Director of Hardware Product Engine — Hybrid NYC

Raycon, Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% product discount

$1,500 annual L&D stipend

Monthly team lunch & snacks

Job summary

Raycon, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Director of Hardware to run Raycon's product engine, overseeing 10+ test launches annually and driving a fast, capital-efficient portfolio across audio and adjacent categories.

You will own lineup strategy, briefs, component decisions, and post-launch health, while leading core categories as the senior PM and growing toward broader product/engineering leadership.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in consumer hardware product with 2+ years leading PMs or program leads.
• Shipped multiple consumer audio products at scale.
• Experience with OEM/JDM partners overseas and managing many products in parallel.

Responsibilities

• Run the Product Engine: oversee 10+ test launches per year, set gates, kill criteria, and capital envelope.
• Scale proven winners and drive toward 4.3+ star ratings with quality improvements.
• Create product briefs: define customer pain, target buyer, must-win features, kill criteria, costs, and quality bar.
• Lead component/architecture decisions across drivers, chipsets, batteries, mics, and materials.
• Provide player-coach leadership for core categories as the senior PM and own schedules and tradeoffs.
• Own EVT/DVT/PVT gates and the post-launch health dashboard for each product.
• Coach and grow the PM team and design contractors; set the standard for PM work at Raycon.
• Foster cross-functional clarity across Engineering, ID, Ops, Marketing, and CX.

Skills

Consumer hardware leadership

PM team leadership

OEM/JDM partnerships

Data-driven decisions

Written communication

Education

Engineering degree (ME/CS/Acoustics/EE)

Job description

Raycon, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Director of Hardware to run Raycon's product engine, overseeing 10+ test launches annually and driving a fast, capital-efficient portfolio across audio and adjacent categories.

You will own lineup strategy, briefs, component decisions, and post-launch health, while leading core categories as the senior PM and growing toward broader product/engineering leadership.