Senior Director of Engineering — Connected Hardware & Cloud

Femtech Insider Ltd.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Willow is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead and scale an end-to-end engineering organization spanning EE, firmware, cloud, and mobile apps. You will bridge hardware to cloud, while balancing hands-on execution with strategic architecture across multiple teams.

You will manage internal leads and external partners, promote best practices, and drive regulatory compliance (FDA/ISO) in product development. This hybrid role is based in the Bay Area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of progressive engineering experience in connected hardware, IoT, or medical devices, with at least 5+ years in engineering leadership.
• Demonstrated depth across electrical engineering, firmware, software & cloud domains and hands-on capability.
• Deep experience managing external vendors, offshore teams, and contract manufacturers through full product lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Act as the chief technical authority across Willow’s end-to-end stack: EE, firmware, software, and cloud.
• Drive system-level architecture, lead design reviews, and troubleshoot complex bottlenecks.
• Define and enforce technical standards and secure SDLC practices.
• Manage, recruit, and mentor a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Coordinate external partners, vendors, and contract manufacturers to deliver high-reliability products.
• Partner with Product, QA, Regulatory, and Operations to translate requirements into roadmaps.

Skills

Technical leadership

System architecture

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Tools

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

Nordic MCU

STM32

BLE

AWS/GCP

APIs (RESTful)

IoT device management

Job description

Willow is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead and scale an end-to-end engineering organization spanning EE, firmware, cloud, and mobile apps. You will bridge hardware to cloud, while balancing hands-on execution with strategic architecture across multiple teams.

You will manage internal leads and external partners, promote best practices, and drive regulatory compliance (FDA/ISO) in product development. This hybrid role is based in the Bay Area.