Staff Product Design Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for a Staff Product Design Engineer to join our team in San Francisco. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the industrial design, architecture, and engineering of one or more Samsara products from initial concept through to mass production. You will work collaboratively with various teams to bring exceptional products to market on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the multi-year technical vision and cross-functional hardware strategy that scales the Samsara Platform.
• Establish architectures and design solutions that address the toughest challenges of Samsara Hardware in rugged environments.
• Drive system features trade-offs and define product specifications with product management, engineering teams, and executive leadership.
• Design, build, and ship impactful products that address customer needs and expand the scope and capability of the Samsara Platform.
• Drive the development process through all phases including engineering feasibility, proof of concept prototyping, detailed design, validation, mass production, and go-to-market.
• Validate products against both internal and external metrics through engineering evaluation, rigorous product quality testing, customer field testing, and return analysis.
• Own the full customer hardware experience including the industrial design, packaging, and installation of our products.
• Leverage our JDM manufacturing partners to achieve performance, cost, and schedule goals.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience shipping hardware programs at scale in partnership with partners overseas.
• Proven record navigating tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience developing and launching electromechanical components or products in mass production.
• Demonstrated experience designing for automotive, outdoor, industrial, or consumer products.
• Proficiency in plastic/metal part design, CAD modeling, and drafting, preferably using NX.
• BS degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Ability to travel up to 10% (domestic and international) when necessary.
• Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday) presence onsite in our San Francisco Headquarters.

Nice to Have

• 15+ years of experience shipping high-volume hardware programs at scale.
• MS degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Experience shipping products with JDM partner teams in a leveraged development model.
• Experience with ruggedized product design, including IP sealing, vibration, and harsh environments.
• Experience integrating camera and antenna technologies in smart product, vehicle, or equipment applications.
• Significant hands-on experience working with customer feedback to make better product decisions.

We Offer

• Annual Base Salary: $220,000-$275,000 USD.
• Competitive total rewards package including performance-based bonus/variable pay and equity.
• Flexible, employee-led remote model.
• Professional development stipend.
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans.
• Hybrid working model.

About the Company

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy.

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing - and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.