Senior Director, Device Platform Engineering

Pantera Capital; United States; On-site; USD 220,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Hello Heart is seeking a Senior Director, Device Systems Engineer in the United States to lead end-to-end device development—from concept to production and scaling. You will coordinate hardware, firmware, manufacturing, validation, and field performance with cross-functional teams to drive reliable, scalable devices used to prevent cardiac events.

You will mentor engineers, enable manufacturing readiness, and apply AI tooling to improve planning, analysis, and automation in a regulated health

Qualifications

• 12+ years in connected hardware, embedded systems, or medical devices
• Experience taking products from concept to commercialization
• Experience with hardware, firmware, manufacturing validation, and field performance

Responsibilities

• Own device product lanes from concept through end-of-life
• Serve as technical systems owner across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, validation, connectivity, and field performance
• Lead cross-functional execution across Engineering, Product, Hardware Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing, and external partners
• Drive executive-level tradeoff decisions on performance, reliability, cost, schedule, quality, and user experience
• Lead product planning, execution reviews, risk management, and milestone delivery
• Develop relationships with suppliers and contract manufacturers to scale devices
• Improve manufacturing diagnostics, production testing, and factory automation
• Lead root-cause investigations across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, cloud systems, and data

Skills

AI tooling

Embedded systems

Medical device

Systems engineering

Leadership

Executive communication

Regulatory environments

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or related field

Tools

Contract manufacturers

Manufacturing validation

Quality systems

Job description

About Hello Heart

Hello Heart is on a mission to make heart attacks a thing of the past.

We’re an AI company focused exclusively on heart health, building a platform that predicts and prevents cardiac events before they happen—identifying risk up to 10 days in advance versus 10 years in traditional clinical models.

This is already working at scale. Hello Heart has been shown to reduce inpatient hospital days by 47% and deliver ~$1,800 in annual savings per member. Hello Heart is the cardiac prevention partner to over 80% of large U.S. health plans and serves hundreds of public and private employers.

We’re defining how the #1 cause of death—heart disease—is managed in the AI era. Join us.

About the role

Hello Heart helps people improve their heart health. We make it easy to track and manage heart risks. Our tool uses medical devices and simple tips to help you build healthy habits. We are looking for a Senior Director, Device Systems Engineer to lead our technical work. You will handle everything from building and testing to fixing devices. You will work with hardware and software teams to make sure products work well for everyone. Much of your work will be helping the factory build and test devices correctly. You should be good at solving problems and working with others.

Responsibilities

• Own one of Hello Heart’s device product lanes from concept through end‑of‑life.
• Serve as the technical systems owner across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, validation, connectivity, and field performance.
• Lead cross‑functional execution across Engineering, Product, Hardware Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing, and external partners.
• Drive executive‑level tradeoff decisions across performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, schedule, quality, and member experience.
• Lead product planning, execution reviews, risk management, and milestone delivery.
• Partner with suppliers, engineering firms, and contract manufacturers to deliver high‑quality devices at scale.
• Develop and improve manufacturing diagnostics, calibration, production testing, factory automation, and traceability.
• Lead root‑cause investigations across hardware, firmware, manufacturing, cloud systems, suppliers, and field data.
• Use artificial intelligence and automation to improve engineering productivity, technical decision‑making, manufacturing readiness, and operational execution.
• Mentor engineers and build organizational capability across Hello Heart’s device platform.

Qualifications

• Strong fluency using AI tooling to improve engineering planning, technical analysis, workflow automation, test development, documentation, and operational execution.
• 12+ years of experience developing connected hardware, embedded systems, or medical device products, including experience taking products from concept through commercialization and sustaining.
• Strong embedded systems, electronics, systems engineering, and product architecture experience.
• Experience with connected device development, including hardware, firmware, connectivity, manufacturing validation, production readiness, and field performance.
• Experience with engineering validation testing, design validation testing, production validation testing, production ramp, and sustaining engineering.
• Experience working directly with contract manufacturers, suppliers, engineering partners, and manufacturing teams.
• Strong program leadership, executive communication, and technical decision‑making skills.
• Experience building scalable device platforms, not just individual products.
• Experience operating in regulated or quality‑driven environments, preferably medical device, digital health, healthcare technology, or another high‑reliability hardware category.
• Experience with product lifecycle management, issue tracking, manufacturing test, quality systems, and engineering documentation tools.

Base Salary

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $220,000 to $238,000. Salary ranges are determined by role and level. Compensation is determined by additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the annual salary only and do not include equity or benefits.