--- title: 'CAD Technician at Panthalassa' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/cad-technician-panthalassa-portland-9ed4t99hf5sn' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # CAD Technician at Panthalassa - **Company:** Panthalassa - **Location:** Portland, OR - **Posted:** 2026-07-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/panthalassa/jobs/6123000004 ## Job description ## About the Company We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore. The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis. Our staff have worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Tesla, Apple, Virgin Orbit, Astra, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the US Army and Air Force, as well as research universities, startups, and small companies across a range of industries. ## About the Role We are seeking a CAD Technician to bridge the gap between initial structural concepts and production-ready engineering releases. In this role, you will focus heavily on CAD execution, assembly management, and technical documentation for our core technology, the “Node”—a device designed to generate energy and survive for decades in the world's harshest offshore environments. You will own the “last-mile” engineering definition that turns structural concepts into NX models, drawings, and releases that the shop can build without guessing. You’ll work at the intersection of design, analysis, and fabrication—making clean assemblies, clear drawings, and a PLM structure that matches how we actually build and service hardware. We strive to be the best engineering team on the planet.  If you are an excellent engineer and technical leader, regardless of your background, we want you to apply. ## Key Responsibilities - NX Modeling & Assembly: Develop and maintain expert-level 3D CAD component models and large-scale mechanical assemblies within Siemens NX. - Drawing & Detailing: Lead the creation of complex fabrication and assembly drawings, ensuring absolute clarity, accuracy, and technical rigor. - Structural Documentation: Personally own the detailed documentation and drafting for large-scale, safety-critical welded steel structures and subassemblies. - PLM & Lifecycle Management: Integrate all design data tightly within Siemens Teamcenter PLM to support manufacturing accuracy and streamlined engineering release processes. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with structural analysts, manufacturing teams, and shop floor technicians to optimize designs for manufacturability and marine service. - Release Ownership: Drive clean engineering releases (ECR/ECO or equivalent), maintain configuration discipline, and keep definition aligned with what’s being built. - Standards & Libraries: Help establish and maintain drawing/modeling standards, templates, and common details so the next release is faster and more consistent than the last. Required Qualifications - Education/Experience: Associate's Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, or 5+ years of relevant professional CAD experience in a similarly complex industry - CAD Expertise: Extensive CAD experience on Siemens NX - Technical Standards: Knowledge of relevant engineering standards such as ASME Y14.100. - Structural Experience: Proven track record in the design detailing and documentation of metallic structures, load paths, and large-scale welded assemblies. - Professional Mindset: High attention to detail with a meticulous approach to technical documentation, alongside the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment. Desired Qualifications - Ability to apply understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance stack-up analysis to ensure components are practical and buildable. - Familiarity with marine/offshore engineering fundamentals or corrosion-conscious detailing for seawater service. - Exposure to relevant industrial codes and standards (e.g., AWS D1.1, DNV, ABS, or ASME BPVC). - Experience releasing welded fabrication packages that include weld symbols, inspection callouts, and clear acceptance criteria. - Experience partnering directly with fab shops (internal or external) and iterating drawings based on build feedback. ## Compensation and Benefits If hired for this full-time role, you will receive: - Cash compensation of $90,000 – $140,000. - Equity in the company. We’re all owners and if we’re successful, this equity should be far and away the most valuable component of your compensation. - A benefits package that helps you take care of yourself and your family, including: - Flexible paid time off - Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold level PPO plan for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents) - Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees and 100% for their partners and dependents) - Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents) - Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support if you become disabled) - Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA - Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed). Location Our offices, lab, and shop are located in Portland, Oregon. ## About Panthalassa ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Building a planetary-scale renewable energy platform from the ocean to power compute and more, starting with AI data centers. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Portland, Oregon, USA - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Garth Sheldon-Coulson (CEO); co-founders not publicly listed ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Renewable energy / ocean technology - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises needing clean, low-cost power for compute-intensive workloads (AI training/inference); data center operators - **Mission or purpose statement**: “To build a planetary-scale energy platform that’s clean, sustainable, and low-cost” (public-benefit corporation) ## Products & Services - **Panthalassa Node (Ocean-1 / Ocean-2 / Ocean-3 / Ocean-4)**: A self-propelled, wave-energy device that generates electricity onboard. The electricity powers AI compute modules housed in sealed, seawater-cooled containers below the surface. Nodes are deployed in fleets, communicate via Starlink, and are designed to be ultra-low-cost, zero-emissions, and rapidly scalable. (Type: Hardware + integrated service) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $193M (as of May 2026) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead investor Peter Thiel; also Leblon Capital, Nimble Partners, Western Technology Investment, Portland Seed Fund, Sozo Ventures, and 27+ others (per CB Insights). Partners include SpaceX (Starlink), major aerospace/tech alumni on team. - **Growth Signals**: - $140M Series B announced May 2026 - 28 open job positions (as of July 2026), spanning engineering, manufacturing, marine operations, finance, IT - Ocean-3 pilot deployment planned for 2026, commercial deployments in 2027 - Transitioning from R&D to mass production and field operations - Team includes alumni from SpaceX, Google, Blue Origin, Apple, Boeing, Amazon, Tesla, NASA, etc. ## Competitive Advantages - **Unique wave-energy design**: No mooring, self-propelled, few moving parts, low maintenance - **Ocean-based compute paradigm**: Eliminates land and grid constraints for data centers; uses seawater for free cooling - **Scalability**: Devices can be mass-produced and deployed in thousands, operating autonomously as a fleet - **Cost advantage**: Claims to produce the “cleanest, cheapest energy on Earth” by avoiding transmission infrastructure and using open-ocean wave resources ## Strategic Focus - **Scale manufacturing**: Building work centers, processes, and test architecture for high-volume production of nodes - **Deploy pilot fleet**: Ocean-3 construction underway; proving commercial readiness in 2026–2027 - **Develop digital thread**: Architecting data flow from engineering through manufacturing, supply chain, quality, operations, and field service - **Expand team**: Hiring across engineering, manufacturing, marine ops, and business functions to support growth ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Public-benefit corporation with a mission-driven, frontier-tech ethos. Values “taking the work seriously, but not ourselves.” Diverse backgrounds from aerospace, software, naval architecture, military, and research. - **Work environment**: Mostly on-site in Portland, OR (some hybrid roles, e.g., FP&A Manager). Strong emphasis on hands-on engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing. - **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work on a novel energy platform from concept through deployment; exposure to cross-disciplinary challenges (mechanical, electrical, marine, software, autonomy); be part of a high-growth startup post-Series B. - **Engineering culture**: Builders encouraged to own projects from design to field; emphasis on simple, manufacturable, reliable systems; use of modern tools and autonomy. ## Sources 1. [Panthalassa.com](https://panthalassa.com) 2. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthalassa_(company)) 3. [CB Insights](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/panthalassa) 4. 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