RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead hardware engineering projects from concept through launch
- Create and manage detailed project plans aligned with WHOOP goals, balancing timelines, resources, and risks
- Work directly with engineering managers to set team priorities, mitigate schedule risks and identify opportunities to improve timelines
- Coordinate engineering builds and design-of-experiment (DOE) activities with internal and external manufacturing partners
- Facilitate effective cross-functional collaboration and communication, ensuring timely decision-making and alignment
- Proactively identify and manage project risks and dependencies, driving resolution of technical and organizational blockers
- Escalate issues as necessary to executive stakeholders with options for resolution and mitigation
- Contribute to the ongoing refinement of WHOOP’s New Product Development Process to enhance execution of technical innovation and schedule predictability
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience in hardware product development
- 3+ years of industry experience in the area of consumer electronic product development
- Demonstrated success managing cross-functional hardware projects from development through launch
- Strong understanding of hardware development cycles, standard lead times, and sourcing processes
- Experience communicating with Engineering, Manufacturing, and external partners both domestically and internationallyInnovative, knowledgeable, and able to adapt to fast-paced changing requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of effective stakeholder management
