rapidly iterate through design, build and test phases
• Lunch and snacks provided in the office; we eat and share stories together at the “long” table
• Flexible hours and flexible PTO
  
  

Pay Notice

• Compensation for this position will be negotiated based on the candidate's experience level and location. The posted salary band is applicable only to the San Francisco Bay Area and is subject to change.
  
  

The Pay Range For This Role Is

250,000 - 300,000 USD per year(Mytra, Inc.)