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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Director of Platforms & Validation - **Company:** Prentke Romich Company - **Location:** Wooster, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $164,000.0 - $203,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Firmware, IBM Hardware Management Console, Hardware Platform Interface, Software Reliability Testing, System Testing, Systems Integration, Information Technology - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=fb1113950e41cd10 ## About the Role * Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering field is required. * 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in hardware, systems, or regulated product development environments is required. * 7+ years of leadership experience managing engineering, validation, quality, or related technical teams is required. * Experience with product validation, reliability, quality systems, and regulated development environments is required. * Experience in medical device, assistive technology, or other compliance-driven product environments is preferred., * Strong senior leadership capability with demonstrated ability to lead leaders and build high performing technical organizations. * Deep expertise in hardware systems, mechanical engineering, electrical design, firmware integration, system validation, and device readiness. * Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle, including design controls, validation, manufacturing transfer, quality, and sustainment. * Ability to align product strategy, engineering execution, validation rigor, and operational realities into coherent, executable plans. * Strong systems thinking, problem-solving, and technical judgment across multi-disciplinary product environments. * Excellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills across executive, technical, product, quality, and operations audiences. * Ability to make high-quality decisions under complexity, balancing customer value, risk, timelines, cost, and compliance requirements. * Strong organizational and financial management capabilities, including planning, prioritization, budgeting, and resource allocation. * Commitment to quality, accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. ## Description Lead the Future of Communication Technology - Join PRC-Saltillo as our Senior Director of Platforms & Validation! At PRC-Saltillo, we're committed to helping individuals communicate, connect, and live more independently through innovative AAC technology. As the Senior Director of Platforms & Validation, you'll lead the strategy, development, validation, and quality of the hardware platforms that power our speech-generating devices. You'll work across Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Executive Leadership to ensure our products are reliable, compliant, and ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those we serve. If you're a strategic engineering leader who thrives on innovation, collaboration, and delivering high-quality products, this is an opportunity to shape the future of assistive technology while leading a talented technical organization. Go to our website to apply: https://prentkeromich.bamboohr.com/careers Why You'll Love Working Here * Mission-Driven Innovation: Lead technology that empowers individuals to communicate and connect with the world. * Strategic Leadership: Influence platform strategy, product direction, and organizational growth alongside executive leadership. * Collaborative Environment: Partner across engineering, product, manufacturing, quality, and service teams to drive meaningful outcomes. * Technical Impact: Shape the future of our hardware platforms, validation processes, and product quality standards. Duties and Responsibilities: * Defines and drives the long-term strategy for the Company's hardware platforms, including mechanical, electrical, firmware, and device-level subsystem evolution. * Owns senior-level accountability for hardware platform architecture, system integration, validation, manufacturing readiness, and field quality outcomes. * Leads the Hardware Management team and associated engineering staff to ensure coordinated execution across mechanical, electrical, and firmware disciplines. * Leads validation and QA leadership to ensure effective product verification, validation, reliability testing, and release readiness. * Ensures that product requirements from individuals at the Product Management level are translated into executable engineering strategies and production-ready device platforms. * Drives alignment between product intent, hardware architecture, engineering execution, and manufacturing outcomes. * Establishes and maintains clear operating models, decision boundaries, and escalation paths across Engineering, Validation, Product Management, and Manufacturing. * Ensures device-level integration across hardware, firmware, accessories, operating environments, and supporting system dependencies. * Owns overall validation strategy and quality expectations for hardware platforms, including design verification, system validation, reliability, and root-cause oriented quality improvement. ## Related Videos - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [How To Test A Ball of Mud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/173-how-to-test-a-ball-of-mud) - [AI Agents & Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2017-ai-agents-agentic-ai) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) - [Physical AI: The Era of Intelligent Machines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100141-physical-ai-the-era-of-intelligent-machines) ## Related Articles - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer)