Hardware Engineering Manager – Consumer Electronics

Hardware engineers who still want to engineer — this one's for you.We are working on a Hardware Engineering Manager search in San Francisco for a growing consumer electronics company building rugged, high-performance products.This is not a “manage from a distance” role.The sweet spot? A Principal/Lead Engineer ready for leadership, or a hands-on Engineering Manager who still wants to prototype, troubleshoot, make architecture decisions, and take products all the way to mass production.What will get our attention:Strong EE / systems architecture backgroundConsumer electronics / wearables / audio / medical devices / rugged electronicsProducts taken from development → high-volume manufacturingDirect Asian ODM/JDM/CM manufacturing experienceComfortable leading a small ME + EE + Firmware teamStill genuinely hands-onSan Francisco – 4 days onsite$200K–$230K + bonus + equityTaiwan travel approximately 2–4x/yearIf you’ve spent years building great products and are ready to have much more ownership over what gets built and how it gets built, I’d love to connect.