Senior Director of Hardware Engineering

Veo; København; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Veo in Copenhagen seeks a senior hardware engineering leader to drive Veo's global hardware initiatives. You will own the hardware roadmap, manage timelines and budget, and build a world-class team across optics, video, electronics, and firmware.

Collaborate with Product, AI, and Manufacturing to deliver high-quality hardware at scale. You will shape engineering standards, lead cross-functional programs, and ensure agile processes align with hardware realities, maintaining focus on cost,

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading hardware engineering teams for consumer electronics, including managing other managers or leads.
• Broad fluency across optics, video processing, signal processing, battery management, mechanics, electronics/EE, and DFM/DFA for high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong program management: planning, budgeting, risk management, and cross-functional coordination on complex hardware programs.
• Experience taking products from prototype through mass production, working with contract manufacturers and/or in-house assembly lines.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the Hardware team (optics, video, signal processing, battery management, mechanics, electronics/EE, industrial design).
• Set technical direction and contribute to the product vision for Veo's Capture Portfolio, from concept through mass production.
• Lead projects end-to-end: planning, task management, and follow-up to ensure commitments are met.
• Own program management for hardware initiatives: scoping, timelines, critical path, and status reporting.
• Run the team's agile ways of working: stand-ups, sprint planning, retros, backlog refinement.
• Own DFM/DFA and manufacturing readiness; partner with assembly lines and suppliers to hit cost, quality, and time-to-market targets.
• Build and own Capex/Opex budgets for your team and programs.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Finance, and Legal on vendor contracts and performance governance.
• Be an active member of Builders' senior engineering leadership; shape standards, rhythms, and culture.

Skills

Hardware leadership

Optics

Video processing

Signal processing

Battery management

Mechanics

Electronics/EE

DFM/DFA

Mass production

Program management

Budgeting

Cross-functional

Agile

Contract manufacturers

Firmware familiarity

Leadership

Team scaling

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

None

Job description

Veo in Copenhagen seeks a senior hardware engineering leader to drive Veo's global hardware initiatives. You will own the hardware roadmap, manage timelines and budget, and build a world-class team across optics, video, electronics, and firmware.

Collaborate with Product, AI, and Manufacturing to deliver high-quality hardware at scale. You will shape engineering standards, lead cross-functional programs, and ensure agile processes align with hardware realities, maintaining focus on cost,