Director of Product
OuterFactor
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Lead product design-for-manufacture (DFM), validation, and release for new product introductions
- Translate customer needs and field feedback into scalable product solutions that perform across markets
- Manage CAD design, materials selection, drawings, and BOM accuracy through NetSuite
- Oversee testing, certification, and compliance (drop testing, Prop 65, RoHS, REACH, etc.)
- Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure seamless handoff from prototype to production
- Develop and enforce product engineering SOPs, design standards, and revision control
- Maintain structured documentation to ensure repeatability, traceability, and accountability
- Act as the technical steward for product quality, manufacturability, and reliability across the portfolio
- Build the foundation for a growing engineering function, setting standards that scale with the business
Requirements
- 10+ years in product or manufacturing engineering, ideally in hardware, consumer electronics, or durable goods
- Strong command of CAD, PDM, and ERP systems (SolidWorks and NetSuite experience a plus)
- Skilled in plastics, mechanical assemblies, or surface finishing for high-reliability products
- Experienced with testing protocols, compliance documentation, and quality validation for regulated markets
- Process-obsessed, documentation-driven, and passionate about turning customer problems into elegant solutions
- Hands-on and pragmatic; comfortable as the first and primary technical voice, but ready to build a team as the company grows
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision
- 401k with company match
- 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave
- Employee growth programs including in-depth training and performance-based opportunities
- Bonus program
- 4 weeks starting PTO
- Two paid volunteer days
- Charity match program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
product design-for-manufactureCAD designmaterials selectionBOM accuracytesting protocolscompliance documentationquality validationmechanical assembliessurface finishingproduct engineering SOPs
Soft Skills
process-obsesseddocumentation-drivenproblem-solvinghands-onpragmaticleadershipcommunicationcollaborationaccountabilitycustomer-focused