Hydrofoiling vessel design and advanced composite manufacturing
Vessev designs and manufactures hydrofoiling vessels using MATLAB, Simulink, and CAD for control-law modeling and structural analysis. The company is actively scaling engineering (5 open roles) and manufacturing (3 roles) while grappling with repeatable production and serial manufacturing challenges—typical friction points for hardware startups moving from prototype to production. Leadership has added a Head of Finance, signaling focus on capital management during growth.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Finance
Vessev designs hydrofoiling vessels and develops the control systems that power them. The company operates from Auckland, New Zealand, and employs 11–50 people across engineering, manufacturing, finance, marketing, and operations. Core development work spans control-law design for foiling platforms, sensor integration for control systems, composite fabrication, and structural assembly. Current projects include next-generation power distribution systems for their VS-9 vessel line and process optimization for manufacturing. The organization is hiring steadily across engineering and manufacturing roles, with a mid-to-senior weighted team.
Hydrofoiling vessels with integrated control systems. Active projects include foil platform control laws, structural analysis for vessel design, advanced composite fabrication, and next-generation embedded power distribution for the VS-9 vessel line.
Python, MATLAB, Simulink, CAD, Altium, LTspice, and CNC manufacturing tools. The stack reflects hardware + control system development, with heavy simulation and PCB/mechanical design tooling.
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