What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program Manager, Hardware position at Halo Braid?
Job Description
Job Description
ABOUT US
Halo Braid is a cutting-edge hair technology company that uses breakthrough AI-powered engineering to help people perform beauty routines faster. We believe in healthier, happier hair for all, and we’re cultivating a culture of collaboration and scientific excellence to revolutionize the hair care industry. Our first product is an AI-powered hair braiding robot that empowers stylists to reduce braiding time from hours to minutes.
We’re a small and diverse team of passionate serial entrepreneurs and engineers with experience bringing successful products to market at Apple, Amazon Robotics, and Rivian. We are backed by incredible investors and teams behind MongoDB, Beats Electronics, and Zola.
We are building a team of passionate, dynamic self-starters who are driven by innovation and care for the end customer.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for an experienced Lead Design Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering our innovative hair braiding robot to market as we near the end of R&D. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of hair styling technology, launch a new product suite, and have a significant impact on our fast-growing mission-driven startup. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work closely with a dynamic founding team and collaborate across Mechanical Engineering, Design, and Hardware. This role reports to the CTO.
Requirements
YOU HAVE
- Led multiple hardware development projects taking high quality products through production
- Owned project timelines, resource planning, and key milestones to keep initiatives on track
- Experience identifying and mitigating technical risks, and challenges in the product life cycle
- Experience and proven track record managing and coordinating complex, cross-functional projects successfully, working with both the internal team and external vendors
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships and influence others
- Leadership skills to lead and keep the project team focused and on track
- Excellent spoken and written communication with the ability to build and utilize relationships
- Attention to detail and are highly organized
- Ability to understand priorities and clarify direction
- Self motivated and hardworking with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
BONUS IF YOU HAVE
Benefits
This role includes a competitive salary, equity, healthcare / dental coverage and unlimited PTO.
