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Whoop

Makes screenless trackers for sleep and recovery

NPI Hardware Quality Engineer - Accessories

Full-Time
$120k - $160k+ Equity package
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
Boston, MA, USA
In PersonMust work from the Boston office; relocation may be required.
Manufacturing Quality & TestQuality Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
  • 3–5+ years of experience in product quality, NPI quality, supplier quality, or product development quality, preferably in consumer electronics, wearable technology, wellness/fitness, medical device, or high-tech industries.
  • Experience supporting quality activities across NPI or product development cycles, including validation planning, launch readiness, and sustaining quality support.
  • Technical knowledge of accessory materials, components, and manufacturing processes, such as soft goods, metals, plastics, or wearable electronics components.
  • Experience with DFMEA, risk assessment methodologies, validation planning, quality control plans, and root cause analysis tools.
  • Ability to communicate quality insights and recommendations using objective data to influence cross-functional stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
  • Commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks and ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same quality standards as personal contributions.
Responsibilities
  • Own the end-to-end NPI quality operating model for accessory programs, ensuring consistent phase-based deliverables, gate criteria, and launch readiness standards.
  • Lead product and process risk management activities, including risk assessments, DFMEA, validation planning, and mitigation strategies to proactively identify and reduce quality risks.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Accessories & Apparel, Hardware Engineering, Supply Chain, Deployment, Global Support Services, and Quality to define and deliver accessory quality requirements.
  • Drive root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions for high-impact quality issues, using data-driven quality tools to prevent recurrence.
  • Review quality control plans and partner with Supplier Quality Engineering and manufacturing teams to support implementation for accessory products.
  • Develop data-driven insights, dashboards, and program reporting to guide quality decisions, track readiness, and support sustaining product quality activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with ISO 9001 Quality Management System standards, statistical data analysis, Six Sigma, or ASQ Certified Quality Engineer practices.

About the company

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Whoop

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Whoop makes a screenless wristband that tracks sleep, exercise strain, and recovery around the clock, and it sells the band to athletes and everyday users only as part of a membership. In 2020, the PGA Tour gave Whoop straps to players and caddies after one golfer's data flagged his COVID-19 infection before he had symptoms. The band records heart rate, the variation between beats, skin temperature, and blood oxygen, and the app turns those readings into daily scores and advice on when to push or rest. Members pay a yearly fee that covers the band, with pricier tiers adding heart-rhythm and blood pressure readings, and Whoop also sells blood tests. Whoop was founded in 2012 at Harvard's startup lab and is based in Boston.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Series G

Total Funding

$979.8M

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

2012

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What believers are saying

  • Growth pays for itself: Whoop's yearly sales pace doubled to $1.1 billion by December 2025, with positive cash flow.
  • Equity has a path to cash: in August 2026, Whoop's CEO put its IPO about 18 months away.
  • Fast hiring widens scope: Whoop made almost 400 of its 600 planned hires by August 2026, on an 800-person base.

What critics are saying

  • Big Tech is undercutting it: Google's $99.99 Fitbit Air, launched May 2026, needs no subscription; Whoop's starts at $199 yearly.
  • Cashing out isn't guaranteed: larger smart-ring rival Oura shelved its $2.2 billion IPO in September 2026, citing market uncertainty.
  • Plan to live near Boston: 155 of Whoop's 158 open roles in October 2026 are on-site at its headquarters there.

What makes Whoop unique

  • Medical giants are part-owners: glucose-monitor maker Abbott and the Mayo Clinic invested in Whoop's March 2026 round.
  • Copying its look draws lawsuits: a federal judge halted US sales of a near-identical Chinese band in February 2026.
  • Star athletes are owners, not just endorsers: Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James and Rory McIlroy invested in its March 2026 round.

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Benefits

  • Take Time Off: Time outside of the office is important for sleep, strain and recovery! Our PTO plan encourages members to take time off in order to come back refreshed.
  • Live a Healthy Lifestyle: Our competitive benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents. Life and disability insurance are also available.
  • Feel Invested: In addition to a competitive base salary and 401k, you're eligible to receive stock options to share in the future of WHOOP. Work means more when you have personal stake. You have ownership in what we are building.
  • Eat Well: Keep hunger at bay with endless snacks in our fully stocked kitchen. Enjoy catered team lunches on Friday, and even a cold brew keg.
  • Know The Product: We want you to understand and experience the product firsthand. We offer you a WHOOP strap and membership at no cost.
  • Be Active: Take advantage of our office gym and on-site showers! WHOOP also offers a $500 yearly wellness perk for fitness classes and memberships.
  • Be Present: It's important to be present when bringing home a new family member. Take care of your loved ones with 12 weeks paid parental leave, plus an additional 2 weeks to gradually return to work.
  • Love Where You Work: Sitting in the heart of Fenway, our beautiful office overlooks Fenway Park. A prime location for great food, not to mention catching a Sox game, too!
  • Work Hard, Play Harder: If we don't already have a club here that fits your lifestyle and interests, you're encouraged to start one. Share your passions with others at work, or discover new ones!

