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