Head of Dropbox
On-siteSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead the mechanical, electrical, test, and technician teams responsible for taking the Dropbox hardware product from architecture through design, validation, launch, and scalable deployment. Own hardware execution across integration, validation, and release readiness, driving the path from prototype to production-intent design while managing technical risk across moving mechanisms, dynamic harnesses, and field service. Build the team's operating system including priorities, staffing, design gates, and escalation paths, making clear decisions on tradeoffs between speed, robustness, and cost. Partner with firmware, autonomy, and operations teams to ensure deployability at real partner sites, creating durable validation evidence for safety and reliability. Hire and coach a multidisciplinary group of engineers and technicians to execute fast product development cycles.
Required Qualifications
- demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary hardware teams
- challenging world class engineers to do the best work of their lives through fast product development cycles
- Outstanding mechanical and electrical system judgment
- Experience with electromechanical products involving motion, sensing, harnessing, safety interlocks, environmental exposure, and production validation
- Demonstrated ability to manage hardware development from architecture through builds, test, supplier engagement, manufacturing handoff, and field support
- Strong product judgment around user experience, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost
- Ability to build team structure, clarify ownership, and turn ambiguous technical work into executable plans
- Comfort operating across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, regulatory, and leadership stakeholders
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Bias toward evidence: test data, prototyping, design reviews, failure analysis, and explicit acceptance criteria
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