<p>Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B recreational vehicle industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco and Broomfield, Colorado, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing.</p>

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Revolutionizing RVs with quiet, emission-free, battery-powered trailers.

<div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Overview</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Honoring Diverse Perspectives</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">About the Role</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is seeking a highly experienced Body Engineer who will design and engineer innovative body solutions for Lightship products. You will use your extensive technical knowledge and experience of body metallic and non-metallic structure engineering to meet the commercial, structural, functional and cosmetic needs for Lightship’s groundbreaking Aero-Electric RVs.</span></div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Design a body support structure and exterior body panels for a unique electric RV to meet aggressive cost and mass targets</li><li>Collaborate with aerodynamics engineering through multiple iterations of the design</li><li>Collaborate with closures engineering to ensure proper mechanical integration of windows, entrance doors, and exterior access panels</li><li>Review process and material options and recommend solutions for exterior cosmetic panels appropriate for Lightship’s volume and cost targets</li><li>Work with internal and external engineering service suppliers to complete FEA simulations reflecting structural performance under various load cases</li><li>Perform tolerance stack-up / GD&amp;T analyses where necessary</li><li>Select and work closely with suppliers to manage part quality and delivery timing</li><li>Develop and perform component and system-level testing</li><li>Aid technicians in the assembly of your subsystems for prototype and pre-production builds</li></ul><h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience</li><li>8+ years of experience with production-level vehicle body design</li><li>2+ years in a technical leadership position</li><li>5+ years of experience with aluminum extrusion design and die development</li><li>5+ years utilizing CATIA</li><li>3+ years of experience collaborating closely with Industrial Design teams to deliver cosmetically correct vehicle body designs</li><li>Collaborative mindset, dedication to excellence and completeness, clear communication style</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience within a startup or other small company environment</li><li>Strong CATIA 3DX user </li><li>Significant automotive body design experience, including dimensional control, sealing, fit &amp; finish</li><li>Experience applying light-weighting techniques, materials, and processes to vehicle structures</li><li>Experience with achieving aggressive aerodynamic targets on vehicle structures</li></ul><h3>Equity</h3><ul><li>Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.</li></ul><br><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Employee Benefits &amp; Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only</b></div><div>- Healthcare, Dental, Vision</div><div>- 401k </div><div>- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!</div><div>- 12 weeks paid parental leave</div><div>- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &amp;/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.</span></div>

Senior Engineer - Body Engineering

<div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Overview</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Honoring Diverse Perspectives</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">About the Role</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship’s mission to modernize and electrify RVs demands that we build a high competency in cutting-edge electronics and controls. As a Systems Engineer, you are comfortable working cross-functionally to create engineering requirements and optimized designs. You are resourceful and willing to be hands-on in a program’s early stages as well as willing to evolve as the program moves into production</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;"> You will collaborate across Product, Design, Engineering, and beyond to make shrewd architectural decisions that hasten our path to market with an exceptional vehicle that redefines RVing.</span></div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Translate product requirements into engineering specifications</li><li>Track specifications and monitor progress</li><li>Manage and document DFMEAs</li><li>Create and refine electrical system design, such as controller and component topologies</li><li>Analyze data to inform design decisions and improvements</li><li>Create system diagrams and schematics</li><li>Support technical supplier management and requirements definition</li><li>Collaborate with other engineering teams to optimize system design</li><li>Understand interdependencies between vehicle, power system, and controls</li></ul><h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field</li><li>Minimum 5 years experience as an Systems Engineer or Electrical Engineer in an automotive or adjacent industry</li><li>Experience authoring and maintaining engineering requirements</li><li>Solid knowledge of electrical schematics and control circuitry</li><li>Good understanding of electric power systems</li><li>Good understanding of electrical safety</li><li>Experience working with electromechanical systems </li><li>Self-directed and motivated with the ability to work effectively in uncertain situations</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience with automotive safety standards (e.g. ISO26262, AUTOSAR) or similar</li><li>PCBA design experience</li><li>Understanding of EMI/EMC design principles</li><li>Basic understanding of Python</li><li>Modeling using Matlab/Simulink</li></ul><h3>Equity</h3><ul><li>Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.</li></ul><br><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Employee Benefits &amp; Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only</b></div><div>- Healthcare, Dental, Vision</div><div>- 401k </div><div>- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!</div><div>- 12 weeks paid parental leave</div><div>- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &amp;/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.</span></div>

