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VP Of Engineering jobs in Massachusetts are in strong demand, concentrated in software and cloud platforms, biotech and life sciences technology, defense systems, and fintech, with openings at every level from newly promoted engineering directors stepping into VP roles through senior VPs overseeing multi-hundred-person organizations. The heaviest hiring is in Boston, Cambridge, and the Route 128 corridor, where established employers like Raytheon Technologies, Wayfair, and Biogen consistently seek engineering leadership for high-growth product and platform teams. The most sought-after specializations include distributed systems architecture, hardware-software integration for defense and medtech, and platform engineering at scale. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Hybrid/In Person: Boston, MA Headquarters (2-4 days/week)
LineVision is hiring an operating executive who can turn grid intelligence software and hardware into the systems regulated utilities depend on to run their operations.
We are seeking a VP of Engineering to own engineering delivery across our software and hardware organizations. You will run delivery of Nexus Core, our next-generation multi-tenant SaaS platform for dynamic line rating, as it moves past launch and into daily operations for a growing base of utility customers. You will also bring the engineering judgment behind the current wave of hardware evolution on our field-deployed sensor. If you want to build and run a development organization at pace across software and hardware, and be accountable for the commitments regulated utilities depend on, join us at LineVision, Built In Boston Best Places to Work!
What will you do?
Core Responsibilities and Key Performance Objectives
- Lead engineering delivery across Platform, Applications, Embedded Software, Data Science, and Hardware Engineering, with every director and manager in these functions reporting through this role.
- Drive Nexus Core's ongoing release cadence, across multi-tenant SaaS and on-premise deployments for regulated, international customers.
- Guide the field-deployed sensor fleet, including health monitoring, lifecycle management, and the next-generation sensor launch, bringing hardware design judgment to component and subsystem trade-offs.
- Establish delivery standards and a reporting cadence across the org: milestone-level, on track or not, with a named owner for every commitment.
- Represent engineering to the executive team and partner with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance on delivery commitments, forecasting, and customer escalations.
Within the first 3 months:
- Develop a working command of Nexus Core's architecture and release history, the sensor fleet's current state, and the org structure across all four functions.
- Stand up a milestone-level reporting cadence with named owners across Platform, Applications, Data Science, and Hardware/Firmware.
- Build working relationships with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance leaders on delivery commitments and forecasting.
Within the first 6 months:
- Run Nexus Core's release cadence against hard external commitments for existing SaaS and on-premise customers.
- Drive the component and subsystem decisions for the next-generation sensor launch, working closely with the hardware/firmware manager.
- Next-generation sensor design decisions are locked and moving through execution toward launch
Milestones within the first year:
- Nexus Core is on a predictable release cadence that consistently meets external commitments across SaaS and on-premise deployments.
- The org is staffed with strong managers and senior ICs across Platform, Applications, Data Science, and Hardware/Firmware.
How to succeed in this role
Key Competencies
- Critical Thinking: Diagnose complex delivery, architecture, and hardware trade-offs across software and hardware. Push the organization toward evidence-based decisions over assumptions.
- Taking Ownership: Own delivery outcomes for Nexus Core and the sensor fleet end to end. Hold every commitment to a named owner and a clear status.
- Judgment & Decision Making: Weigh risk and opportunity across competing priorities in software and hardware delivery. Make the call, communicate it clearly, and stand behind it.
- Stakeholder Management: Align Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance on delivery commitments and forecasts. Represent engineering credibly to the executive team.
Essential Skills
- 12+ years in engineering, with several years leading engineering organizations that shipped production software to external customers, preferably in industrial markets.
- Track record delivering a multi-tenant SaaS platform from architecture through general availability, then running its ongoing release cadence against hard external commitments.
- Experience running on-premise or privately deployed software for enterprise customers with strict security or compliance requirements.
- Hands-on hardware design experience for industrial or field-deployed products, including environmental hardening and certifications (UL, CE, FCC, IP-rated enclosures).
What Sets the Best Candidates Apart
- Startup experience ramping a company from 1-N.
- NERC CIP or comparable regulated critical-infrastructure experience.
- Personally built data products or analytics platforms, not just partnered with the team building them.
- Grid intelligence or dynamic line rating domain experience, or direct hardware/firmware, embedded, or OTA background.
Reporting & Team Structure
- Reports to the CTO.
- Lead an organization of 35+ full-time leaders, engineers and contractors, spanning Platform, Applications, and Embedded Software, Data Science, and Hardware Engineering.
- Collaborates closely with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance.
What does joining LineVision mean for you?
- Impact. Your talent, time, and energy will critically impact our success in delivering utilities with grid intelligence to enable affordable, reliable power.
- Ownership. You will hold broad responsibilities with high autonomy and trust in a communicative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
- Flexibility. You will be empowered to maintain work-life balance with trust-based PTO.
