Engineering Manager - Hardware Wearable Product || Fulltime || F2F Interview || No H!b

Mckinsol Consulting - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Senior

Sunnyvale, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Engineering Manager for the Hardware Wearable Product Validation Team will lead the testing and validation activities for innovative wearable technology products. This role combines technical expertise in hardware engineering with strong leadership skills to manage a large team, ensuring that products meet quality, functionality, and reliability standards through effective validation strategies and continuous improvement processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers and validation specialists.
• Manage and oversee the team's performance, including setting objectives, conducting performance reviews, and facilitating professional development.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement training plans to ensure the team has the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their job functions effectively.
• Review and contribute inputs on implementing comprehensive validation strategies for wearable hardware products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional development teams to devise validation from the proto phase.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of validation plans, protocols, and reports.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks associated with product development and validation.
• Develop and maintain automated testing infrastructure and tools to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with the software team to develop automated testing scripts and frameworks.
• Supervise the design and execution of testing to identify potential issues in product designs.
• Drive the team to complete the troubleshooting and resolution of hardware issues uncovered during the validation phase.
• Ensure that all product issues are documented and addressed prior to product launch.
• Continuously evaluate and improve validation techniques to enhance product quality and efficiency.
• Implement best practices and state-of-the-art validation tools and technologies.
• Work closely with other engineering teams, product managers, and quality assurance to align validation activities with overall product timelines and objectives.
• Communicate validation results and insights to stakeholders and provide recommendations based on findings.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks and resources to meet project deadlines.
• Develop and track resource allocation plans.
• Communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders, including project status, technical issues, and test results.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, and other cross-functional infra support to maintain proper operational management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in hardware engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in leading large scale teams.
• Proven experience in hardware product testing and validation, preferably with wearable technologies.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and product development processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in using validation tools and software.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise in any of the functional domains such as Audio, Camera, Display, Connectivity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Program management.