Director of Software Engineering

Jobfuture•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are a dual-use technology company in the San Francisco Bay Area with a ground-breaking platform for predicting, detecting, and preventing harmful pathogen exposures in indoor environments. Developed with National Institutes of Health support, our award-winning technology integrates hardware, software, and consumables and is deployed across military and civilian building portfolios. About the Position We're looking for a Director of Engineering to drive hardware development of an airborne pathogen sensor built on PCR and microfluidics technology. You'll lead outsourced design and manufacturing partners from concept through production, which demands strong cross-functional and cross-organizational management.

Requirements

Master's in Mechanical Engineering (required)
Electrical engineering depth in electromechanical and optical systems
Optics engineering, ideally with PCR optics experience
Strong materials/chemistry foundation, including reagent management
Aerosol science fundamentals (particle dynamics and measurement)
Proven project management of multi-discipline programs with outsourced design
Experience running multi-million-dollar programs in regulated industries, including validation, change control, and PLM systems
Software Engineering

Responsibilities

Manage complex projects from concept to manufacturing using a phase-gate approach across mechanical, electrical, firmware, optics, and microfluidics
Program-manage product development through outsourced design and manufacturing partners, holding them to requirements, schedule, and budget
Maintain compliance with GMP and DoD requirements in a highly regulated environment
Define control system requirements, design specs, and validation and qualification testing
Own document and change management systems
Do hands-on work in prototype build, validation, and optimization
Own Engineering budgeting and procurement (contracts, purchasing)