Manager, Vehicle Controls

The marine industry supports recreation, global commerce, and national defense. Arc is on a mission to electrify the marine industry.

As Arc's vehicle controls manager, you will lead the development of cutting-edge vehicle control systems across all programs. This is a full-time, on-site role at our Los Angeles headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing vehicle controls engineering team.
• Invest in processes that maximize efficiency, quality, and velocity.
• Improve team culture by modeling Arc's values and inspiring them in others.
• Partner with electrical, firmware, and mechanical teams to lead cross-domain integration and resolve complex system-level issues.
• Collaborate with service and manufacturing teams to proactively triage controls faults, define service actions, and ensure high uptime across the fleet.
• Contribute to roadmap planning for future vehicle programs, identifying technical risks, staffing needs.
• Drive long-term technical strategy to build moats and leapfrog capabilities.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in embedded systems, controls, or vehicle electrical integration.
• 2+ years of proven experience leading and managing engineering teams.
• Demonstrated experience shipping complex hardware-integrated, real-time systems into production.
• Strong intuition for system-level tradeoffs under real-world constraints.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Benefits

• Base salary: $215,000 annually
• Highly competitive equity grants
• Semi-annual bonuses tied to impact
• Top-tier benefits, including:
• Healthcare benefits , 99% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision
• Parental leave , 14 weeks fully paid for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Generous time off , Highly competitive PTO
• Income protection , Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings , Traditional and Roth 401(k) access
• Water fund , $500 for spending on water activities
• Professional development , $500 annual reimbursement
• Safety Support , Annual reimbursement for PPE and ergonomic equipment
• Captain training , Training and access to take Arcboats out
• Office perks , Daily lunches, snacks, and good coffee