Innovation Manager

WHAT YOU’LL DO

At Seakeeper, we are more than the global leader in marine stabilization. We change boating and the way people experience the water!  As our Innovation Manager, you’ll be the visionary leader, accelerating our innovation and shaping the future of our product roadmap. You’ll focus on early-stage concept development, rapid prototyping, and feasibility testing to deliver commercially viable solutions. We will give you the space to try new things (and fail sometimes!), push boundaries and challenge conventional thinking to create the next evolution of our technologies. You’ll play a transformational role in shaping our vision for the future by:

Leadership

• Hiring, developing, and leading a diverse team of multi-disciplined engineers to meet the demands of our long-term strategy
• Encouraging and investing existing team culture of creativity, collaboration and curiosity
• Collaborating cross-functionally with internal and external partners, ensuring innovation aligns with business growth strategies and market needs

Innovation

• Ensuring that we stay at the forefront of innovation in the marine technology sector by identifying and evaluating emerging technologies, trends, and materials to drive innovation
  • Bringing those new ideas and next-gen technologies to the forefront of our development efforts
  • Identifying new technology development pathways and the opportunities they could yield
• Conducting feasibility studies, proof-of-concept testing, and rapid prototyping to assess new Seakeeper’s  technology pipeline
• Creating and communicating a coherent short-term and long-term strategy for expanding product capabilities
• Participating in technical discussions and documentation reviews, promoting data-driven decisions and a growth-focused culture
• Developing implementation packages, providing proper background, engineering calculators, and design rules allowing the product engineering team to implement technological advancements into next-generation products

Collaboration

• Becoming a Seakeeper technology expert across multiple engineering disciplines
• Understanding and working with our product engineering team to understand current design limitations
• Working with suppliers to understand current manufacturing limitations

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Do you have a positive attitude, an eagerness to learn and the ability to lead by example in a fast-paced environment? Then Seakeeper is the place for you! Here are a few other things you’ll need to succeed.

MUST-HAVES

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering, or a similarly applicable field
• 7+ years of innovation, R&D, technology development and/or product development experience including:
  • 2+ years of project ownership or engineering management
  • 2+ years of people leadership experience or experience mentoring others
  • Senior-level technical contributor with a demonstrated ability to contribute at the system-level of product design - must fully grasp technical trade-offs of design decisions
  • Experience contributing to the development of technology and/or product development roadmaps with a 5+ year horizon
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate discussions and reach compromises amongst other senior engineers
• The ability and patience to take complicated technical problems and present them in layman’s terms to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience communicating timelines, goals, and budgets to project stakeholders

NICE-TO-HAVES

• Master’s degree in a technical discipline, such as mechanical or electrical engineering
• Expertise in mechatronic and/or hydraulic systems development
• Experience working in a technology development, R&D, or innovation managerial role

MORE DETAILS YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW

• You’ll be based in our Leesport, PA facility and on-site at least 4 days per week
• Relocation assistance will be provided, if applicable
• You’ll report to the Director of Gyro Engineering, also based in Leesport, PA  
• On-the-job technical resources and training will be provided (we will help you become a Seakeeper expert!)
• Your team will be comprised of 6 who are experts within their disciplines and have various tenure, with the expectation that this team will continue to grow
  
  

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE

It’s true that we make extraordinary products, but our favorite part about Seakeeper is our people! We love the culture we have built and are aggressively protective of our team atmosphere. This is why we value your cultural fit as equally as we value your technical contributions. With a palpable passion for what we do, we work hard, move fast and are constantly pushing (or should we say crushing) boundaries. That means there is no room for jerks!

We operate with the nimbleness and growth mindset of a scrappy startup. Throughout the organization, we take ownership and accountability for our ultimate team success by openly and actively seeking out constructive feedback on how we can improve. We believe great ideas can strike at any moment, and when you have one, you’re empowered to speak up!

Fast-paced and hands-on don’t even begin to describe what you’ll experience here. That means you have the freedom to make a difference and contribute to the larger goal, regardless of your position. The only constant at Seakeeper is change, and we thrive on it!

WHO WE ARE

71% of our Earth is covered by water and we want everyone to make the most of it. That’s why we are on a mission to create products that transform the boating experience with an organization that employees want to work for, customers want to buy from, and vendors want to partner with.

Founded in 2008, we have grown from a start-up operation to the worldwide leader in marine motion control. The journey began with our gyrostabilization technology, which eliminates up to 90% of boat roll and creates a land-like experience on the water. This technology went from an unknown commodity to a must-have boating requirement in the first decade. In 2022, we added another jaw-dropping technology to our portfolio with the launch of Seakeeper Ride, a first-of-its-kind Vessel Attitude Control System which eliminates underway pitch and roll, making time on the water safer and more comfortable for everyone onboard. In summary, we are in the business of creating gravity-defying products that completely change the way people spend their time on the water…and we are just getting started!

We have long runways with both of our technologies with new addressable markets on the horizon and drive to push the boundaries of what our technologies can do. With dedicated focus to each segment, in addition to shared leadership of each vertical, we can balance the different demands of each segment while providing a consist overall vision and direction of the company.

Ready for a new challenge in a fast-paced environment? Want to help us disrupt an industry? Come on and apply, we are ready for you!

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