Hybrid Director of Optical and Mechanical

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About the role

  • Director of Optical and Mechanical leading teams to develop next-generation wireless optical communication systems at Taara. Playing a critical role in bridging the digital divide with optical technology.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the optics, opto-mechanical and mechanical team developing next-generation wireless optical communication technologies
  • Own the optics, opto-mechanical and mechanical design roadmap and drive technical direction across hardware initiatives
  • Provide strong cross-functional leadership with proven team management, execution, and stakeholder influence capabilities
  • Mentor and develop team members to build deep technical expertise and leadership capabilities
  • Drive end-to-end hardware system design, integration, and comprehensive testing protocols
  • Build and expand lab capabilities to support advanced hardware development and validation
  • Develop robust optical test processes and infrastructure to ensure product reliability and performance including test setups emulating environmental channel conditions such as motion, precipitation and atmospheric disturbances
  • Coordinate optical assembly hardware validation testing including thermal, shock, vibration, and environmental stress testing
  • Establish testing methodologies that validate system performance under diverse operational scenarios

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering or related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of industry experience in hardware engineering with demonstrated progression in technical leadership.
  • Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams in complex hardware development projects.
  • Deep technical expertise in optical and mechanical design, modeling and simulation.
  • Ability to work in the Sunnyvale office at least 3 days onsite per week.

Benefits

  • bonus
  • equity

Job title

Director of Optical and Mechanical

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$210,000 - $260,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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