About the position
We’re looking for a Hardware Product Design Mechanical Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the industrial design, architecture, and engineering of one or more Samsara products from initial concept through to mass production. You will motivate your product design process using both data-driven insights gleaned from our telemetry data cloud and a deep hands-on understanding of our customers earned by crawling around their sites and equipment alongside them. In bringing products to market, you will work collaboratively with Product Management, EE, FW, EPM, and Hardware leadership to make tradeoffs and decisions that balance functionality, cost, installation, usability, and aesthetics. Samsara’s Hardware Product Design teams collaborate closely with Samsara’s Operations and Supply Chain teams, outside laboratories, JDM design resources, and a growing supply base worldwide. Together, you will bring exceptional products to market on time and within budget, and ensure that Samsara leads the industry in our product design.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and ship impactful products that address customer needs and expand the scope and capability of the Samsara Platform
- Evaluate system feature tradeoffs and define product specifications in concert with product management and cross-functional engineering teams
- Drive the development process through all phases including engineering feasibility, proof of concept prototyping, detailed design, validation, mass production, and go-to-market
- Validate products against both internal and external metrics through engineering evaluation, rigorous product quality testing, customer field testing, and return analysis
- Own the full customer hardware experience including the industrial design, packaging, and installation of our products
- Leverage our JDM manufacturing partners to achieve performance, cost, and schedule goals
- Research and stay abreast of the latest industry trends in core technologies, manufacturing capabilities, vendor offerings, and market needs to drive product innovation
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience shipping hardware programs at scale in partnership with partners overseas
- Proven record navigating tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost in a cross-functional environment
- Experience developing and launching electromechanical components or products in mass production
- Demonstrated experience designing for automotive, outdoor, industrial, or consumer products
- Proficiency in plastic/metal part design, CAD modeling, and drafting, preferably using NX
- BS degree in mechanical engineering or related field
- Ability to travel up to 10% (domestic and international) when necessary
- Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday) presence onsite in our San Francisco Headquarters
Nice-to-haves
- 8+ years of experience shipping high-volume hardware programs at scale
- MS degree in mechanical engineering or related field
- Experience shipping products with JDM partner teams in a leveraged development model
- Experience with ruggedized product design, including IP sealing, vibration, and harsh environments
- Experience integrating camera and antenna technologies in smart products, vehicles, or equipment applications
- Significant hands-on experience working with customer feedback to make better product decisions
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- Employee-led remote and flexible working
- Health benefits
- Samsara for Good charity fund
- Flexible working model
