Director of Engineering, CoLab Software
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Collaboration tech for mechanical design
Open for applications
Collaboration tech for mechanical design
201-500 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower engineering teams to build the future faster.
Role
Who you are
- You are a technical leader capable of operating effectively at both a strategic and granular level. You possess the ability to engage in architectural debates while simultaneously coaching an Engineering Manager on team dynamics
- You have a track record of successfully guiding teams through periods of ambiguity, resulting in measurable improvements. You prioritize achieving desired product outcomes over the pursuit of mere technical elegance
- Candidates typically succeed in this role if they:
- Advocate for high standards without introducing unwarranted friction
- Maintain a high level of competency in both technical and product discussions
- Implement structure where necessary, while avoiding constraints that impede progress
- This role may not be suitable for individuals who require fully defined problems or prefer narrowly scoped ownership
- Experience leading multiple engineering teams in a B2B SaaS environment, ideally at the Director or VP level
- Strong background in AI/ML-driven products or platforms, that leverage LLMs, VLMs, and or agent-based systems
- Exposure to infrastructure for ML systems (evaluation, observability, data pipelines)
- Track record of delivering complex, ambiguous product initiatives
- Experience working closely with product leadership to shape roadmaps
- Ability to scale teams and develop managers
- Bonus: experience in mechanical engineering domain (e.g. Manufacturing, CAD, Simulations, etc)
- Frequently cited statistics show that people who identify with historically marginalized groups are likely to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to help us break that statistic and apply even if you don’t meet every single qualification—your potential is what matters most to us
What the job involves
- This role involves building and scaling one of the most strategically important product development areas in CoLab: our AI/ML teams
- You’ll lead three teams: Applied ML, AutoReview, and Operator - bringing them into a cohesive, high-performing product area
- This group is operating with startup-level speed and ambiguity - in this role you will be responsible for keeping the pace while adding clarity, structure, and consistent execution. Success here looks like consistently shipping meaningful, reliable AI capabilities, that are high quality and performant, and solve real customer problems
- You’ll work closely with our CTO, Architecture team, and other Engineering leaders to shape our strategic roadmap and execute on our highest priority projects. This will be a complex role, balancing research-heavy ML work with product delivery expectations. If that sounds energizing, you’ll likely thrive
- Own outcomes across multiple AI/ML product teams: execution, quality, reliability, and customer impact
- Help shape technical direction for AI/ML systems, including architecture and tooling decisions
- Improve how teams operate via effective planning, delivery, and use of AI tools in development
- Drive alignment across Product, Architecture, Cloud, and Security teams
- Lead and develop Engineering Managers and senior ICs
- Design team structure, hiring plans, and onboarding as the org scales
- Manage performance with clarity: goals, feedback, and growth
Our take
The mechanical design process requires lots of back-and-forth between engineers, designers and business stakeholders who are giving and acting on feedback. Getting everybody on the same page is time-consuming and comes with lots of admin and flitting between different platforms, whilst important information slips between the cracks.
This is why CoLab has built a cloud-based platform for collaborative mechanical design and reviewing. It integrates into the existing stack of design and engineering teams to bring together all the teams involved in early-stage design. Basically, the platform pools data, feedback, tracking issues, emails, spreadsheets and notebooks into one collaborative space.
Ultimately, CoLab is a simple way to collaborate on concepts and projects at the planning stage, thus nipping in the bud any problems that could arise down the line. With an impressive series of investments behind it, the company plans to scale up its market push, explore the possibilities of AI and expand its team.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2025
$72m
SERIES C
Mar 2025
$4m
LATE VC
Total funding: $117.6m
Company benefits
- Health and dental insurance (covered at 100% for the employee)
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote/Hybrid Work: Our main office location is in St. John's, NL where we offer hybrid and remote opportunities
Company HQ
East End, St. John's, NL
Leadership
Jeremy Andrews
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previosuly Mechanical Engineering Advisor at Paradigm Hyperloop, Team Lead at Memorial Baja, Battery Enclosure Engineering at Tesla, and Systems Test Engineer at General Dynamics Mission Systems.
Adam Keating
(Co-Founder & CEO)Currently Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor at DuXion. Previously Project Lead at Paradigm Hyperloop, Mechanical Engineer at RefleXion Medical and Production Engineer at Statoil.
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