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Staff Product Design Engineer

Samsara· Hardware Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$220k - $275kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Staff-level hardware design engineer responsible for industrial design, architecture, and engineering of Samsara products from concept to mass production. Collaborates across Product Management, EE, FW, EPM, and Hardware leadership, leveraging telemetry data and field/customer insights to deliver rugged, cost-conscious, user-friendly hardware solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the multi-year technical vision and cross-functional hardware strategy that scales the Samsara Platform and solves complex physical-to-digital challenges.
  • Establish architectures and design solutions for rugged environments for the Samsara Hardware Product Design team.
  • Drive system features trade-offs and define product specifications with product management, engineering teams, and executive leadership mapping technical decision making to business priorities.
  • Design, build, and ship impactful products that address customer needs and expand the scope and capability of the Samsara Platform.
  • Drive the development process through all phases including feasibility, prototyping, detailed design, validation, mass production, and go-to-market.
  • Validate products against internal and external metrics through engineering evaluation, testing, customer field testing, and return analysis.
  • Own the full customer hardware experience including industrial design, packaging, and installation.
  • Leverage JDM manufacturing partners to achieve performance, cost, and schedule goals.
  • Champion and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as the company scales

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience shipping hardware programs at scale in partnership with overseas partners
  • Proven ability to navigate tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost in a cross-functional environment
  • Experience developing and launching electromechanical components or products in mass production
  • Demonstrated experience designing for automotive, outdoor, industrial, or consumer products
  • Proficiency in plastic/metal part design, CAD modeling, and drafting, preferably NX
  • BS degree in mechanical engineering or related field
  • Ability to travel up to 10% (domestic and international)
  • Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday) presence onsite in San Francisco Headquarters

Skills

Required:Industrial designSystem architectureCAD modeling (NX)Cross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • Total Rewards including base salary, bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles)
  • Flexible working model with remote options and in-person offices
  • Professional development stipend
  • Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
Last updated Oct 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Samsara

Samsara | The Connected Operations Platform

Samsara's connected operations platform helps 20,000+ operations improve safety, cut costs, and run smarter — built with operators.

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