Director of Product

Overview

Location: Remote / Hybrid

Department: Product Development

Outer Factor is building the most trusted brand in mobile accessories for business, government, healthcare, and education. Our customers depend on products that work every time – in hospitals, classrooms, warehouses, and the field. We listen carefully, engineer precisely, and build for environments where failure isn’t an option.

We’re looking for a Director of Product to lead how we turn customer insight into manufacturable, durable, and compliant products s role owns the product engineering process end-to-end. From concept feasibility to tooling release and field performance with an emphasis on disciplined documentation, customer-driven design, and real-world reliability.

Why Outer Factor

• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 401K Match
• 4 Weeks PTO
• Comprehensive Benefits Package

Outer Factor is built for enterprise. We design and deliver products that support professionals in mission-critical work and we do it with discipline, transparency, and trust. As Director of Product
, you’ll define how innovation becomes reliability – leading the systems, standards, and product integrity that make Outer Factor trusted by the industries that depend on us.

• 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 Net Suite
• 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

• 10+ years in product or manufacturing engineering, ideally in hardware, consumer electronics, or durable goods
• Strong command of CAD, PDM, and ERP systems (Solid Works and Net Suite 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