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Perry Weather builds hyperlocal weather monitoring systems and outdoor warning devices trusted by Fortune 500 companies, professional sports leagues, commercial builders, schools, and cities. The company combines software, connected hardware, and real-time weather data into integrated safety systems.
As Director of Hardware Engineering, you will own the complete hardware and firmware engineering function, reporting directly to the CTO. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead hardware and firmware engineers, own the product roadmap and delivery schedule, partner with manufacturing to scale production, and drive field reliability. You'll be involved in design reviews, technical work, and firmware development while building and growing the team.
Key responsibilities include: leading and hiring hardware/firmware engineers while setting engineering standards for schematics, code review, and testing; owning the hardware and firmware roadmap with committed dates and phase gates; managing firmware releases across the deployed fleet with staged rollouts and rollback procedures; tracking field reliability metrics including failure rates, RMA volume, and warranty costs; owning the embedded platform (C++ on ARM Linux, cellular connectivity, OTA updates, security); ensuring firmware meets modern software practices with automated testing and CI/CD; partnering with manufacturing on build readiness and quality; collaborating with Product on feasibility and cost; coordinating with platform teams on device-to-cloud integration; and working with Support on the install experience and field learnings.
You'll need 10+ years in hardware or embedded engineering with 3+ years directly leading engineers through full product cycles. Required experience includes shipping physical products at volume through development, validation, and production with contract manufacturers; credibility in both electrical and firmware engineering; proven track record improving field reliability; design-for-manufacturing expertise (DFM, DFT, yield, test strategy); embedded Linux and connected-device depth (board bring-up, OTA, low-power design, cellular in poor coverage); diagnostics and fleet instrumentation; strong hiring ability; active use of AI in engineering work; and high agency with urgency.
