Head of Engineering

Fitt Talent Partners is a specialized recruitment firm for top health and wellness companies. We’re filling this role for a client, a smart seating company founded by ex-SpaceX and NASA engineers, building dynamic, sensor-driven medical cushions that prevent pressure injuries and restore mobility for wheelchair users. Role Overview Hiring a Head of Engineering to lead its entire engineering organization. This is the technical leader who turns a team of exceptionally strong individual contributors into a focused, fast-shipping unit — the glue between leadership's vision and the realities of the lab and the production floor. Key Responsibilities Lead and hold accountable the entire engineering team — delivery, culture, morale, and accountability are all theirs Bridge between leadership and the dev team — strategy gets communicated down, technical constraints get communicated up Partner with the CEO and patent attorneys to actively draft and prosecute patents — this is a hands‑on responsibility, not a hand‑off Hire and lead the engineer who will build our cloud connectivity and data platform Collaborate closely with operations to ensure engineering decisions support our high‑mix, short lead time manufacturing model Ensure Sales & Marketing are kept abreast of timing, trade‑offs, and impact of asks Work with Finance on key programs for financial clarity Leadership & Culture Proven track record of adapting team culture as a company scales — maintaining morale and ensuring accountability through growth. Builds teams that understand the customer deeply: engineers who talk to users and build with empathy. Breaks down silos between engineering and the rest of the business. Holds people accountable with clarity and respect — action items get closed, commitments get kept. Holds strong opinions loosely and changes their mind when evidence warrants it. Knows when to build vs. buy — allergic to reinventing the wheel. Customer‑obsessed: passionate about each customer's experience, prioritizing the real need and iterating against it. Qualifications 10+ years engineering experience with 3–5+ years leading engineering teams at a startup or growth‑stage company Hands‑on background in electromechanical systems, embedded firmware, and connected hardware Experience taking a hardware product and building the cloud connectivity and data platform around it Proven track record of shipping complex hardware/software products on time and to spec HIPAA or regulated data environment experience a plus #J-18808-Ljbffr