[Hiring] Director, Product Engineering @OuterFactor

Role Description

This role involves leading the product engineering process end-to-end, focusing on turning customer insights into manufacturable, durable, and compliant products at scale.

• Lead product design-for-manufacture (DFM), validation, and release for new product introductions.
• Translate customer needs and field feedback into scalable product solutions that perform across markets.
• Manage CAD design, materials selection, drawings, and BOM accuracy through NetSuite.
• Oversee testing, certification, and compliance (drop testing, Prop 65, RoHS, REACH, etc.).
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure seamless handoff from prototype to production.
• Develop and enforce product engineering SOPs, design standards, and revision control.
• Maintain structured documentation to ensure repeatability, traceability, and accountability.
• Act as the technical steward for product quality, manufacturability, and reliability across the portfolio.
• Build the foundation for a growing engineering function, setting standards that scale with the business.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product or manufacturing engineering, ideally in hardware, consumer electronics, or durable goods.
• Strong command of CAD, PDM, and ERP systems (SolidWorks and NetSuite experience a plus).
• Skilled in plastics, mechanical assemblies, or surface finishing for high-reliability products.
• Experienced with testing protocols, compliance documentation, and quality validation for regulated markets.
• Process-obsessed, documentation-driven, and passionate about turning customer problems into elegant solutions.
• Hands-on and pragmatic; comfortable as the first and primary technical voice, but ready to build a team as the company grows.

Benefits

• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 401K Match
• 4 Weeks PTO
• Comprehensive Benefits Package

Company Description

OuterFactor is building the most trusted brand in mobile accessories for business, government, healthcare, and education. Our customers depend on products that work every time - in hospitals, classrooms, warehouses, and the field. We listen carefully, engineer precisely, and build for environments where failure isn’t an option.