Hardware Engineering Program Manager

Dandy is transforming the massive ($200B) but antiquated dental industry. Backed by some of the world's leading venture capital investors, we are on an ambitious mission to integrate and simplify every function of the dental practice through technology. By building the operating system for every dental office in America, Dandy is empowering dentists with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practice, their people, and their patients.

About the Role

Dandy is hiring an engineering program manager to join our rapidly expanding hardware team to deliver best in class hardware products to the dental industry. A successful candidate will help set strategy, execute on schedule and be responsible for managing/presenting status and issues along the way. This position demands technical strengths in many areas, including optical, mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing.

What You'll Do

• In this role, You will Lead end-to-end product development efforts; steer new programs from requirements definition through to validation, certification, ramp-up, and sustaining

• Drive the development, planning & execution of a holistic cross functional hardware product development and/or launch strategy. Provides technical leadership and identifies technical risks.

• You’ll be responsible for defining and tracking critical program milestones and metrics, managing business and technology risks, and establishing clear priorities for team members.

• Collaborate with internal and external technology development partners to form a cohesive development plan.

• Drive vendors towards aggressive schedules and ambitious objectives. Proactively identify initiatives that are likely to fail and work with teams to develop alternative plans and solutions

• Create clarity, alignment, and communication around key decisions that will affect the outcome of the program

• Lead a wide variety of weekly meetings including vendor calls, internal team updates, and presentations with key leadership team members

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of experience developing and shipping complex hardware products in consumer electronics, Medical devices or Optical products

• Experience in all phases of new hardware design and development from architecture definition through shipping at volume, and for extremely complex or new product areas

• Experience establishing operations at contract manufacturers from scratch in partnership with Factory Operations and Business Operations teams

• Experience managing all facets of NPI engineering and transition to production readiness with deep understanding of the inter-dependencies between all disciplines.

• Experience working with Product Managers, Packaging and Marketing teams with ability to understand their requirements alongside product technical requirements.

• Ability to run hardware engineering program with minimum supervision

• Ability to present to Executive teams in a fast paced environment

• Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 30%

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or allied technical subject

Bonus Points For

• Dental Hardware Product experience

• Doer with a strong sense of ownership - you understand your role is not just note-taker, risk manager, and taskmaster but rather your responsibility is to relentlessly drive progress forward

• Strong professional references showcasing successful past projects.

• High growth startup experience is a plus.

Req ID: J-299

For full time positions, we offer a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits including healthcare, dental, parental planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off.

Dandy is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Dandy also fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals. If you require any accommodations for your interview or have any questions beforehand, rest assured that we will move at Dandy speed and do everything in our power to meet your needs.