Hardware Engineering Manager: Edge Cameras & Access

Coram-Ai; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Coram AI is seeking a hardware leadership role for production mechanical or electrical engineering. You will own the current access-control line and drive two new product lines from concept to mass production, coordinating with contract manufacturers across time zones.

You will build a small local design team while scaling manufacturing partnerships to meet aggressive product milestones. You will own design transfer, certification readiness, supplier qualification, and quality systems, while

Qualifications

• At least five years in production mechanical or electrical engineering with a spike in one area.
• Experience shipping a product through an external contract manufacturer at volume, with a direct ownership of the partner.
• Owned the factory relationship yourself, not delegated to a TPM or manufacturing engineer at transfer.
• Presented a full design transfer package: CAD, BOM, assembly instructions, test procedures, quality criteria, drawings.
• Experience taking products through certification (FCC at minimum; CE/UL as applicable).
• Demonstrated ability to ship fast under constraint and discuss trade-offs and timeline slips.
• Built enduring processes: stage gates, change control, supplier qualification, and quality systems.
• Experience growing engineers and tracking their progression to higher roles.

Responsibilities

• Own the shipping access-control line quality, field performance, and ongoing cost control.
• Lead two new hardware product lines end-to-end from concept to mass production.
• Manage the contract manufacturer relationship including design transfer packages.
• Engage in hands-on engineering with CAD drawings, schematics, or board bring-up as needed.
• Implement and maintain stage gates, quality systems, and supplier qualification protocols.
• Grow and mentor future hardware engineers in the team.

Skills

Production engineering

Contract manufacturer management

Design transfer

Certification processes

Quality systems

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CAD software

BOM management

PCB bring-up

Job description

Coram AI is seeking a hardware leadership role for production mechanical or electrical engineering. You will own the current access-control line and drive two new product lines from concept to mass production, coordinating with contract manufacturers across time zones.

You will build a small local design team while scaling manufacturing partnerships to meet aggressive product milestones. You will own design transfer, certification readiness, supplier qualification, and quality systems, while