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Key Responsibilities
Samsara is looking for an Engineering Manager II to lead a Platform Firmware team focused on new hardware programs and partner execution. This team works at the intersection of firmware, hardware, quality engineering, product, field engineering, and external technical partners to bring new connected operations devices from early bring-up through production readiness.
In this role, you will own the execution pipeline for partner-driven hardware programs, including milestone planning, validation readiness, quality gates, escalation paths, and cross-functional delivery. You will lead a team of firmware engineers and build the operating cadence, relationships, and technical strategy needed to ship high-quality hardware programs at scale.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.
Own the execution pipeline for new hardware programs with external design, manufacturing, and silicon partners, including milestone planning, validation readiness, quality gates, partner escalations, and delivery risks.
Manage and develop a team of firmware engineers working on platform firmware that enables Samsara's next-generation hardware products.
Drive coordination across firmware, hardware engineering, product, quality engineering, field engineering, and external partners to resolve hardware and firmware integration issues.
Build a predictable operating cadence for partner communication, technical triage, schedule tradeoffs, risk reporting, and leadership escalation.
Define and improve the long-term technical and execution strategy for partner-driven hardware programs, making each program more predictable, efficient, and scalable.
Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.
Requirements
8+ years of relevant software, firmware, embedded systems, or hardware-adjacent engineering experience.
3+ years of people management experience leading firmware, embedded, platform, hardware, or hardware-adjacent engineering teams.
Experience working with external technical partners such as JDMs, ODMs, contract manufacturers, silicon vendors, or hardware vendors.
Experience delivering new hardware, firmware, embedded systems, or hardware-adjacent programs from prototype through production readiness.
Strong understanding of firmware development, hardware bring-up, validation, release quality, and cross-functional delivery.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to provide clear status, frame tradeoffs, and escalate risks with data.
Ability to work effectively with product, hardware, quality, field, manufacturing, and engineering leadership stakeholders.
Experience with EVT, DVT, PVT, MP, or similar hardware development milestones.
Experience managing firmware programs involving Linux, BSPs, device drivers, bootloaders, wireless modules, power management, or embedded platform software.
Experience working with globally distributed design, manufacturing, or silicon partners.
Experience balancing speed, quality, customer impact, and long-term platform reliability in hardware programs.
Experience improving team execution through AI-assisted engineering tools, automation, or developer productivity workflows.
A product-driven mindset with strong customer empathy and persistent follow-through.
The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
Annual Base Salary
$154,700
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$260,000 USD
Benefits & Perks
At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.
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