comind - Director of Hardware
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Requirements
• At CoMind, all team members work at least 4 days per week in the office, plus a flexible work-from-home day. This role is based in our London (Kings Cross) office. • Substantial experience of new product development within a regulated environment, including the medical device industry — with clear progression through the full product lifecycle from concept to commercialisation. • At least 5 years in a leadership role within a complex, multidisciplinary product development environment, ideally including medical devices. • A track record of delivering complex medical devices incorporating optoelectronic systems, real-time embedded systems, SoCs, and safety-critical components. • A rigorous understanding of the application of regulatory standards (FDA, ISO 13485, and IEC 60601) to product lifecycle processes. • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. • High-speed mixed-signal analogue and digital electronics • Ultra-low noise electronic design • Embedded RTOS microcontrollers and microprocessors; safety-critical embedded systems • CAD modelling, FEA, tolerance analysis, and material selection • IEC and UL safety and compliance standards including EMC • PCBA manufacture, test, and qualification within a regulated environment • FMEA techniques and reliability / thermal engineering • High-speed FPGA design • Optical laser interferometry • Optical biophysical measurements and signal processing • Schematic design and component layout for low-noise electronics
Responsibilities
• Team Leadership & Talent Development • Lead, mentor, and develop the hardware engineering team — mechanical, electronics, and opto-mechanical engineers — setting high standards of delivery and continuous professional improvement. • Identify and address skills gaps across the function; build a bench of talent for future programme needs. • Provide direct line management, coaching, and performance development for all direct reports. • Functional Ownership & Standards • Own hardware engineering capability — ensuring the function has the right people, skills, tools, and processes for project delivery. • Set and maintain operational, technical, and quality standards. Define and enforce best practices and methodologies; ensure work meets functional quality benchmarks. • Lead the appropriate adoption of AI tools and technologies during product development, where they can demonstrably improve quality or velocity. • Drive continuous process improvement and stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and methods within the healthcare industry. • Regulatory Compliance • Ensure the engineering team maintains alignment with CoMind’s Quality Management System and medical device regulatory requirements (FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 60601) throughout development. • Cross-Functional Delivery • Work with the Systems Architect, SMEs, and Programme Management to enable effective programme delivery. Structure cross-functional collaboration, resolve technical or resource bottlenecks, and ensure the hardware team delivers against project needs. • Take outputs from the translational optical research team and data science team through the development process and into commercial products. • Represent the engineering team at product steering meetings and with senior management, customers, and commercial partners as required. • Strategic Planning • Provide strategic and tactical planning input to ensure adequate engineering resources are available to deliver business goals and objectives. • Support development from concept through to product realisation, including industrialisation and scale-up.
Benefits
• Company equity plan so all employees share in the success of the company • Private medical, dental and vision insurance (medical history disregarded) • Group life assurance at 4x annual income • Comprehensive mental health support, including unlimited access to 1:1 sessions with trained professionals • Unlimited holiday allowance (+ bank holidays) and one week of remote working per quarter • Lunch voucher (£10) every day for JustEat and free dinner on those days where you need to work later • Twice weekly deliveries of fresh fruit and an extensive selection of snacks and drinks • YuLife subscription, allowing you to turn your daily steps and meditation into discounts at a range of stores
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