Manager of Mechanical Engineering

Join our team as the Manager of Mechanical Engineering in San Francisco. In this player-coach leadership role, you will oversee the development of highly complex electromechanical products, including our flagship product, the Pod. You will lead all aspects of mechanical engineering execution across the full development cycle, provide hands-on technical leadership, and collaborate with stakeholders across various departments. You will also grow and manage a high-performing engineering team and implement systems and processes to ensure peak efficiency.

• Oversee the development of highly complex electromechanical products, including the flagship product and new products.
• Lead all aspects of mechanical engineering execution across the full development cycle, from concept definition to production ramp.
• Grow and manage a high-performing engineering team, providing hands-on technical leadership and direction.
• The ideal candidate will have significant experience launching successful products from concept through to production
• Willingness and ability to travel to China as needed
• Experience leading early stage product development efforts, including concept definition, feasibility prototyping, and industrial design
• Desire to be technically engaged in the details while managing the team. Deep knowledge of injection molding, electronics/sensor integration, and mechanism design. Proficiency with thermal engineering, fluid systems, actuators, and soft goods is highly desirable
• Track record of launching products successfully under aggressive timelines with lean teams, including scaling products to high volume production in Asia (tooling, build management - EVT, DVT, PVT - test tool development, and testing)
• BSME or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to hire and manage mechanical engineers, with an appetite to build and develop a team over time
• Ability to work from our SF office in alignment with team expectations
• 8+ years of experience developing complex electromechanical systems, ideally high-volume consumer hardware