Head of Electronics Engineering

%HEADER_COMPANY_WEBSITE%Head of Electronics EngineeringSan Diego, CA%LABEL_POSITION_TYPE_FULL_TIME%Electronics$170,000 – $230,000 / year%BREADCRUMB_JOB_OPENINGS%Head of Electronics Engineering%BUTTON_APPLY_TO_POSITION%%BUTTON_APPLY_USING_INDEED%%BUTTON_APPLY_USING_LINKED_IN%Role: Head of Electronics Engineering Location: San Diego, CA (in-office) Salary: $170,000 - $230,000 / yr + stock options, 401k matching, and other benefits Role Overview: Seasats designs and deploys unmanned surface vessels that operate at sea for months at a time. As we scale vessel production and push our electronics systems further, we’re hiring a Head of Electronics Engineering to manage and grow the electronics engineering team, owning the successful delivery of all electronics programs at Seasats. The Head of Electronics Engineering ensures the electronics team executes on the company’s strategy, meets program priorities, and delivers reliable, manufacturable electronics systems on aggressive timelines. You’ll manage and mentor the team, align priorities, and drive execution. While your primary focus will be leadership, coordination, and accountability, you’ll also need strong technical expertise and the ability to take on design and execution -- this is a hands-on role! Role Details: You’ll report to the CTO, work closely with electronics engineers and other department heads, and collaborate across the organization. Responsibilities include: Directly managing the electronics engineering team, including goal-setting, performance management, hiring, onboarding, and career developmentOwning delivery and outcomes for all electronics programs, including schedules, scope, and cross-team coordinationSetting technical direction and engineering standards in partnership with senior engineersPrioritizing work across multiple concurrent projects and ensuring resources are aligned with company goalsLeading design reviews and readiness reviews to ensure quality, reliability, and manufacturability expectations are metIdentifying technical, schedule, and organizational risks early and driving mitigation plansPartnering with production and QA to ensure smooth transitions from development to manufacturingInteracting with vendors and guiding supplier and component selectionEstablishing and improving processes for documentation, testing, production handoff, and post-deployment supportCommunicating progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to company leadership About You: You’re an experienced engineering manager, someone who can take an ambitious goal, develop a plan, and mobilize a team to make it a reality. You bring: A background in electrical or electronics engineering, with hands-on experience designing and building3+ years of experience managing and developing engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career growthA track record of leading electronics teams through complex hardware programs and delivering results on real timelinesThe ability to set direction, establish priorities, and align team execution with company goalsStrong engineering judgment and the confidence to guide technical decisions Experience taking electronics systems from early development through production and sustained deploymentClear and direct communication skills, including the ability to surface risks early and keep leadership alignedComfort operating in a fast-moving, in-office, hardware-focused environment where clarity and follow-through matterAbility to obtain a security clearance About Seasats: At Seasats, we're passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. Our primary products are unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), designed to carry sensors at sea for months at a time. Our USVs provide persistent monitoring and data acquisition to defense, scientific, and commercial customers, and have autonomously crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. After thousands of years in which the only way to gather information from the...