--- title: 'Lead NX Design Engineer at Panthalassa' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/lead-nx-design-engineer-panthalassa-portland-vsyw7v1me19x' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-04' --- # Lead NX Design Engineer at Panthalassa - **Company:** Panthalassa - **Location:** Portland, OR - **Posted:** 2026-04-16 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/panthalassa/jobs/5972807004 ## 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 Job We are seeking a Lead NX Design Engineer to serve as the technical authority for engineering documentation and release. While the broader engineering team owns the hardware in the full lifecycle, you will own the standards of excellence for how that hardware is defined and released. In this role, you will be the lead practitioner in Siemens NX, responsible for the creation and management of complex assembly drawings for our "Node"—a device designed to generate energy and survive for more than a decade in the harshest ocean conditions. You are expected to set the benchmark for quantity and quality of drawings, particularly for large, safety-critical welded steel structures. You will bridge the gap between initial design concepts and production-ready engineering releases. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and be able to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis. You will own your designs cradle-to-grave, from first concept through fabrication and deployment at sea. If you are an excellent engineer, regardless of your background, we want you to apply. ## Responsibilities - NX Mastery: Develop and maintain expert-level use of Siemens NX for the precise definition and release of structure and mechanical system designs. - Drawing Leadership: Lead the creation of complex assembly drawings, setting the organizational standard for clarity, accuracy, technical rigor and speed. - Welded Structures Definition: Personally own and execute detailed documentation and technical drawings for large-scale, safety-critical welded structures. - Documentation Lifecycle: Define and take ownership for the engineering release process, ensuring that every release includes appropriate detail and meets relevant standards. - Digital Thread Integration: Ensure PLM data and NX infrastructure are tightly integrated to support scaling initiatives and manufacturing accuracy. - Capacity Ownership: Establish our approach for augmenting the design team during times of high demand; enable us to meet cost, speed, and quality goals with a team-culture-aligned solution. Required Qualifications - Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience. - Experience: 10+ years of 3D CAD modeling experience, with a heavy emphasis on Siemens NX. - Technical Standards: Expert knowledge of GD&T and engineering standards such as ASME Y14.5. - Structural Expertise: Proven track record in the documentation of large-scale mechanical assemblies and welded steel structures. - PLM Proficiency: Experience with Siemens Teamcenter. - Attention to Detail: A commitment to quality and a meticulous approach to technical documentation. ## Compensation and Benefits If hired for this full-time role, you will receive: - Cash compensation of $120,000 - $180,000. - 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, 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, shop, and manufacturing facilities are located in and near 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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