About the role:
Samsara is seeking a manager for the Manufacturing Design Engineering group to drive excellence at our manufacturing facilities. The MDE will work closely with hardware engineering, hardware operations, and other internal cross-functional teams on the development, launch and sustaining of our hardware products at our contract manufacturers. Ideal candidates will be adaptable, approach unstructured problems with curiosity and support the continuous growth and improvement of the team.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US.
You should apply if:
- You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
- You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
- You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
- You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.
In this role, you will:
- Lead a global technical operations team based in North America and Asia to develop and launch new hardware products
- Work with cross-functional teams and JDM partners to develop manufacturing processes at the factory to drive line qualification, manufacturing test metrics, and rigorous validation plans for high volume production
- Collaborate with Engineering teams on system-level design for manufacturability, identifying and mitigating process risks early in development
- Work with JDM partners on yield improvement and process troubleshooting, drive issue failure analysis, and corrective action
- Drive cycle time reduction through line balancing and process optimization to drive efficiency
- Develop and implement quality systems to ensure compliance to specifications
- Define and implement a data-collection process to enable traceability and drive data driven factory quality management
- 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 in high volume electronics industry
- 3+ years managing teams
- Degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing engineering or equivalent
- Solid technical background in factory operation management, manufacturing process engineering, and supplier quality management
- Demonstrated ability to own Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), as well as 8-D problem solving
- Experience with electronics design and assembly, including CAD, tolerance analysis, and test engineering (power, optical, RF)
- Six sigma certification or proficiency in in statistical analysis software
- Ability to travel to manufacturing partners up to 15%
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive independent work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English