Director of Hardware, VergeSense
Occupancy intelligence platform
Job no longer available
Occupancy intelligence platform
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To unlock the potential of every space to foster connection, inspiration, and sustainability.
Role
Who you are
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
- 10+ years’ experience in electronics development across full product life cycles - concept to production to release of products with one or more of the following areas: complex consumer products, cameras, wireless connectivity (WiFi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, Cellular), or low power/battery powered design
- Experience as a technical lead designing hardware systems/products that have been deployed to customers at scale and supported
- Minimum of 3-5 years experience managing an electrical engineering systems team
- Experience in JDM (shared design) and CM (fully internally designed) engagements
- Familiar with Product Life Cycle stages and supply chain management process from concept to mass production (MP). manufacturing
- Familiar with using PDM and PLM systems for the development life cycle on a day-to-day basis
- High level of technical writing proficiency (specs, test plans, reports, white papers, etc.)
What the job involves
- As the Director of Hardware, you will work closely with leadership, product management, and our customers to determine customer needs, develop requirements, and ultimately detailed hardware designs
- You will oversee a team of electrical engineers internally and multiple external design partners
- Your contributions will be crucial in advancing VergeSense’s expansion into product lines and markets
- Reporting to the VP of Connected Devices the Director of Hardware will thrive in a high-growth, fluid, and metrics-oriented environment, with a deep passion for delivering value to customers
- Is responsible for leading the design and validation of VergeSense’s current and next-generation hardware products
- Manage, lead, and mentor a team of electrical engineers providing technical guidance, evaluation, and facilitating career growth
- Own all aspects of EE hardware design including circuit/board design & validation as well as all usual integration challenges of ESD, EMC, and antenna performance
- As a player-coach contribute technically such as driving component selection, researching new technologies, leading design reviews, etc
- Partner with product management and leadership to identify and translate VergeSense’s customer’s needs into product requirements and rigorous hardware design specifications
- Closely engage 3rd party development partners and suppliers to achieve the highest levels of product performance and quality. Align all parties with clear requirements and timelines
- Drive product development partnership strategy - determining what is best developed in-house vs. via a partnership (direct contractor, JDM, etc)
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams (program management, firmware, mechanical, operations, etc) to ensure coordinated development and delivery
- Define, lead, and champion a consistent and deterministic hardware development process that has clear phase gates, established success criteria, and defined roles & responsibilities
Our take
Data collection and analysis are frequently used by businesses to develop efficient software workflows to save money and time, but the AI that fuels these approaches is rarely applied to analyze offline activity. Despite the lack of this application, inefficiencies in the workplace could be solved from such insights by ensuring facilities are managed and used efficiently.
VergeSense builds AI-driven sensors and analytical software that allows businesses to gain insights regarding the usage of their office facilities. The technology can provide information regarding how full seating areas are, whether conference rooms are being used, and where desk space is currently available.
AI is normally associated with automating and improving efficiency in software scenarios, so VergeSense’s goal of collecting data and providing insights about physical office spaces is unique. The company claims that its technology helps offices recognize which workspaces are effective within an office, where changes are required, and how to present the office to facilitate better efficiencies in the workplace.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2021
$60m
SERIES C
Dec 2020
$12m
SERIES B
Total funding: $82.7m
Company benefits
- Employer-sponsored medical
- Dental and vision insurance (dependent on location)
- Open Vacation policy: take time off when you need it
Company HQ
Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Dan Ryan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Boston University. Previously a Financial Software Developer at Bloomberg for 1 year and VP of Product - IoT Solutions at Acuity Brands for 2 years.
Kelby Green
(CTO)Former Lead Software Engineer at Acuity Brands, Founding Software Engineer at ByteLight, and Software Developer at Bloomberg.
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