Product Design Hardware Engineering Manager

We're seeking an experienced Product Design Engineering Manager (Mechanical) to lead a team of engineers in designing the next generation of AI Glasses. As a key member of our AI Glasses Hardware team, you'll play a critical role in bringing contextual AI experiences in a beautiful wearable form factor to our customers. This is a complex and operationally impact-focused position that offers the opportunity to develop groundbreaking technologies that can revolutionize human communication and interaction.

Product Design Hardware Engineering Manager Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of engineers developing complex consumer hardware devices, providing technical guidance and oversight
• Collaborate with recruiting staff to expand the team through conferences, events, and onboarding new employees
• Develop comprehensive plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges by understanding technical architectures, long-term and short-term planning, hardware roadmapping, and other key issues
• Regularly assess employee performance, address under-performance, and recognize and promote team members
• Foster effective collaboration between teams by partnering with product management, technical program management, manufacturing, operations, and other engineering groups
• Support engineer career development by assigning projects tailored to their skill levels, strengths, and work styles, and promoting long-term skill growth
• Travel domestically and internationally (up to 10%) to support builds, meet with suppliers, and work with multi-site hardware teams
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams, including UX, ID, manufacturing, reliability, and others

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent degree
• 8+ years of experience shipping consumer products, with an in depth foundation in mechanical engineering fundamentals
• 3+ years of team management experience, leading mechanical engineers
• Experience leading hardware teams to ship consumer devices and be inspired about building and developing high-performing teams
• Proven experience collaborating with Asian contract manufacturers and suppliers, both remotely and on-site
• Skilled in tackling ambiguous issues, providing strategic direction, and applying conceptual thinking
• Proficient in state-of-the-art mechanical design and simulation tools, prototyping tools, manufacturing technologies, and materials
• Experience driving technical contributions to innovation-driven product design teams
• Demonstrated skill in communicating technical information to stakeholders, driving understanding and buy-in