Get To Know Us

Pure Watercraft is on a mission to build the technology that enables a new era in boating that is more enjoyable, accessible, and environmentally friendly than ever before. (https://www.purewatercraft.com)

Our ground-up proprietary electric propulsion system can replace millions of unreliable, expensive, and dirty gas marine motors worldwide. The platform also unlocks totally new opportunities for users to interact with their boats, enhancing performance, navigation, efficiency, comfort, safety, maintenance, and security.

We hire leaders!

We value hard technical skills, yet we highly value leadership, good judgment, aptitude, and creativity. We are not title driven, but outcome and customer driven. Fun for us is spending time talking about our obsessions: customer experiences, use cases, performance, EV advancements, battery cells, maritime technologies, and boating

Who are we looking for?

We seek driven people to join our mission that are exacting, analytical, smart and seek an experience where you see and aim your contributions to our mission nearly every day.

Get involved in work that matters

Jump on opportunities and projects and navigate us to deliver for our customers, and don’t forget to stretch yourself along the way.

Our Vision - But more importantly, we are building a strong and unique culture. If you enjoy a fast-paced environment where having a bias for action, assuming ownership and leading by example are valued, then explore our open positions and consider joining the Pure Watercraft team.

Position Description

For the Electrical Engineer who wants to put their inventions into production. Pure Watercraft, a Seattle startup company, is building high performance electric propulsion systems for watercraft. Invention and engineering are at the core of what we do. We are seeking an electrical engineer as a key member of the team bringing this vision from concept to production, as we design what is essentially an electric vehicle for the water. If you are inventive, have a track record of accomplishments, thrive working in a team of peers, and want to create the best marine electric propulsion system on the planet, please contact us.

• Location: Seattle, WA
• Salary range: $80K to $120K
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• Paid time off
• We also offer equity.

What You'll Mostly Do

• Perform all aspects of electrical hardware design and verification
• Bringup and validate new designs
• Assist with transition from engineering prototype to production
• Procure, assemble, and test prototype hardware
• Develop bill of materials for prototype and volume manufacturing
• Develop product test plans/procedures
• Write firmware for testing and development
• Work with software/controls and mechanical engineers to ensure successful integration.

What We Look For First

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, in English.

Bonus Superpowers

• Experience with system level design, including circuit design, system bring-up, integration, and debug of high and low voltage systems.
• Experience with multiple domains, including power, digital, analog, high voltage, and wireless.
• Experience or interest in electric vehicle technology, including power electronics, battery management systems, motor controllers, and user interfaces
• Experience with design for compliance with ISO26262, FCC, UL, CE, CSA, CCC, UL1998 and other certification bodies
• Experience developing products for GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and cellular wireless systems
• Experience taking electronic products from concept to production.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.