Senior Systems Engineer

<div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Overview</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Honoring Diverse Perspectives</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">About the Role</b></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Lightship is looking for a Digital Marketer for our team that can turn data into relationships, contacts into customers, prospects into contacts, and help us act/be/feel genuinely connected 1-to-1 with our audiences.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">You will help set the strategy and directly manage the efforts and results, working as part of the broader marketing, brand and commercial teams. You bring solid data and analytics experience, mastery of CRM tools (we use HubSpot), strong written communication skills, and at least have an appreciation and understanding for a brand-enhancing approach to connecting and converting. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Led by our Marketing Director, you’ll contribute to the planning of objectives against product, customer, marketing &amp; sales moments that make the calendar through the year. Elevating our direct-to-consumer connection and delivering compelling journeys through email - automation, initiative, brand, etc. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Lightship launched the AE.1 in December 2024, going into production summer 2025. So, you’ll be joining at a very early stage, so everything you do matters and can help define how we work to best connect, tell and sell the product and the vision for the brand. We’re a small team, scaling up currently, but we’re all working across the opportunities of the business. In this case, we’re wanting someone that will lead us with email but also can help us extend and reach new audiences with performance marketing management and spend. </span></div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Lead the strategy, planning and execution of our 1-to-1 email marketing, working as part of the team against overall and individual area objectives to help us achieve sales and brand objectives</li><li>Manage and optimize the connection and engagement with our audiences, driving with analytics and data that will help us learn and grow</li><li>Drive the overall schedule and opportunities via email, working directly with the marketing and creative teams to optimize all efforts - connecting digital and physical</li><li>Create meaningful connections with the audience we have, extend that knowledge to help us achieve growth goals</li><li>Optimize and maximize the power of our CRM tool, assuming the lead for how we use that information across the business</li><li>Extend customer and creative knowledge to help extend strategies and approach via limited (currently) performance media marketing</li><li>Be up for it; be awesome</li></ul><h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3><ul><li>4+ years of email marketing and customer data / CRM management experience</li><li>Experience in Direct To Consumer, ideally in the automotive, EV, RV, or outdoor industries</li><li>Possess a passion for and/or belief in the power of travel - as well as sustainability</li><li>Track record of managing performance or prospecting tactics and spend</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Startup experience, and/or excited to join a startup at a very exciting and integral time for the company</li><li>Success in a fast-paced environment and comfort in navigating feedback from various stakeholders</li><li>Penchant for writing, in an effective and brand-building fashion</li><li>Passion and excitement for sustainability, climate tech and Lightship’s mission to bring both electrification and RVing or travel experiences to more demographics</li></ul><h3>Equity</h3><ul><li>Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.</li></ul><br><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Employee Benefits &amp; Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only</b></div><div>- Healthcare, Dental, Vision</div><div>- 401k </div><div>- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!</div><div>- 12 weeks paid parental leave</div><div>- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &amp;/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.</span></div>

Digital Marketing Manager

<div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Overview</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Honoring Diverse Perspectives</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">About the Role</b></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">As Sales Director, you will play a key role in helping us achieve our goal of bringing recreational travel to the electric age. Having just launched our first model, the AE.1, in December 2024, we’re off and running towards first production and delivery of our Founders edition Summer 2025. You will have the chance to make a lot of travelers happy, building connections that lead to a growing community of Lightship owners.  </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">We are looking for a leader and a great teammate that is energized by creating solutions and building vs plugging into a system. You will initially be the first and only dedicated salesperson, working closely with and supported by the overall Commercial team — marketing, brand, sales ops, service. You’ll be coming in early but with two+ years of anticipation with reservation-holders, and have a need to prospect and land future owners. Lightship is a direct to consumer business, selling largely direct-online and with showrooms at our Broomfield, CO and South San Francisco, CA locations.  </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">Lightship is a series-B funded start-up with a bright future looking to define the future of RV travel and disrupting the space for the better. In this role, you’ll have direct responsibility for and impact on the path ahead. Initially, at our stage, you will bring strategic direction and leadership while also executing and delivering on the ground. In time, you’ll build and lead a Sales organization, connect and define service, customer experience, and more. </span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;">This is an incredibly exciting and foundational time for Lightship and you will be integral to helping us build the Lightship brand, product, sales, and customer experience through our first model, the AE.1 Cosmos and rest of the AE.1 line. Given the trajectory of the company, this role has high impact and potential to revolutionize how customer care can be a brand defining and business enhancing aspect of the company.</span></div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Build, lead, execute and deliver a sales offense that delivers results</li><li>Be the point for any/all inside and outside sales opportunities</li><li>Play a role in the full customer experience from discovery to delivery - working across the customer lifecycle as part of the Commercial team to maximize customer experience and delivering against sales targets for the business</li><li>Champion and implement systems and solutions that maximize sales efforts and begin the ownership journey and connection to Lightship</li><li>Establish and lead process improvements across the Commercial team and Company to optimize against targets, selling costs, and other KPIs </li><li>Key interface - in person, phone, email, etc. as Lightship’s face to prospective owners</li><li>In time, hire and lead a diverse team across multiple locations and regions, planning and solving with growth</li></ul><h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3><ul><li>6+ years as a sales business development leader</li><li>Experience in the automotive, EV, RV, equipment, or other premium industries, with a passion for and/or understanding of well-engineered machinery</li><li>Direct to Consumer model experience; fleet or company-direct sales</li><li>Start-up, scale-up experience with a track record of growth, problem solving, and strengthening the team</li><li>Strong knowledge and ability with HubSpot or similar CRM systems</li></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience working at a D2C / B2C brand, preferably in the outdoor, travel, EV, RV, or luxury consumer goods industries</li><li>Success in a fast-paced environment and comfort in navigating feedback from various stakeholders</li><li>Passion and excitement for sustainability, climate tech and Lightship’s mission to bring electrification and RV travel experiences to more demographics</li></ul><h3>Equity</h3><ul><li>Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.</li></ul><br><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Employee Benefits &amp; Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only</b></div><div>- Healthcare, Dental, Vision</div><div>- 401k </div><div>- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!</div><div>- 12 weeks paid parental leave</div><div>- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &amp;/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.</span></div>

