WHOOP · 3 weeks ago
Director of Systems Engineering
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $240K/yr
15+ years expWHOOP is on a mission to unlock human performance and extend healthspan. They are seeking a strategic Director of Systems Engineering to lead the system-level architecture and integration for WHOOP’s hardware ecosystem, ensuring exceptional performance and collaboration across product teams.
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Responsibilities
Build, mentor, and scale the Systems Engineering organization, setting standards for documentation, architecture rigor, risk management, and systems thinking
Lead systems engineering processes across hardware teams: system and subsystem requirements definition, decomposition, trade-off evaluation, integration planning, and structured decision-making
Develop and oversee system-level V&V strategies for performance, reliability, regulatory/environmental compliance, and manufacturing readiness
Influence early product direction by guiding feasibility, platform decisions, architectural roadmaps, and NPI strategy
Communicate systems status, dependencies, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional partners
Foster a culture of high output, humility, collaboration, and deep focus on the member experience
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, or related engineering field
15+ years in systems engineering, architecture, or cross-disciplinary hardware roles, preferably for complex consumer, wearable, or medical/regulated devices
Demonstrated success architecting and bringing multi-disciplinary systems through multiple product cycles and into high-volume production
Experience building and leading engineering teams and partnering with senior leadership in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Strong ability to communicate complex system concepts, drive alignment, and guide high-impact trade-offs across domains
Expertise in systems decomposition, risk management, and creating robust V&V strategies for NPI and manufacturing
Deep technical proficiency across: power architecture, communication buses, wireless interfaces (e.g., BLE), sensing systems, and mechanical/electrical/firmware integration
Passion for human performance, wearable technology, and data-driven innovation
Commitment to leveraging AI tools to improve architectural clarity, documentation quality, and engineering efficiency
Benefits
Meaningful equity
Benefits
A generous equity package
Company
WHOOP
WHOOP is a fitness tech company that offers wearables that track sleep, recovery, and performance.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$404.75MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundIVPFoundry Group
2026-01-15Undisclosed
2021-08-30Series F· $200M
2020-10-28Series E· $100M
Leadership Team
Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO
Aurelian Nicolae
Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer
Recent News
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