Hardware Engineering Manager
Company: Kairos Aerospace
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: January 22, 2023
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Job Description:
At Kairos Aerospace, we combine innovative aerospace systems
with advanced data science. Unlike traditional aerospace companies,
we sell information, not hardware - we operate our sensors
cost-effectively at continental scale to produce novel data streams
about pressing global problems. First on our list: -spotting
hard-to-monitor emissions of methane , a potent greenhouse gas that
accelerates climate change. Since starting continuous survey
operations in 2018, Kairos has removed methane emissions equal to
over 21.3 million tonnes of CO2e through our work. To put that in
perspective, that's equivalent to over 4.6 million cars being
removed from the roads or shutting down about forty 350 MW
coal-fired power plants for a year. We call that a good start. As a
team, we love science and engineering, we love getting our hands
dirty with hardware and software, and we love seeing our work make
a difference in the real world. We've created a diverse,
collaborative, supportive, and fun environment based on integrity
and treating people right. So no matter your sex, gender, sexual
identity, gender identity, race, age, beliefs, sexual orientation,
or disabilities, we welcome you and would like to work with you.
:-) It's never boring, it's always challenging, and we're usually
laughing. A note of encouragement: If you don't meet 100% of the
qualifications below, you should still seriously consider applying.
Studies show that you can still be considered for a role if you
meet just 50% of the role's requirements. Individuals with a
disability are encouraged to contact
[interview.accomodations@kairosaerospace.com] to request assistance
with your application and accommodations in advance of your
interview. - Hardware Engineering Manager Accurately detecting and
quantifying methane emissions on a global scale requires robust
hardware solutions that scale efficiently. Hardware at Kairos
involves a tight integration of spectrometers, infrared cameras,
LiDAR systems, optical cameras, and GPS/INS systems using in-house
software to collect the data needed to accurately detect and
pinpoint methane plumes. - An ideal hardware engineering manager at
Kairos is someone who is focused on safety and supporting the team
through project management, inter-team communication, and clearing
roadblocks obstructing the team's progress. You will act as the
airworthiness lead on our team and work closely with outside
consultants to ensure our hardware units meet the highest safety
and regulatory requirements. Additionally, you will contribute to
various technical programs and work alongside your reports in order
to further our technical development. - You will have had
experience working with electro-mechanical systems both as a
manager and as an individual contributor and are excited to lead a
multi-disciplinary team consisting of technicians, integration
engineers, and sensor engineers. Day-to-day tasks involve managing
a diverse team, coordinating with team leads, and performing
heads-down technical work in support of our methane sensing pods. -
Required: - 2-3 years of management experience with a team-first
management approach - 3-5 years of individual contributor
experience in a hardware engineering role - Project management and
systems design experience - Experience working towards regulatory
compliance - Able to work in a fast-paced, flexible environment -
Highly organized - - Start up experience - Experience with aerial
systems - Experience with Linux systems - Familiarity with JIRA or
other task management software Life at Kairos A few important facts
about working at Kairos Aerospace: - We provide health, dental, and
vision insurance, including subsidized coverage for dependents. Our
401K plan provides a 50% employer match on employee contributions
up to 8%. - We think death-march hours are a bad way to run a
company. We expect something approximating a 40-hour workweek, but
mostly we just care that your work gets done. No, really. (Full
disclosure: we occasionally put in some extra hours during crunch
periods, but that is the exception, not the norm). - We do not
track vacation time, nor do we have set hours to be in the office.
Instead, we encourage taking real vacations, mental health days,
leaving early to pick up the kids, working from home, time-shifting
commutes, staying home when you're sick, ducking out to the gym -
we believe work time should be flexible. In this time of the
Covid-19 pandemic, we have transitioned to 100% remote work aside
from hardware, flight operations, operations engineers, or any role
that specifically states it is in the office. For most positions,
we plan to continue having remote opportunities in perpetuity. (We
love it when kids make a cameo in a video call.) Kairos Aerospace
is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and
inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and
harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual
orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information,
pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by
federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all
employment practices within our organization, including hiring,
recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of
absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.
Kairos makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications,
merit, and business needs at the time.
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