Taara
Director of Optical and Mechanical
$210K–$260K
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of industry experience in hardware engineering.
- Education
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
About the job
Leads the optics, opto-mechanical, and mechanical teams developing wireless optical communication systems from concept through product integration, testing, and validation.
What you'll do
- Lead the multidisciplinary team and set the design roadmap and technical direction for hardware initiatives.
- Drive end-to-end hardware system design, integration, testing, and lab capability development.
- Establish optical testing and validation processes, including environmental and operational stress testing.
What they ask for
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of industry experience in hardware engineering with demonstrated progression in technical leadership.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex hardware development projects.
- Deep technical expertise in optical and mechanical design, modeling, and simulation; able to work onsite in Sunnyvale at least 3 days per week.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in photonics or wireless communication technologies, or outdoor/harsh-environment hardware design and testing.
Pay
$210,000 - $260,000 USD base salary
Tools
optics, opto-mechanical, mechanical design, modeling and simulation, wireless optical communication
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