Senior Manager, Hardware and Operations Engineering
Company Description
Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY) is driving a digital revolution in ultrasound imaging and sensing with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™ semiconductor technology and software solutions. Butterfly first proved its technology in the point-of-care ultrasound market – commercializing the world’s first single-probe, whole-body portable ultrasound device, which is now on its best-selling, third-generation: Butterfly iQ3™. The Company combines its advanced hardware with cloud software and AI, an enterprise workflow solution (Compass AI™) and other offerings to drive adoption of affordable, accessible ultrasound. Butterfly also enables third-party development of imaging AI apps through Butterfly Garden™, its software development kit and AI partnership initiative.
In addition to its medical imaging products, Butterfly Embedded™ is the Company’s Ultrasound-on-Chip™ licensing and co-development program designed to enable a new wave of ultrasound-enabled technologies across non-competitive healthcare markets and beyond. Through Butterfly Embedded™, partners can build and scale novel ultrasound applications powered by Butterfly’s proprietary semiconductor chip and software platform. Butterfly’s innovations have been recognized by Prix Galien USA, Fierce 50, TIME’s Best Inventions and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, among other achievements.
We’re a team of bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators ready to shape the future of medical imaging. Let’s build something extraordinary together!
Job Description
Butterfly is looking for a strong engineering leader based in our Taoyuan, Taiwan office. As the Senior Manager of Hardware and Operations Engineering, you will be responsible for leading a cross-functional engineering organization, spanning Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering. You will drive end-to-end product design, industrialization, and sustaining operations, ensuring alignment on cost, quality, reliability, and delivery. This is a hands-on leadership role, where you will need to own deliverables and projects yourself while also leading and coaching the team.
You will serve as a critical bridge between product development and operations, ensuring tight integration between hardware design, manufacturing processes, and post-market performance. Your organization will be responsible for defining and delivering robust hardware systems, scaling them into production, and continuously improving performance through data-driven insights from manufacturing and field returns. You will be a key technical contributor to the design and development of products, manufacturing process development, and sustaining engineering efforts while demonstrating best practices to the team and coaching them to continuously improve.
This will be achieved through an operating model where development may be done fully internally, with the support of contracting resources, or through ODM/JDM partnerships. Manufacturing runs through Contract Manufacturing and ODM partnerships.
As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be:
- Lead an organization of Mechanical, Electrical, and Manufacturing Engineers responsible for establishing SOPs and in-line process control plans, leading change management and maintaining BOMs, and delivery of mass production.
- Lead hardware development in partnership with cross-functional teams, ensuring strong integration between design, manufacturing, and quality.
- Drive alignment across engineering functions to meet product cost, quality, reliability, and delivery targets throughout the product lifecycle.
- Lead the execution of global NPI efforts, ensuring successful transition from development builds to high-volume production.
- Own execution of prototype builds and drive design and process maturity with the cross functional teams.
- Use design practices across Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, including DFM, DFT, and DFR to work with the team to solve problems that arise in manufacturing or development.
- Serve as the voice of hardware and manufacturing in technical discussions, product development checkpoints, and executive reviews.
- Drive yield improvement, cost reduction, and field reliability through close coupling of manufacturing data and failure analysis insights.
- Contribute to improving SOPs, in-line process control plans, and BOM management across hardware and manufacturing domains.
- Lead engineering change management across product design, manufacturing processes, and supply chain. Own coordination and smooth implementation of changes.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards across products and manufacturing operations.
- Partner with Hardware, Quality, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, and Supply Planning to ensure capacity and readiness to meet forecast and ramp plans.
- Influence cross-functional teams through data-driven decision-making and clear prioritization to ensure timely execution of programs.
- Build, develop, and scale a high-performing engineering organization, including hiring, coaching, and career development.
- Perform a broad variety of tasks in support of the role and responsibilities.
- Travel required, domestic (Taiwan) and international (Thailand, China, etc.), up to 25%.
Qualifications
Baseline skills/experiences/attributes:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in hardware and manufacturing engineering within consumer electronics and/or medical device industries
- Strong experience in end-to-end electronics hardware product development, from concept through production and sustaining
- Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineering
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills across global teams
- Experience in managing the performance and career growth of engineering professionals
- Experience working with global contract manufacturers, ODM partners, and component suppliers
- Demonstrated success in driving yield improvement, process development, and NPI transfer to contract manufacturers and suppliers
- Deep familiarity with quality systems, DFM/DFT/DFR, product lifecycle management, and lean manufacturing methodologies
- Experience managing program schedules, budgets, and cross-functional execution
- Experience in regulated manufacturing environments
- Fluent in English - TOEFL Score 5 or greater (100+ on old scoring system), or TOEIC Score 785 or greater
Ideally, you also have these skills/experiences/attributes (but it’s ok if you don’t!):
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- Hands-on experience across all stages of the product development lifecycle
- Extensive experience in electro-mechanical system design and manufacturing
- Experience with plastic molding and metal fabrication processes
Values
Innovation is what we do. Our values are how we make it happen. Butterflies are and believe in…
- Patient-Centric Innovators: Our mission is THE mission.
- Empowered to Impact: Every voice matters.
- One Team, One Goal: Unity fuels progress.
- Growth Champions: We embrace challenges.
- Action-Oriented Achievers: We follow through, every time.
Location
Butterfly offers a hybrid work model for most positions, with team members spending two or more days a week in the office. While flexibility is key, we value in-person connections that spark creativity and teamwork. Our offices are designed for collaboration, with comfortable workspaces, stocked kitchens, and opportunities to connect with peers.
This is an in-office position and will be based out of our office in Taiwan.
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive Total Rewards: Highly competitive salary package, performance bonus, and equity participation—we ensure every team member shares in our long-term success.
- Comprehensive Health & Well-being: Full statutory coverage (Labor Insurance, NHI, and Labor Pension) paired with premium group commercial insurance (Life, Medical, and Accidental coverage for both employees and dependents)
- Generous Time Off: Above-statutory Paid Time Off (PTO) and a generous holiday calendar, empowering you to recharge and celebrate life’s milestones.
- Flexibility & Work-Life Harmony: Hybrid and flexible working arrangements designed around trust, autonomy, and outcomes.
- Vibrant Workplace & Perks: Modern office environment with a fully stocked pantry (unlimited snacks and beverages), regular company-sponsored team lunches, and festive cultural celebrations throughout the year.
- Meaningful Global Impact: The rare opportunity to build groundbreaking medical technology that democratizes healthcare and saves lives worldwide.
Butterfly Network does not accept agency resumes.
Butterfly Network is an E-Verify Company.
Butterfly Network is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of race, traits associated with race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Butterfly requires security adherence responsibilities from all employees. These include: adhering to all company security policies and procedures, utilize provided company assets securely, and complete all required security awareness training programs. Safeguarding company data and systems from unauthorized access, modification, or destruction, contributing to the overall security posture of the organization. Immediately reporting any suspected or actual security incidents, including phishing attempts, malware infections, or unauthorized access, following the established incident response procedure
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