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Manager, Product Design - Mechanical Engineering

Full-timeDesign manager$152,100-$207,700*
San Francisco, United States
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Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which allows businesses that depend on physical operations to harness IoT (Internet of Things) data to develop actionable business insights and improve their operations. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, we now employ more than 1,800 people globally and have over 1.5 million active devices. Samsara also went public in December 2021 and we’re just getting started. 

Recent awards we’ve won include: 

  • #2 in the Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies in Americas list 2021
  • Named as a Best Place to Work in Built In 2022 
  • #19 in the Forbes Cloud 100 2021  
  • IoT Analytics Company of the Year in 2022’s IoT Breakthrough Winners 
  • Forbes Advisor named us the Best Solution for Large Companies - Fleet management software for 2022!

We're driving change in industries that are yet to fully embrace digital transformation. Physical operations make up a massive slice of the global economy but haven’t benefited from innovation and actionable information in the way that other sectors have. The potential for scale and impact is huge.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Manager of Product Design (PD) to lead our US PD team.  In this role you will be responsible for industrial design, physical architecture, design and project leadership. 

In the day to day, you will be responsible for guiding the architecture and design of multiple products after leading a thorough industrial design study, encompassing the environment, installation, usability, aesthetics considerations. We have a tremendous amount of telemetry and access to customers that help guide our design process. You will crawl around equipment and industrial facilities working directly with our customers to ensure we lead the industry in our product design.

We run a collaborative process working closely with Product Management, EE, FW, EPM, and Hardware leadership to make excellent tradeoffs and decisions. Throughout this process, you’ll mentor other engineers.  

The US and Taiwan PD teams are supported by the Supply Chain team, laboratories, JDM design resources, and a growing supply base. 

This role will be based out of our San Francisco office and is not remote eligible.

In this role, you will:

  • Manage a team that ships successful products.
  • Research: stay abreast of the latest trends in related products, fabrication techniques, vendors, quality assurance, process, etc.
  • Work on Industrial design and Architecture: Evaluate system feature tradeoffs and create the system specifications for development with product management and cross-functional engineering teams. 
  • Lead the development process from industrial design studies and prototyping through field validation according to performance, cost and schedule goals.
  • Mentor, coach, and uplevel the team around you. You will be a role model.
  • Manage our internal development team and the resources from top JDM companies to design, validate, certify and manufacture quality products, certification labs and other external consultants.
  • Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
  • Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team

Minimum requirements for the role:

  • 10+ years of experience shipping high volume hardware programs at scale with ODM and JDM partners overseas.
  • Systems design expertise including thermals, SoC selection, rugged enclosures, antennas, batteries, etc.
  • Proven record navigating tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost.
  • Worked on a wide variety of systems for different use cases and environments including automotive, indoor and outdoor industrial areas, and whatever we may do next.
  • or MS degree in mechanical engineering
  • Ability to travel up to 10% to Asia when necessary.

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background, race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, etc. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

Accommodations

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email [email protected] or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.

US Only: Please note that Samsara’s COVID-19 vaccination policy requires all team members who will be meeting in person for business or working from one of our offices to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit regular testing. People who cannot be vaccinated for qualifying medical conditions, sincerely held religious beliefs, and other legally protected categories, may request an accommodation.

Benefits

Our target total compensation market position is in the top 25% of all software and hardware companies. Our full time employees receive an above market-rate salary, an outstanding equity offering, employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, personal development, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more. 

Flexible Working 

At Samsara, we have adopted a flexible way of working, enabling teams and individuals to do their best work, regardless of where they’re based. We value in-person collaboration and know a change of scenery and quiet space to work is welcomed from time to time, but also appreciate that the world of work has changed. Our offices remain open for those who prefer to collaborate or work in-office, but we also encourage fully remote applicants. As most roles are not required to be in the office, we are able to hire remotely where Samsara has an established presence. If a role is required to be in a certain location and candidates do not have work authorization for that location, Samsara will conduct an immigration assessment. If the role is not required to be in a specific location, Samsara will move forward with the remote location that works best for the business. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company. 

Questions & answers for this position
  • What is the type of contract for this position?
    The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
  • What's the salary range for the Manager, Product Design - Mechanical Engineering position?
    The suggested salary for this position is $152,100-$207,700*
  • Is telecommuting possible for this position?
    No, telecommuting is not possible for this position
About Samsara
Pioneering the Connected Operations Cloud to increase the efficiency, safety & sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.
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Industry
Business Intelligence, Cloud Data Services
Founded
2015
Size
1K-5K employees

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