Strategic Projects Lead, Engineering

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing technology company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead engineering-focused projects for external clients, coordinating specialist contributors and driving work from initial scoping through delivery. The role also supports a range of operational initiatives across the business in a fast-moving environment.

What you'll do

• Manage client projects and drive their delivery and commercial results.
• Lead and coordinate specialist contributors from several technical and professional disciplines to produce high-quality output at scale.
• Help define technical specifications for the data work that informs model evaluation and improvement.
• Take ownership of priority projects from scoping through execution, iteration and delivery.
• Support operational initiatives across several parts of the business in the same week.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Hands-on professional engineering experience beyond internships.
• Experience in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering, with practical work in CAD, circuits or chips.
• Ability to explain your reasoning and justify changes in direction with data and facts.
• A record of distinguished achievement, such as patents, publications, professional licensing or top-tier academic or professional results.

Bonus points

• A graduate qualification in a hardware-oriented engineering discipline or a closely related field would be an asset.
• Programming skills gained through project work in languages such as Python or MATLAB, or a data science or CS education.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Salary: $150K - $225K
• Equity

Location and work model

• San Francisco, California, United States
• On-site
• Full-time