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Director of Mechanical Engineering Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at BioTalent
Title: Director of Mechanical Engineering
Company: BioTalent
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Director, Mechanical Engineering – Consumer Health Hardware
Summary
A fast-growing consumer health technology company is seeking a hands-on mechanical engineering leader to oversee development of complex electromechanical products, including a flagship commercial platform and a pipeline of next-generation hardware. This role will lead product development from concept through high-volume production and partner closely with executive leadership to shape the hardware roadmap. Based onsite in San Francisco (5 days/week).
Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical engineering across the full hardware development lifecycle from concept through production
- Manage teams spanning mechanical engineering, soft goods, prototyping, and test engineering
- Drive cross-functional architectural decisions across thermals, fluids, mechanisms, sensing, and system integration
- Partner with executive leadership to define and execute the hardware product roadmap
- Collaborate closely with electrical engineering, software, sensing, clinical, operations, marketing, and finance teams
- Ensure products meet high standards for performance, usability, and reliability
- Support supplier engagement and manufacturing execution with travel to Asia as needed
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering organization
- Implement strong development processes including design reviews and phase-gate structures
Requirements
- 10+ years developing complex electromechanical hardware (consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive, or related)
- 2+ years managing mechanical or product design engineering teams
- Proven track record launching products under aggressive timelines with lean teams
- Strong expertise in injection molding, mechanism design, and electronics/sensor integration
- Experience with thermal systems, fluid systems, actuators, and soft goods preferred
- Experience scaling products to high-volume manufacturing in Asia
- Deep knowledge of DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and GD&T
- BSME or equivalent required
- Willingness to travel internationally as needed
