{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"de10eec1256e15005f4e327a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/de10eec1256e15005f4e327a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/de10eec1256e15005f4e327a","title":"Hardware Engineering Manager","description":"At Qu you’ll find a fun, dynamic, and diverse culture that celebrates team and individual success. Our people are down to earth, trail blazin’ folks who value innovation.\n\nWhile mostly virtual, we collaborate closely to produce leading-edge software solutions much needed in the restaurant industry.\n\nWe are seeking an experienced and visionary technical leader to join our team as a Hardware Engineering Manager. In this role, you will lead a cross-functional hardware engineering group responsible for defining, building, operating, and evolving Qu’s hardware platforms—ranging from cutting-edge IoT innovations to core legacy systems. You will ensure our hardware solutions deliver reliability, scalability, compliance, and long-term maintainability. As the central hardware leader, you will have holistic accountability over the full hardware lifecycle, overarching hardware strategy, and procurement operations.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\nEngineering Leadership: Serve as the primary leader for the hardware engineering function, coordinating efforts across R&D, legacy hardware operations, strategy, and cross-functional partners to ensure seamless alignment and execution.\nFull Hardware Lifecycle Management: Provide executive oversight and accountability for the end-to-end lifecycle of all hardware products:\nIoT & Innovations: Oversee the lifecycle for E2I, Computer Vision (CV), and smart cameras from initial sourcing to end-of-life.\nLegacy & Core Systems: Ensure the stabilization, support readiness, and ongoing lifecycle management of deployed KDS (Kitchen Display Systems), POS terminals, and peripheral devices.\nHardware Strategy & Roadmap: Own the long-term hardware vision, platform decisions, multi-year roadmaps, and investment prioritization. You will guide platform modularity, reuse strategies, and make/buy/partner decisions.\nR&D and Edge Computing: Drive next-generation edge compute and AI-enabled hardware platforms (e.g., Qube & Edge AI). Ensure the successful delivery of prototype builds, performance benchmarks, and release readiness criteria.\nProcurement & Vendor Relations: Hold accountability for the overarching procurement strategy, scaling operations, global logistics, RMA workflows, and managing strategic vendor/OEM relationships.\nOperational Excellence & Compliance: Ensure rigorous standards across the hardware ecosystem by overseeing:\nHardware documentation, revision tracking, test matrices, and compatibility.\nOS and base image management policies.\nHardware certification, regulatory compliance, and hardware security validation.\nQA validation, test strategies, and the creation of field support playbooks/diagnostics.\nCross-Functional Collaboration:\nPartner directly with dedicated domain owners across R&D/IoT, Legacy & Core Hardware, and Hardware Strategy to achieve collective goals.\nConsult and align closely with Hardware QA and Hardware Security teams to maintain platform integrity and safety.\nAlign hardware engineering initiatives with broader Product, Software Engineering, DevOps, and Finance leadership.\nWhat we're looking for:\nProven experience as an Engineering Manager leading hardware engineering, hardware product management, or hardware operations teams.\nDeep expertise in end-to-end hardware lifecycle management, from sourcing, testing and R&D, to mass scaling, RMAs, and end-of-life.\nStrong strategic mindset with experience defining multi-year hardware roadmaps and leading procurement/vendor strategy.\nFamiliarity with Edge Compute, IoT devices, POS systems, and AI-enabled hardware architectures.\nExcellent cross-functional leadership skills, capable of driving accountability across a matrixed organization and translating complex technical requirements into actionable operational plans.","company":"Qupos","rawCompany":"qupos","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-03T17:12:09.979Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"},{"code":"17-2061.00","title":"Computer Hardware Engineers","slug":"computer-hardware-engineers"},{"code":"11-3021.00","title":"Computer and Information Systems Managers","slug":"computer-and-information-systems-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"334111","title":"Electronic Computer Manufacturing","slug":"electronic-computer-manufacturing"},{"code":"334118","title":"Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"computer-terminal-and-other-computer-peripheral-equipment-manufacturing"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Hardware Engineering Manager","description":"At Qu you’ll find a fun, dynamic, and diverse culture that celebrates team and individual success. 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As the central hardware leader, you will have holistic accountability over the full hardware lifecycle, overarching hardware strategy, and procurement operations.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\nEngineering Leadership: Serve as the primary leader for the hardware engineering function, coordinating efforts across R&D, legacy hardware operations, strategy, and cross-functional partners to ensure seamless alignment and execution.\nFull Hardware Lifecycle Management: Provide executive oversight and accountability for the end-to-end lifecycle of all hardware products:\nIoT & Innovations: Oversee the lifecycle for E2I, Computer Vision (CV), and smart cameras from initial sourcing to end-of-life.\nLegacy & Core Systems: Ensure the stabilization, support readiness, and ongoing lifecycle management of deployed KDS (Kitchen Display Systems), POS terminals, and peripheral devices.\nHardware Strategy & Roadmap: Own the long-term hardware vision, platform decisions, multi-year roadmaps, and investment prioritization. You will guide platform modularity, reuse strategies, and make/buy/partner decisions.\nR&D and Edge Computing: Drive next-generation edge compute and AI-enabled hardware platforms (e.g., Qube & Edge AI). Ensure the successful delivery of prototype builds, performance benchmarks, and release readiness criteria.\nProcurement & Vendor Relations: Hold accountability for the overarching procurement strategy, scaling operations, global logistics, RMA workflows, and managing strategic vendor/OEM relationships.\nOperational Excellence & Compliance: Ensure rigorous standards across the hardware ecosystem by overseeing:\nHardware documentation, revision tracking, test matrices, and compatibility.\nOS and base image management policies.\nHardware certification, regulatory compliance, and hardware security validation.\nQA validation, test strategies, and the creation of field support playbooks/diagnostics.\nCross-Functional Collaboration:\nPartner directly with dedicated domain owners across R&D/IoT, Legacy & Core Hardware, and Hardware Strategy to achieve collective goals.\nConsult and align closely with Hardware QA and Hardware Security teams to maintain platform integrity and safety.\nAlign hardware engineering initiatives with broader Product, Software Engineering, DevOps, and Finance leadership.\nWhat we're looking for:\nProven experience as an Engineering Manager leading hardware engineering, hardware product management, or hardware operations teams.\nDeep expertise in end-to-end hardware lifecycle management, from sourcing, testing and R&D, to mass scaling, RMAs, and end-of-life.\nStrong strategic mindset with experience defining multi-year hardware roadmaps and leading procurement/vendor strategy.\nFamiliarity with Edge Compute, IoT devices, POS systems, and AI-enabled hardware architectures.\nExcellent cross-functional leadership skills, capable of driving accountability across a matrixed organization and translating complex technical requirements into actionable operational plans.","datePosted":"2026-08-03T17:12:09.979Z","dateModified":"2026-08-03T17:12:09.979Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Qupos","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Remote","addressRegion":"OR","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"de10eec1256e15005f4e327a"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/de10eec1256e15005f4e327a"}}