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Head of Product Design/ Director
About the Role:
You will define and own the physical product experience for a breakthrough stealth-stage neurotechnology and brain-computer interface (BCI) startup building an AI-powered neural interface platform. This role will shape how the wearable looks, feels, and integrates naturally into everyday life. The first-generation product is a highly integrated, sensor-rich textile beanie that combines cameras, microphones, open-ear speakers, EEG sensors, flexible electronics, and battery systems into a soft, elegant form factor designed to be worn comfortably for extended periods of time.
Role Overview:
- Own ID and ME for the wearable end-to-end: sketch through CAD, prototype, tooling, and DfM with overseas CMs.
- Lead the integration of electronics into soft goods: flex PCB packaging, rigid-island placement, textile-to-rigid transitions, weight distribution, thermal management, serviceability.
- Define and enforce comfort engineering: pressure mapping, weight balance, skin-contact thermal limits, breathability, fit across head sizes and hair types, long-wear validation.
- Drive the design language and material story for our brand's physical products: fabrics, seams, transitions, how the device announces itself or fades into the background.
- Partner with the EE lead on rigid-island layout, antenna keep-outs, and electrode contact pressure; with audio and camera leads on acoustic ports, mic mesh, lens windows, and pod integration.
- Partner with the reliability lead on drop, ingress, thermal, and ergonomic robustness.
- Ship the product by end of year and build and lead the product design function as ID and ME capability scales.
Responsibilities:
- 10+ years of industrial design and/or mechanical engineering, with multiple shipped consumer wearables or comparable body-worn products.
- Demonstrated experience integrating electronics into soft goods or textile products (apparel, headwear, garments, or wearables with significant fabric content).
- Deep CAD proficiency (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Rhino, or equivalent) and rendering (Keyshot or comparable).
- Strong instinct for comfort engineering: pressure points, weight, thermal, fit across diverse users, backed by structured wear testing and iteration.
- Experience driving DfM, tooling, and quality with overseas CMs.
Preferred Skills:
- High-density biocompatible interfaces, dry electrode arrays, or other dense sensor-to-skin integrations.
- Soft goods sourcing and textile engineering: knit beanies, technical apparel, woven goods.
- Optical windows, acoustic ports, or sensor windows in consumer products.
- Biocompatibility, skin contact, and dermatological testing for body-worn products.
- A point of view about what makes a wearable beautiful rather than gadget-y.
Submit resume to jobs@OSIengineering.com
No 3rd party agencies or no C2C
Abel Lara 408.550.2800 x119
Type: Fulltime
Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid Schedule)
Salary Range: $300k - $350k/y (DOE)
Offers equity + bonus
Head of Product Design/ Director
About the Role:
You will define and own the physical product experience for a breakthrough stealth-stage neurotechnology and brain-computer interface (BCI) startup building an AI-powered neural interface platform. This role will shape how the wearable looks, feels, and integrates naturally into everyday life. The first-generation product is a highly integrated, sensor-rich textile beanie that combines cameras, microphones, open-ear speakers, EEG sensors, flexible electronics, and battery systems into a soft, elegant form factor designed to be worn comfortably for extended periods of time.
Role Overview:
- Own ID and ME for the wearable end-to-end: sketch through CAD, prototype, tooling, and DfM with overseas CMs.
- Lead the integration of electronics into soft goods: flex PCB packaging, rigid-island placement, textile-to-rigid transitions, weight distribution, thermal management, serviceability.
- Define and enforce comfort engineering: pressure mapping, weight balance, skin-contact thermal limits, breathability, fit across head sizes and hair types, long-wear validation.
- Drive the design language and material story for our brand's physical products: fabrics, seams, transitions, how the device announces itself or fades into the background.
- Partner with the EE lead on rigid-island layout, antenna keep-outs, and electrode contact pressure; with audio and camera leads on acoustic ports, mic mesh, lens windows, and pod integration.
- Partner with the reliability lead on drop, ingress, thermal, and ergonomic robustness.
