Associate Director of Electrical Engineering

The role

You will lead an electrical engineering team responsible for New Product Introduction and Continuous Improvement for a hardware product line. You will oversee the full product lifecycle from concept through production and continuous improvement.

What you will do

• Lead, build, and develop the Electrical Engineering team.
• Own EE execution across the full product lifecycle.
• Set technical direction and drive engineering excellence.
• Lead the EE team through key development milestones.
• Partner with Mechanical, Firmware, Systems, Battery, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product teams.
• Build a high-performing EE organization by hiring and developing engineers.
• Establish and continuously improve EE processes, tools, documentation, and development practices.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience developing complex hardware products.
• 4+ years experience leading engineers or technical teams.
• Deep knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals, including circuit design, PCBAs, power architecture, component selection, design validation, and failure analysis.
• Experience bringing high-volume hardware products through NPI, manufacturing ramp, and sustaining engineering.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills and experience partnering with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and external manufacturing partners.
• Proven ability to develop engineers, establish clear technical direction, and create effective engineering processes in fast-moving environments.
• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks.

Nice to have

• experience with consumer electronics, wearables, or similarly integrated and space-constrained hardware products

About the company

WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.