Head of Engineering

About the role

This pivotal technical leadership role within an early-stage wearable sensing and robotics company owns end-to-end engineering execution for a body-worn sensing platform. The Head of Engineering leads a distributed hardware team across India and the US, remaining deeply hands-on with system architecture, power systems, and sensor synchronization. This is an on-site position based in India with regular monthly travel to San Francisco.

What you’ll do

• Own end-to-end technical execution from architecture through production
• Lead and coordinate distributed engineering teams across time zones
• Define hardware system architecture integrating mechanical, electrical, and firmware subsystems
• Apply first-principles engineering to power architecture and sensor challenges
• Debug firmware and system-level issues using diagnostic tools
• Review mechanical designs for integrity, durability, and ergonomics
• Shape hiring criteria and team development practices
• Support supply chain, vendor management, and regulatory compliance

What you’ll bring

• 6–10+ years of hardware engineering experience in wearables or robotics
• Proven track record taking a hardware product from prototype to deployment
• Deep expertise in battery-powered multi-rail power systems and schematic review
• Strong experience with sensor synchronization and firmware-level timestamping
• Practical firmware and embedded Linux debugging skills
• US citizenship or valid US visa required; no sponsorship available

Nice to have

• Experience as Staff/Principal Engineer or Founding Engineer
• Ability to lead distributed technical teams effectively
• Excellent written communication for translating requirements into specs
• Familiarity with UL/IEC regulatory requirements for wearables
• Experience with manufacturing handoff and production scale-up

Skills

Benefits

• Salary: $140,000–$210,000 USD annually
• Significant technical ownership at a critical growth stage
• Hands-on involvement across hardware, firmware, and mechanical engineering
• Regular travel to San Francisco (approx. one week per month)