- Ship the product by end of year and build and lead the product design function as ID and ME capability scales.
Responsibilities:
- 10+ years of industrial design and/or mechanical engineering, with multiple shipped consumer wearables or comparable body-worn products.
- Demonstrated experience integrating electronics into soft goods or textile products (apparel, headwear, garments, or wearables with significant fabric content).
- Deep CAD proficiency (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Rhino, or equivalent) and rendering (Keyshot or comparable).
- Strong instinct for comfort engineering: pressure points, weight, thermal, fit across diverse users, backed by structured wear testing and iteration.
- Experience driving DfM, tooling, and quality with overseas CMs.
Preferred Skills:
- High-density biocompatible interfaces, dry electrode arrays, or other dense sensor-to-skin integrations.
- Soft goods sourcing and textile engineering: knit beanies, technical apparel, woven goods.
- Optical windows, acoustic ports, or sensor windows in consumer products.
- Biocompatibility, skin contact, and dermatological testing for body-worn products.
- A point of view about what makes a wearable beautiful rather than gadget-y.
Submit resume to jobs@OSIengineering.com
No 3rd party agencies or no C2C
Abel Lara 408.550.2800 x119
Type: Fulltime
Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid Schedule)
Salary Range: $300k - $350k/y (DOE)
Offers equity + bonus
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in head of product design jobs.
- 8 or more years of product design experience with at least 3 in a people-management role
- Demonstrated experience building or scaling a design team and practice
- Expert proficiency in Figma, including component libraries and design system governance
- Proven ability to set design strategy and align it with product and business goals
- Experience conducting and synthesizing user research to inform product direction
- Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Tips for Your Head Of Product Design Job Search
Tailor your portfolio to product outcomes
Hiring panels for head of product design roles want to see decisions, not just deliverables. For each case study, lead with the business problem, your design direction, and the measurable outcome. Remove student work and anything you didn't own end to end.
Show your cross-functional leadership evidence
Job descriptions at this level consistently ask how you've aligned product managers, engineers, and executives around design direction. Your resume should name specific initiatives where you drove that alignment, not just list team sizes managed.
Filter openings by product maturity stage
A head of product design role at a Series A startup expects you to build the practice from scratch. The same title at a public company means inheriting an established team. Knowing which stage fits you narrows your list fast and sharpens your cover pitch.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists head of product design openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a design critique for the panel round
Most head of product design interviews include a live critique of the company's own product. Before the panel, identify two or three specific interaction or hierarchy problems and frame your critique around user goals, not visual preferences. Generic feedback reads as junior.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
At the head level, reporting structure and team budget authority matter as much as salary. Before you accept an offer, confirm whether you own headcount decisions and whether design has a seat in product roadmap planning. Scope gaps are harder to fix after you start.
Head Of Product Design Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How many head of product design jobs are remote?
About 30% of head of product design openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more flexible senior design roles available. Fully remote arrangements are most common at companies with distributed engineering teams, particularly in enterprise SaaS and consumer platform businesses.
How do you become a head of product design?
Most people who reach head of product design move through senior individual contributor roles first, then take on a lead or principal title where they own a product surface end to end. From there, a staff or manager role that includes direct reports is usually the bridge. Building a documented design system and shipping a product with measurable outcomes strengthens your case at each step.
Can I get a head of product design role with limited leadership experience?
It's possible if you can show leadership evidence outside a formal management title. Cross-functional project ownership, mentoring junior designers, and driving a design system adoption across an engineering organization all demonstrate readiness. Target companies at an early stage where the head of product design role is being created for the first time, rather than replacing an established leader.
What does the head of product design interview process look like?
The process typically opens with a recruiter screen followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on your leadership approach and career history. A portfolio review with the product or design team comes next, often including a live critique of the company's product. Final rounds usually involve a cross-functional panel with a product manager, an engineering lead, and a senior executive, and sometimes a take-home strategy brief.
Where can I find and apply to head of product design jobs?
You can find and apply to head of product design jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that fit your experience and the product stage you want to work in, then apply directly to each listing.
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