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Responsibilities
- Define and own the long-term mechanical architecture strategy for AI glasses and wearable devices, including frame structures, optical assemblies, and miniaturized subsystems
- Lead cross-functional alignment across industrial design, electrical engineering, optics, and manufacturing engineering to establish system-level mechanical requirements and design constraints
- Drive concept generation, feasibility analysis, and down-selection for novel mechanical mechanisms, hinge systems, and form-factor innovations in smart glasses and wearables
- Establish design standards, tolerance stack-up methodologies, and structural analysis frameworks adopted across the broader mechanical engineering organization
- Partner with supply chain and contract manufacturing teams to define design-for-manufacturability and design-for-assembly guidelines at scale
- Lead technical risk identification and mitigation planning for complex electromechanical integrations, including thermal management, sealing, and durability requirements for body-worn devices
- Provide technical guidance to other engineers on mechanical design decisions, prototype build strategies, and validation approaches for wearable consumer electronics
- Collaborate with materials science and advanced manufacturing teams to evaluate and qualify novel materials, coatings, and fabrication processes for next-generation AI glasses and wearables
- Represent mechanical engineering in executive-level design reviews, communicating trade-offs and technical decisions to cross-functional leadership
- Define and evolve the multi-year mechanical engineering roadmap for AI glasses and wearable hardware, influencing organizational priorities and resource allocation
Minimum Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in mechanical or product design engineering for consumer electronics, wearable devices, or precision electromechanical systems
- Experience leading system-level mechanical architecture definition for complex, miniaturized hardware products from concept through mass production
- Experience with tolerance analysis, structural simulation (FEA), and design validation methodologies for wearable or handheld consumer devices
- Experience driving cross-functional technical alignment across industrial design, electrical engineering, optics, and manufacturing in a hardware product development environment
- Experience setting organizational-level engineering standards, design guidelines, or technical roadmaps across multiple product generations
Preferred Qualifications
- Track record of filing patents or authoring technical publications in mechanical design, mechanisms, or wearable hardware systems
- Experience with thermal and structural co-design for compact, body-worn electronic devices with stringent weight and ergonomic constraints
- Familiarity with advanced manufacturing processes such as injection molding, die casting, CNC machining, and surface finishing as applied to high-volume consumer wearables
- Experience with optical-mechanical integration, including lens assemblies, camera modules, or precision alignment systems in smart glasses or wearable imaging hardware
$208,000/year to $289,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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