This person will lead hardware products across the full lifecycle, from product requirements and engineering development through validation, industrialization, mass production, launch, and continuous improvement. The role sits at the center of our hardware organization and works across external engineering partners, firmware and software teams, manufacturers, suppliers, quality, operations, and fragrance development. This is not a traditional project-management role.

We are looking for someone with strong technical judgment and deep execution experience who can challenge engineering assumptions, identify risks, drive decisions, and hold engineering partners and manufacturers accountable. You are not expected to personally design every mechanical, electrical, or software system.

You are expected to understand the systems well enough to lead the people who do and to take ownership of the final outcome.

What You Will Own

Lead the development of company’s diffuser hardware portfolio from engineering through mass production and post-launch improvement

Own the complete NPI lifecycle, including EVT, DVT, PVT, production qualification, ramp, and launch

Maintain the master development timeline, critical path, technical dependencies, and launch readiness across multiple programs

Provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, firmware, manufacturing, and fragrance-delivery systems

Lead and coordinate internal teams, external engineering specialists, contract manufacturers, OEM/ODM partners, and critical suppliers

Drive DFM/DFA, tooling validation, pilot builds, production readiness, yield improvement, and defect reduction





Lead manufacturing transfers between factories and manufacturing partners

Own root-cause analysis and corrective-action processes for technical, quality, and manufacturing issues

Ensure hardware, firmware, software, connectivity, and production-test requirements remain aligned

Oversee engineering change control, BOM revisions, specifications, approved components, and production configurations

Partner with Operations and Finance on BOM targets, sourcing, cost-down initiatives, and supplier strategy

Drive regulatory certification, reliability validation, and production-quality requirements

Monitor early field performance and lead continuous product improvement after launch

Fragrance - Hardware System Development company's product performance depends on the interaction between fragrance formulation and hardware.

This role will work closely with engineering and fragrance-development teams to optimize the relationship between:

Fragrance formulation

Diffuser core

Pump

Airflow

Atomization

Cartridge or bottle architecture

Materials

Firmware and operating parameters

You will help define validation methods and drive resolution of issues related to scent performance, atomization, leakage, clogging, residue buildup, materials compatibility, and long-term reliability.





Manufacturing & Supplier Leadership This role will work directly with manufacturing partners and suppliers across Asia. Responsibilities include:

Managing OEM/ODM and contract-manufacturing partners

Leading DFM/DFA and manufacturing-readiness reviews

Overseeing tooling, first-article approval, pilot builds, and production qualification

Driving supplier accountability around quality, timing, cost, and corrective actions

Leading factory and supplier escalations when required

Supporting manufacturing transitions between China, Malaysia, and other future production locations

Ensuring production processes, documentation, quality standards, and product performance remain consistent across manufacturing sites

Technical Leadership The successful candidate must be technically strong enough to challenge experienced mechanical, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers. You should be comfortable asking:

What evidence supports this conclusion?

What is the actual root cause?

What changed?

How was the proposed solution validated?

What risks remain?

Who owns the next action?

When will it be closed?

You do not need to be the deepest specialist in every discipline. You do need the judgment to know when the technical work is solid, when it is incomplete, and when additional expertise is required.

Required Experience

10+ years of experience in hardware product development, consumer electronics, NPI, manufacturing, or related disciplines

Proven experience bringing multiple physical consumer products from development through mass production

Strong experience with EVT, DVT, PVT, industrialization, and production ramp

📌 Head of Product Development (Vancouver)
🏢 Quikr
📍 Vancouver