We are an early-stage wearable sensing startup building a body-worn sensing platform at the frontier of hardware engineering. This is a pivotal moment for the company, and we're looking for a technically deep, hands-on Head of Engineering to own technical execution from architecture through shipping — while leading a distributed team across India and San Francisco.
You'll be based full-time in India and travel to San Francisco approximately one week per month. This role is for someone who thrives at the intersection of systems thinking, embedded hardware, and team leadership — and who has a proven track record of shipping real products into real users' hands.
Note: This role is open to US citizens and US visa holders only. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Задачи
Own end-to-end technical execution of a body-worn sensing platform — from system architecture through production shipment
Lead and coordinate a distributed team of hardware, firmware, and mechanical specialists across India and San Francisco
Make weekly design and integration decisions across power systems, sensor synchronization, firmware/embedded Linux, and mechanical structure
Define and maintain the complete hardware system architecture, ensuring all subsystems integrate coherently into a wearable product
Translate product requirements into clear, precise engineering briefs for the distributed team to execute against
Review and critique mechanical designs with engineering justification, focusing on wearability, durability, and real-world deployment constraints
Debug firmware and system-level issues using schematics, logic analyzers, and serial logs
Shape hiring criteria and interview processes to grow overall team capability
Own meaningful systems from day one and measure direct impact on product quality and model capabilities
Требования
Dealbreakers (all required)
US citizen or US visa holder
6+ years of hardware engineering experience focused on wearable hardware, robotics, motion capture, or field-deployed devices
Hands-on experience designing multi-rail battery-powered hardware, including power protection circuits, regulator topology selection, and ability to analyze inrush/brownout behavior on first power-on
must be comfortable reading schematics
At least one hardware product shipped from first prototype to real users
Willing to live in India and travel to San Francisco approximately one week per month
Experience operating as a staff, principal, or founding engineer — not solely as an engineering manager
Proven ability to lead distributed teams across time zones and maintain engineering quality without daily in-person presence
Deep expertise in sensor synchronization across mismatched sample rates and variable bus latencies, including firmware-level timestamping and diagnosing real misalignment in datasets
Firmware and embedded Linux experience: bringing up SoM/SBC platforms, debugging timing, interrupt, and buffer issues
Strong mechanical judgment: able to critique load paths, tolerance stack-up, strain relief, and wearable-specific requirements
Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to translate product needs into precise engineering briefs and influence hiring decisions
Будет плюсом
Experience with supply chain and vendor management for hardware components
Experience with regulatory compliance (UL/IEC) for wearable devices
Experience shipping hardware at scale, including mass production and manufacturing handoff
Условия
Salary: $140,000 – $210,000 USD annually
Competitive equity in an early-stage company at a pivotal growth stage
Regular travel to San Francisco (approximately one week per month) covered by the company
LOCATION
This is a full-time, on-site role based in India
You will travel to San Francisco, CA, USA approximately one week per month to collaborate with the local team
Candidates must already be located in or willing to relocate to India
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