Hardware/Firmware Team Engineering Manager
About The Position
About Aura: Build a world where people feel closer to their loved ones every day. Aura turned the digital frame into a private social network for more authentic, real-world connection between our closest loved ones. Instantly share photos and videos from anywhere in the world to your loved ones' homes through our easy-to-use apps, beautifully displayed on premium Wi-Fi frames. Aura is the most recommended digital frame by independent reviewers, and the only digital frame recommended by The New York Times Wirecutter. With frames and apps used by millions from around the world, Aura continues to innovate with new products, software features, and new market expansion, fueling profitable growth. Our engineering team delivers rapid innovation across the entire stack from hardware to machine vision. We're constantly building new software and hardware products while improving our existing ones. Role: You'll join our NYC office / lab where new Aura hardware begins and existing products are analyzed and iterated upon. You'll be responsible for delivering innovation and quality alongside a team of product management, industrial design, manufacturing, and hardware/software engineering both here and with our partners in Asia. Your team will own embedded Android/system software all the way from new product development to monitoring OTA updates you deliver to the millions currently online, analyzing failures when they are returned, and mitigating them in future manufacturing and testing software.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as an engineer working on hardware and firmware
- 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams, ideally at a startup or growth-stage company
- Experience managing remote teams, especially internationally distributed teams
- Experience shipping consumer products, supporting the product from conception to post-release
- Experience with startups < 150 people
- Strong project management skills
Nice To Haves
- Mandarin language proficiency strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Support and grow a team of hardware and firmware engineers in the US and overseas
- Develop and enforce best practices to improve efficiency, quality, and execution across hardware and firmware development
- Grow and mentor engineering teams to mastery and autonomy
- Defining processes and strategy to deliver against company and team goals, identifying schedule risks and working proactively to mitigate them
- Collaborate daily with our Shenzhen-based engineers, and visit them and our suppliers throughout Asia 2-3 times a year
Benefits
- Generous stock option program - begins vesting after 1 year
- Comprehensive health plans - Aura pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for families.
- 401(k) with match - Aura fully matches the first 4% of your salary contributed
- Lunch and snacks - In SF & NY Offices
- $150 monthly fitness allowance - gym, coaching, etc
- Flexible time off - and you’re required to take at least 10 days off each year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