- Real World Innovation. You will lead a motivated, high-performing team working with cutting edge, patented technology to help utilities meet the demands of an AI-powered future.
Who we are…
LineVision is a grid-enhancing technology company enabling electric utilities to deliver affordable, reliable power and accelerate the electrification of the global economy. Our grid intelligence platform delivers the most accurate, network-wide dynamic line ratings and enables safer, more reliable grid operations with a combination of optical sensors and advanced environmental modeling. LineVision's global customer base includes eight of the ten largest US utilities, including National Grid, Southern Company, and Exelon.
We are LineVisionaries:
- We are Innovators: we light the way with tenacious creativity and do good work.
- We are Empowered: With high trust and high autonomy, the floor is yours, and the opportunity is ours.
- We are Welcoming: Come as you are, our doors are open. We are better together.
- We are Trusted Partners: We elevate our customer champions through shared thought leadership. We deliver on commitments.
- We are All In: We are building a community of passionate individuals who want to dent the universe.
At LineVision there's no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. We are looking for exceptional people who want to make a positive impact through their work and facilitate an organization where everyone can thrive. So whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this role would make you excited to come to work every day.
Meet our team, and understand our mission: https://www.linevisioninc.com/about-us
Hybrid/In Person: Boston, MA Headquarters (2-4 days/week)
LineVision is hiring an operating executive who can turn grid intelligence software and hardware into the systems regulated utilities depend on to run their operations.
We are seeking a VP of Engineering to own engineering delivery across our software and hardware organizations. You will run delivery of Nexus Core, our next-generation multi-tenant SaaS platform for dynamic line rating, as it moves past launch and into daily operations for a growing base of utility customers. You will also bring the engineering judgment behind the current wave of hardware evolution on our field-deployed sensor. If you want to build and run a development organization at pace across software and hardware, and be accountable for the commitments regulated utilities depend on, join us at LineVision, Built In Boston Best Places to Work!
What will you do?
Core Responsibilities and Key Performance Objectives
- Lead engineering delivery across Platform, Applications, Embedded Software, Data Science, and Hardware Engineering, with every director and manager in these functions reporting through this role.
- Drive Nexus Core's ongoing release cadence, across multi-tenant SaaS and on-premise deployments for regulated, international customers.
- Guide the field-deployed sensor fleet, including health monitoring, lifecycle management, and the next-generation sensor launch, bringing hardware design judgment to component and subsystem trade-offs.
- Establish delivery standards and a reporting cadence across the org: milestone-level, on track or not, with a named owner for every commitment.
- Represent engineering to the executive team and partner with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance on delivery commitments, forecasting, and customer escalations.
Within the first 3 months:
- Develop a working command of Nexus Core's architecture and release history, the sensor fleet's current state, and the org structure across all four functions.
- Stand up a milestone-level reporting cadence with named owners across Platform, Applications, Data Science, and Hardware/Firmware.
- Build working relationships with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance leaders on delivery commitments and forecasting.
Within the first 6 months:
- Run Nexus Core's release cadence against hard external commitments for existing SaaS and on-premise customers.
- Drive the component and subsystem decisions for the next-generation sensor launch, working closely with the hardware/firmware manager.
- Next-generation sensor design decisions are locked and moving through execution toward launch
Milestones within the first year:
- Nexus Core is on a predictable release cadence that consistently meets external commitments across SaaS and on-premise deployments.
- The org is staffed with strong managers and senior ICs across Platform, Applications, Data Science, and Hardware/Firmware.
How to succeed in this role
Key Competencies
- Critical Thinking: Diagnose complex delivery, architecture, and hardware trade-offs across software and hardware. Push the organization toward evidence-based decisions over assumptions.
- Taking Ownership: Own delivery outcomes for Nexus Core and the sensor fleet end to end. Hold every commitment to a named owner and a clear status.
- Judgment & Decision Making: Weigh risk and opportunity across competing priorities in software and hardware delivery. Make the call, communicate it clearly, and stand behind it.
- Stakeholder Management: Align Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance on delivery commitments and forecasts. Represent engineering credibly to the executive team.
Essential Skills
- 12+ years in engineering, with several years leading engineering organizations that shipped production software to external customers, preferably in industrial markets.
- Track record delivering a multi-tenant SaaS platform from architecture through general availability, then running its ongoing release cadence against hard external commitments.
- Experience running on-premise or privately deployed software for enterprise customers with strict security or compliance requirements.
- Hands-on hardware design experience for industrial or field-deployed products, including environmental hardening and certifications (UL, CE, FCC, IP-rated enclosures).
What Sets the Best Candidates Apart
- Startup experience ramping a company from 1-N.
- NERC CIP or comparable regulated critical-infrastructure experience.
