Role

Prime Movers Lab invests in breakthrough scientific startups founded by Prime Movers, the inventors who transform billions of lives. We invest in companies reinventing energy, transportation, infrastructure, manufacturing, human augmentation, and agriculture. We are defined by our unique dedication to service and science. The core of our differentiated approach is our relentless commitment to serve and add value to every founder, investor, partner and member of our ecosystem. We also perform deep technical diligence to evaluate groundbreaking technologies.

We are seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead technical due diligence on potential investments and provide technical advisory support to our portfolio companies. The VP of Engineering should be comfortable evaluating complex deep tech innovations across multiple domains, conducting rigorous technical assessments, and providing hands-on technical guidance to founders building breakthrough science and engineering companies.

The right candidate will bring a mix of deep technical expertise across multiple scientific domains, significant experience in startup engineering leadership, and the natural ability to rapidly build trust with technical founders. An exceptional VP of Engineering will relish the challenge of seamlessly balancing conducting due diligence on cutting-edge technologies, advising portfolio companies on technical challenges, and mentoring founding teams in building world-class engineering organizations.

We are looking for someone who has substantial deep tech startup experience to combine with exceptional technical judgment and people skills as one of the technical leaders of Prime Movers Lab. Our mission and values-driven partnership needs a VP of Engineering who can keep up with a fast pace and wants to learn how to be the best partner possible. We will invest in ongoing training and personal development to support the right candidate who meets our needs.