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Charge Robotics

R&D Technician, Manager

San Leandro, CA · On-site

$90K - $120K/yr

YouTube - full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm We're MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Founders Fund, Energy Impact Partners, Lux Capital ...

Aircapture

Senior Data Engineer

Berkeley, CA · On-site

$180K - $220K/yr

At Aircapture we're creating technology to solve what we believe to be our lifetime's most pressing challenge: the climate crisis. We supply commercial and industrial customers with clean CO₂ ...

Aircapture

Senior Data Engineer

Berkeley, CA · On-site

$180K - $220K/yr

At Aircapture we're creating technology to solve what we believe to be our lifetime's most pressing challenge: the climate crisis. We supply commercial and industrial customers with clean CO captured ...

Ridepanda

Bicycle Mechanic

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$25 - $27/hr

Ridepanda is a climate tech company that provides employers with a full-service micromobility benefits platform. We are a small passionate team with a collaborative product building process and an ...

Critical Energy

Head of Manufacturing

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$180 - $220/hr

Mission‑oriented with genuine interest in climate tech, contributing positively to the planet, and energy transformation. Bonus Experience * You have been part of a team that designed and ...

Quilt

Visual Designer

Redwood City, CA · Hybrid

$95K - $115K/yr

We're not just another climate tech company - we're building products people actually want in every room of their house. Check out @meetquilt to see what we're creating. About this role Quilt is ...

Project Canary

Embedded Software Engineer

Hayward, CA · On-site

$170K - $190K/yr

As part of Project Canary, Aeris supports a broader climate technology platform that helps energy companies improve and report on their emissions footprint. Project Canary combines high-fidelity ...

Ridepanda Careers

Bicycle Mechanic

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$25 - $27/hr

Ridepanda is a climate tech company that provides employers with a full-service micromobility benefits platform. We are a small passionate team with a collaborative product building process and an ...

Voiceflow

Head of Manufacturing

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$180 - $220/hr

Backed by top climate and technology investors, Critical Energy is scaling rapidly. Our Mission To build an abundant, low-cost, 100% clean energy future through groundbreaking geothermal innovation.

Project Canary

Embedded Software Engineer

Hayward, CA · On-site

$170K - $190K/yr

As part of Project Canary, Aeris supports a broader climate technology platform that helps energy companies improve and report on their emissions footprint. Project Canary combines high-fidelity ...

Project Canary

Embedded Software Engineer

Hayward, CA · On-site

$170K - $190K/yr

As part of Project Canary, Aeris supports a broader climate technology platform that helps energy companies improve and report on their emissions footprint. Project Canary combines high-fidelity ...

Gridware

ML Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco, CA

$190K - $250K/yr

The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io. Role Description As a Senior ML Infrastructure Engineer, you will work directly ...

Ridepanda Careers

Bicycle Mechanic

Palo Alto, CA

$25 - $27/hr

Ridepanda is a climate tech company that provides employers with a full-service micromobility benefits platform. We are a small passionate team with a collaborative product building process and an ...

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R&D Technician, Manager

Charge Robotics

San Leandro, CA • On-site

$90K - $120K/yr

Full-time

PTO

Posted 20 days ago

Job description

About the role
As the Manager of the R&D Engineering Technician team at Charge Robotics, you'll lead our technician team (~8) in building, testing, and deploying our next generation of solar installation robots. You'll be the connective tissue between the engineering teams and the technicians on the floor - owning build execution while developing the people who make it happen.
What you'll be working on:
  • Leading and people-managing a team of ~8 technicians, including approving hours/PTO, prioritizing and assigning work across projects, and holding regular 1:1s and performance feedback
  • Owning build execution: ensuring builds are complete, on schedule, and meet quality standards, including final inspection and sign-off on completed systems
  • Upskilling the team through hands-on coaching, onboarding new technicians, and building out their technical and process capabilities
  • Supporting the mechanical + software engineering teams in assembly, testing, and support of new robotic systems, and translating engineering intent into clear build instructions
  • Developing and maintaining engineering documentation, including assembly instructions and SOPs
  • Maintaining and organizing the workshop, and driving continuous-improvement initiatives (e.g., 5S, tooling/fixture planning, build-process efficiency)
  • Owning and reinforcing the team's culture of safety, including following and enforcing safety procedures

You:
  • Have at least 5 years of relevant experience in mechanical and/or electrical assembly, including prior experience leading or mentoring technicians
  • Have strong mechanical, electrical, equipment, and safety intuition refined through personal or professional projects
  • Are comfortable interpreting schematics/CAD drawings and assembling complex electromechanical systems independently
  • Have a positive attitude, enjoy working in-person, and are excited about managing and motivating a small team
  • Will follow safety procedures and reinforce a strong and healthy culture of safety
  • Are available to work 5 days/week from our San Leandro, CA headquarters

It'd also be nice if you:
  • Have experience working with industrial robot arms, end effectors, and industrial automation systems
  • Are excited to see our robots deployed on solar construction sites, and to play a direct role in fighting climate change!

About Charge Robotics
Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms.
Demand for new solar projects is booming (1 ⁄ 5 of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today's construction companies can't keep up due to limited labor resources.
We thought this was insane, so we started working on robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world's transition to renewables.
Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You'll have a large impact on the direction of our company, and will be compensated accordingly.
If you are excited to work on interesting problems with direct climate impact, you're going to fit right in at Charge Robotics.
Read more about Charge in the news:
  • Fast Company - Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems
  • MIT News - Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories
  • YouTube - full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm

We're MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Founders Fund, Energy Impact Partners, Lux Capital and Y Combinator (S21).
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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