Senior Director, Hardware Engineering & Global Manufacturing

OpenTrons; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Opentrons Labworks, Inc. is seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering to lead mechanical development for next‑gen robotic platforms from concept to mass production.

You will guide cross‑functional teams across Product, Software, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, and coordinate with Shenzhen partners, including travel up to 10% and time‑zone alignment. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in hardware product development, 6+ years in people management, and strong experience with DFMA, CAD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years hardware product development experience, including transfer to manufacturing.
• Minimum of 6 years in people management/leadership.
• Fluency in Mandarin strongly preferred.
• Experience with injection molding, die casting, sheet metal forming, CNC, and related manufacturing processes.
• Direct experience designing and bringing parts to mass manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for mechanical development from concept to mass production.
• Own mechanical engineering execution across multiple programs with balanced timelines and resources.
• Guide teams through NPI with cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality.
• Drive DFM, DFA, and cost-reduction initiatives with Shenzhen manufacturing partners.
• Lead and mentor a team of mechanical and test engineers for growth and excellence.
• Establish and improve mechanical engineering processes, prototyping, testing, documentation, and release practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Electrical, Software, Product, Design, and Quality teams to deliver integrated systems.

Skills

Technical leadership

People management

Program leadership

DFM/DFA

CAD (SolidWorks)

ERP systems

Lean documentation

Contract manufacturing

Injection molding

Thermal & fluid dynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SolidWorks

ERP systems

PCBA debugging tools

Job description

Opentrons Labworks, Inc. is seeking a Director of Hardware Engineering to lead mechanical development for next‑gen robotic platforms from concept to mass production.

You will guide cross‑functional teams across Product, Software, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing, and coordinate with Shenzhen partners, including travel up to 10% and time‑zone alignment. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in hardware product development, 6+ years in people management, and strong experience with DFMA, CAD