Director of Hardware Engineering

Fortive • Everett, WA

21h

About The Position

The Director of Hardware Engineering provides strategic leadership and technical
direction for Fluke’s hardware engineering organization. This role is
responsible for long-term lifecycle management, world-class hardware development
practices, engineering discipline maturity, and robust execution from concept
through sustainment. The director ensures that hardware engineering delivers
high-quality, reliable, and compliant solutions that differentiate Fluke’s test
and measurement products. This leader strengthens functional capabilities,
manages external engineering resources and SOWs, oversees component and supplier
strategies, and ensures the long-term health and resilience of the hardware
organization.

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We
accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including
environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring,
next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our
forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions,
data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive
technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and
partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the
most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and
energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business
System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to
learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together
to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what
isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

About Fluke

Fluke is leading the world in creating software, test tools and technology that
will support customers today and in the future. We are a customer-obsessed
market leader with a strong reputation for reliability, quality and safety.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a
global corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. Driven by the
successful Fortive Business System, Fluke offers the passion of a startup with
the resources of a Fortune 500 company. We are focused on the growth of our
individual employees, teams and the Fluke brand.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity
employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all
qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion,
sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and
all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations
for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable
accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application
process, please contact us at [email protected].

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related hardware-focused field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10–15+ years of progressive hardware engineering experience, including 5–7+; years leading hardware teams.
• Proven experience delivering complex electrical/electronic products through full lifecycle.
• Experience with contractor management, staff augmentation models, and SOW-driven engagements.
• Strong understanding of DFM/DFT, component engineering, regulatory compliance, and test methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead supplier relationships and contract manufacturers.
• Excellent communication, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in test & measurement, industrial, or high-reliability products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full hardware engineering lifecycle—from architecture and requirements through design, verification, launch, sustainment, and end-of-life.
• Establish and mature discipline-specific hardware engineering best practices across electrical, mechanical, PCB, and test engineering.
• Serve as the senior hardware subject matter expert, ensuring strong alignment with systems, firmware, software, product management, and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Develop long-term lifecycle strategies including component selection, obsolescence mitigation, and sustaining engineering.
• Lead external staff augmentation, including SOW creation, negotiation, and quality governance.
• Build organizational depth through technical mentorship, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Drive strategic supplier engagement to ensure component availability, cost optimization, and technology co-innovation.
• Guide hardware capability investments and roadmap alignment with business strategy and future market needs.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, productivity, and engineering efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director