Jobs at Panthalassa

Own endpoint management and security for Windows, macOS, and mobile devices. Administer MDM platforms, implement zero-touch provisioning, manage BYOD workflows, enforce security baselines, maintain compliance posture, and monitor endpoint alerts. Serve as an escalation point and mentor for IT Support Specialists while maintaining documentation and runbooks. Support physical office technology, including access control, printers, A/V equipment, patch panels, hardware deployments, and device lifecycle management.

Manage technical program schedules, risks, dependencies, and change control for ocean energy hardware from R&D through pilot manufacturing and deployment. Coordinate mechanical, electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, procurement, suppliers, and fabrication partners. Maintain program documentation, support Node integration and deployment, and drive cross-functional execution toward production scaling.

Designs, fabricates, commissions, and operates large-scale mechanical and fluid test systems for hydraulic turbines, powertrains, and power electronics. Responsibilities include structural and piping design, fabrication drawings, prototype machining and 3D printing, safety planning, system integration, vendor and tradesperson direction, testing, troubleshooting, data review, and mentoring. The role owns test systems from concept through deployment and requires hands-on experience with pressurized fluid systems, heavy structures, and industrial equipment.

Leads film and video storytelling across brand, documentary, science education, and vlog-style content. Develops stories with engineering and leadership teams, manages productions, shoots and edits projects, directs external collaborators, builds creative partner networks, and establishes production workflows. Owns budgets, schedules, crews, locations, post-production, archiving, and delivery while mentoring in-house and freelance creatives and helping scale the team.

Lead the visualization pipeline for ocean energy technology, translating engineering concepts and strategic ideas into accurate, compelling renderings, storyboards, decks, and animations. Develop the company’s visual language, direct creative work, and remain hands-on with sketching, modeling, texturing, lighting, composition, rendering, and animation. Collaborate with executives and engineering teams, review freelance artists, and help build an in-house creative team.

Owns end-to-end sourcing, procurement, supplier relationships, delivery, and supply chain strategy for compute hardware and supporting infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing server OEMs and ODMs, coordinating technical specifications and quotes, tracking long-lead items, analyzing costs, resolving supply issues, negotiating contracts, and overseeing supplier onboarding, compliance, performance, quality, and milestone delivery. The role requires collaboration with engineering and program teams and approximately 20% travel to vendors and test sites.

Provide executive and operational support to the strategy team, including calendar and international travel management, investor and partner visits, events, technology troubleshooting, meeting preparation, project tracking, and personal logistics. The role requires resourcefulness, strong judgment, concise communication, attention to detail, and flexibility for time-sensitive work outside standard business hours.

Own the month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, capital projects, and financial statement accuracy. Manage transaction flows in NetSuite, resolve invoice and payment issues, and partner with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement on accounting treatment. Improve workflows using automation and AI, maintain scalable controls, and lead audit, tax, and compliance deliverables.

Own and administer Google Workspace, Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, and Slack. Build API- and webhook-based integrations, automate manual workflows, maintain reliable SaaS operations, and create reporting dashboards. Partner with Finance, People Ops, Legal, and Engineering to design business systems, manage application lifecycles and licensing, support SSO and provisioning, and maintain compliance controls. The role also requires clear documentation, stakeholder collaboration, and occasional off-hours migration support.

Own the company’s identity plane by administering Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace, designing Conditional Access and authentication policies, automating joiner-mover-leaver workflows, and integrating SaaS applications with SSO and provisioning. Govern service accounts, OAuth grants, API credentials, and privileged access. Advance zero trust controls, support compliance evidence, and assist with identity-related incident response and account compromise investigations.

Engineering interns will own technical projects supporting ocean-based renewable energy node technology. Responsibilities may include designing, building, testing, troubleshooting, and improving physical or software systems; analyzing technical data; documenting work; participating in reviews; and communicating progress, findings, and recommendations. Projects may span mechanical, manufacturing, or software engineering and require adaptability, initiative, analytical problem-solving, and collaboration in an on-site technical environment.

Lead procurement activities for compute infrastructure, hardware, materials, and services. Responsibilities include developing sourcing strategies, issuing and managing purchase orders, coordinating technical requirements with engineering and IT, analyzing costs, resolving supply chain issues, and managing supplier onboarding and performance. The role requires procurement experience in complex manufacturing, ERP proficiency, and collaboration across engineering and supply chain teams.

Design, develop, and optimize onboard data systems for ocean-based energy nodes. Build reliable network-facing software, efficient data egress pipelines, APIs, schemas, buffering and retransmission systems for intermittent links. Improve performance, security, testing, CI/CD, documentation, and engineering practices while collaborating across software, networking, and security teams. Own designs from concept through fabrication and deployment at sea.

Own full-cycle recruiting for specialized engineering, scientific, technical, and other roles. Develop sourcing strategies, build candidate pipelines, assess technical and cultural fit, coordinate interviews, partner with hiring managers, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. Use recruiting data, market insights, and compensation benchmarks to guide hiring decisions while representing the company’s mission and culture. Support high-volume hiring in a fast-paced startup environment and travel to vendors and test sites as needed.

Build and maintain financial planning infrastructure supporting budgeting, forecasting, liquidity, capital allocation, manufacturing scale-up, and deployment decisions. Develop corporate, project, structured financing, tax credit, and asset-level models; translate operational data into financial forecasts; reconcile forecasts with accounting actuals; and prepare leadership, investor, lender, and board materials. Support equity and debt raises, improve financial systems, and provide clear recommendations in a high-growth renewable energy environment.

Coordinate workplace operations, hospitality, food and beverage services, vendor relationships, shared-space readiness, meetings, visitor support, and company events. Maintain inventory, organize catering and meal programs, coordinate service calls, support administrative tasks, and identify process improvements. This onsite, hands-on role requires proactive service, strong organization, physical activity, and reliable follow-through in a fast-paced environment.

Design and operate corporate wired and wireless network infrastructure across Portland offices, labs, and future facilities. Establish scalable standards, automation, monitoring, documentation, security controls, and cloud connectivity. Partner with facilities, contractors, vendors, infrastructure, and DevOps teams on buildouts, procurement, and lifecycle planning. Perform hands-on installations, wireless surveys, troubleshooting, and incident response while participating in on-call support. The role may expand into zero trust, hybrid connectivity, observability, IoT, marine networking, and mentoring.

Build Panthalassa’s communications function from scratch and lead brand narrative, media relations, executive communications, social media, and community engagement. Partner with executives and cross-functional teams to explain complex science and technology, build trust with investors, policymakers, media, partners, employees, and the public, and establish the company’s public profile. The role includes developing communications strategies, managing media relationships, creating content, securing executive speaking opportunities, and building high-performing communications teams.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will design, develop, and analyze the Node structures for offshore deployment, performing structural validations and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams while mentoring less-experienced engineers.

The Senior Fluids Engineer will design and develop fluid systems for the core technology, ensuring performance and reliability through collaboration and engineering documentation.