- Personally built data products or analytics platforms, not just partnered with the team building them.
- Grid intelligence or dynamic line rating domain experience, or direct hardware/firmware, embedded, or OTA background.
Reporting & Team Structure
- Reports to the CTO.
- Lead an organization of 35+ full-time leaders, engineers and contractors, spanning Platform, Applications, and Embedded Software, Data Science, and Hardware Engineering.
- Collaborates closely with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Finance.
What does joining LineVision mean for you?
- Impact. Your talent, time, and energy will critically impact our success in delivering utilities with grid intelligence to enable affordable, reliable power.
- Ownership. You will hold broad responsibilities with high autonomy and trust in a communicative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
- Flexibility. You will be empowered to maintain work-life balance with trust-based PTO.
- Real World Innovation. You will lead a motivated, high-performing team working with cutting edge, patented technology to help utilities meet the demands of an AI-powered future.
Who we are…
LineVision is a grid-enhancing technology company enabling electric utilities to deliver affordable, reliable power and accelerate the electrification of the global economy. Our grid intelligence platform delivers the most accurate, network-wide dynamic line ratings and enables safer, more reliable grid operations with a combination of optical sensors and advanced environmental modeling. LineVision's global customer base includes eight of the ten largest US utilities, including National Grid, Southern Company, and Exelon.
We are LineVisionaries:
- We are Innovators: we light the way with tenacious creativity and do good work.
- We are Empowered: With high trust and high autonomy, the floor is yours, and the opportunity is ours.
- We are Welcoming: Come as you are, our doors are open. We are better together.
- We are Trusted Partners: We elevate our customer champions through shared thought leadership. We deliver on commitments.
- We are All In: We are building a community of passionate individuals who want to dent the universe.
At LineVision there's no such thing as a "perfect" candidate. We are looking for exceptional people who want to make a positive impact through their work and facilitate an organization where everyone can thrive. So whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this role would make you excited to come to work every day.
Meet our team, and understand our mission: https://www.linevisioninc.com/about-us
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- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related technical field required
- Ten or more years of progressive engineering experience including direct people management
- Demonstrated experience leading engineering organizations of fifty or more across multiple teams
- Strong background in software or systems architecture relevant to the employer's core product domain
- Experience partnering with product, design, and executive leadership on roadmap and strategy
- Proven ability to recruit, retain, and develop senior engineering talent in competitive markets
VP Of Engineering Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a vp of engineering in Massachusetts?
The path to vp of engineering in Massachusetts runs through senior individual contributor roles, then engineering management, and ultimately director-level leadership before the VP step. Massachusetts employers, particularly in biotech, defense, and enterprise software, place high weight on a technical undergraduate degree and often an advanced degree in engineering, computer science, or an MBA from a program like MIT Sloan or Harvard Business School. There is no state-issued license required, but security clearance is a practical prerequisite at many defense and government-adjacent employers along Route 128.
How much do VP of engineerings make in Massachusetts?
VP of engineerings in Massachusetts earn a median of about $201,430 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $137,750 for the lowest 10% to over $286,410 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire vp of engineerings in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring vp of engineerings in Massachusetts right now include State Street, Pelico, and LINEVISION, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Massachusetts's concentration of defense primes, biotech platform companies, and enterprise SaaS firms means VP-level engineering roles appear consistently across sectors beyond pure consumer tech.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most vp of engineering jobs?
Boston, Burlington, and Quincy have the most vp of engineering openings in Massachusetts. Boston and Cambridge dominate because of the density of venture-backed tech companies, major biotech and pharma headquarters, and research-driven institutions, while the Route 128 suburban corridor cities like Waltham and Burlington draw VP hiring from defense contractors and established enterprise software firms that anchor that region.
Are there remote vp of engineering jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than many other senior leadership roles, since vp of engineering work is largely strategic, organizational, and collaborative rather than physically hands-on. About 33% of vp of engineering openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the broad shift toward distributed engineering leadership at software and platform companies. The most remote-compatible parts of the role are roadmap planning, talent development, and cross-functional leadership, while board presentations and team culture-building tend to require in-person presence.
How can I get hired as a vp of engineering in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into an engineering manager or senior engineering manager role first, then targeting director positions at mid-size Massachusetts software or biotech companies where the leadership ladder is shorter. Companies like MathWorks, Rapid7, and growth-stage startups in the Kendall Square ecosystem regularly hire first-time engineering managers and directors who build toward VP over two to three transitions. A strong technical portfolio, evidence of cross-functional influence, and internal promotion from a well-regarded Massachusetts employer carry more weight at the VP level than any single credential.
Where can I find and apply to vp of engineering jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to vp of engineering jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current Massachusetts openings updated regularly. Search the listings, find the roles that match your experience and target sector, and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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