Director of Sales

<div><b>Overview</b></div><div>Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Honoring Diverse Perspectives</b></div><div>Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.</div><div><br></div><div><b>About the Role</b></div><div>Lightship’s mission to modernize and electrify RVs demands building cutting edge electronics and controls.  As a Software Engineer in Test, you will design and implement automated test infrastructure to validate our embedded software and hardware with a focus on our unique propulsion system. To succeed, you will develop a strong understanding of how our systems work and how to break them to ensure a high bar of quality for our embedded software systems. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Design and implement Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) automated test infrastructure for our embedded systems</li><li>Work closely with software and system owners to develop deep understanding of how our systems work</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to develop testing coverage requirements</li><li>Author and execute test plans to ensure our embedded systems meet functional and safety requirements</li><li>Root cause test failures and clearly document bugs for tracking purposes</li><li>Support development testing in the lab and in the field</li><div><br></div></ul><h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent</li><li>Minimum 5 years experience testing software/firmware</li><li>Proven experience in embedded systems test infrastructure</li><li>Proficiency coding in C/C++</li><li>Experience with test automation and continuous integration</li><li>In-depth knowledge of CAN bus</li><li>Experience working on safety-critical systems</li><li>Self-directed and motivated with the ability to work effectively in uncertain situations</li><div><br></div></ul><h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience with ISO26262 or similar functional safety standard in a different industry</li><li>Experience debugging across communication protocols such as CAN, UART, etc.</li><li>Experience working with HIL platforms like dSpace, Speedgoat, VeriStand, etc.</li><li>Familiarity with Simulink and MATLAB for model-based HIL testing</li><li>Ability to read electrical schematics and datasheets</li><li>Proficient with basic lab tools (multimeter, oscilloscope, soldering iron, etc.)</li><li>Experience with test and automation frameworks (e.g. Jenkins, Pytest, TestRail, etc.)</li><li>Experience working on high voltage and/or propulsion systems</li><li>Basic understanding of microprocessors and associated peripherals</li><li>Experience with startup or other small company environment </li><div><br></div></ul><h3>Equity</h3><ul><li>Lightship compensation consists of the yearly salary above plus equity, which gives you a stake in the company.</li><div><br></div></ul><br><div><b>Employee Benefits &amp; Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only</b></div><div>- Healthcare, Dental, Vision</div><div>- 401k</div><div>- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!</div><div>- 12 weeks paid parental leave</div><div>- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &amp;/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip</div><div><br></div><div>Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.</div>

Senior Software Engineer in Test - Embedded Systems

<div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Overview</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is the first American all-electric recreational vehicle manufacturer currently developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer for the electric age. As the macro transition to an all-electric transportation ecosystem accelerates, Lightship is bringing the increased convenience and superior performance that electrification offers to a pastime enjoyed by over 11 million American families.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Honoring Diverse Perspectives</b></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship is committed to hiring and developing top talent from diverse backgrounds. We believe representing and supporting diverse groups is key to the success of our team members, customers, shareholders and the achievement of our mission and vision. We operate in a collaborative environment with a flat organizational structure and expect a high degree of integrity, autonomy and creativity from all members of the team.</span></div><div><br></div><div><b>Role</b></div><div>Interested in a role at Lightship but don't see one that fits your experience? Please feel free to submit a cover letter and resume for review!</div><div><br></div><div>Note that we will review your resume but we do not always contact applicants that apply for unlisted roles.</div><br><br><br><div><b style="font-size:11pt;">Employee Benefits &amp; Philosophy - Applies to Full Time Employees only</b></div><div>- Healthcare, Dental, Vision</div><div>- 401k </div><div>- Flexible Paid Time Off - that we actually want you to use!</div><div>- 12 weeks paid parental leave</div><div>- $2,000 per year towards an RV trip of your own &amp;/or professional development opportunities - we call this a LightTrip</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;">Lightship offers all of its full time employees and their dependents full benefits including health, dental and vision insurance and covers 100% of the insurance premium. We are on a mission to create a more healthful all-electric experience for a pastime that millions of families enjoy and believe strongly that our team should not have to worry about quality healthcare for themselves or their loved ones along the way.</span></div>

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