Growth & Insights and Company News

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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exchange4media
Oct 16th, 2026
Nojoud Radwan takes on Senior Marketing Lead - GCC role at WHOOP.

Nojoud Radwan takes on Senior Marketing Lead - GCC role at WHOOP. Radwan was earlier with adidas as Senior Marketing Manager in Saudi Arabia. WHOOP has appointed Nojoud Radwan as Senior Marketing Lead - GCC, following her stint at adidas, where she led marketing strategy in Saudi Arabia. At adidas, she served as Senior Marketing Manager from August 2024 to August 2026, overseeing integrated marketing across digital, retail and influencer channels. Her responsibilities included localising global campaigns for Saudi Arabia, aligning brand narratives with local culture and youth trends, and driving creator-led activations. Before adidas, Radwan spent over six years at Nestlé in roles spanning digital marketing, social media and influencer strategy. As Digital Marketing Manager for Nestlé Purina Petcare and Nestlé Health Science from July 2023 to May 2024, she led regional digital strategy across 19 markets, focusing on e-commerce adoption, performance marketing and brand consistency. Radwan began her tenure at The Coca-Cola Company in September 2013 as Assistant Brand Manager.

Absolute Geeks
Oct 13th, 2026
WHOOP launches Arabic app as GCC membership jumps over 75%.

WHOOP launches Arabic app as GCC membership jumps over 75%. 3 hours ago WHOOP is now speaking Arabic. The subscription-based fitness wearable has rolled out a fully redesigned Arabic version of its app, allowing members to read their sleep, recovery, strain and health data in their native language for the first time, backed by a billboard and digital campaign running across the GCC. On paper, translating an app sounds like a modest update. In practice, Arabic localisation is more involved than swapping text strings. Right-to-left layouts, data-heavy dashboards and health terminology all need rethinking, which is why the company is calling this a redesign rather than a language toggle. For a product whose entire value lies in explaining complex physiological metrics like heart rate variability and recovery scores, comprehension matters more than it does for a typical consumer app. The timing reflects how important the region has become to the Boston-based company. WHOOP says GCC membership has grown by more than 75 percent year on year, and it has steadily built a physical presence here, including a dedicated UAE office and an expanding retail footprint. Later this year, WHOOP Qatar is set to open the company's first performance research and development facility outside its Boston headquarters, which could give it region-specific data on how heat, fasting and local lifestyles affect sleep and recovery. There's also a strategic investor behind the push. Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company backed WHOOP's Series G round, and the Arabic launch fulfils one of the commitments outlined in that partnership. Add sponsorship deals with UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Al Nassr, plus ties to the Dubai Fitness Challenge and the Doha Marathon, and WHOOP's regional strategy looks less like a marketing exercise and more like a long-term bet. The hardware itself is unchanged. The current band offers up to 14 days of battery life, an FDA-cleared ECG, a Healthspan longevity feature, Blood Pressure Insights and optional Advanced Labs blood testing. Blood pressure tracking remains its most contested feature after drawing an FDA warning letter in 2025 over how it was marketed.

TelecomTalk
Oct 3rd, 2026
Apple, Fitbit, whoop, Pebble: fitness trackers compared.

Apple, Fitbit, whoop, Pebble: fitness trackers compared. The screenless fitness-tracker market in India is no longer limited to WHOOP and Fitbit. Amazfit, Noise, Pebble and Garmin now offer alternatives across different price points, while Apple Watch remains a broader smartwatch option. Apple is also reportedly exploring a future screenless wearable. By Priyanka Shaw Technology Correspondent, TelecomTalk Published on Oct 3, 2026 3:57pm IST Highlights. * WHOOP, Fitbit, Garmin, Amazfit, Noise and Pebble now compete across different price segments. * Fitbit Air brings Google's Gemini-powered Health Coach to India's screenless tracker market. * Apple currently offers Apple Watch rather than a screenless fitness band, although reports suggest it is exploring the category.

Gizmodo
Sep 30th, 2026
Qalo's screenless health tracker has a Smart Ring companion, too.

Qalo's screenless health tracker has a Smart Ring companion, too. Qalo's new subscription-free fitness SL-1 Smart Band works on its own as a Whoop competitor but is even better when paired with the company's smart ring. Reading time 2 minutes Qalo, maker of a subscription-free smart ring competitor to Oura, apparently has Whoop in its crosshairs, too. The company just announced the SL-1 Smart Band, a new screenless wearable device for your wrist that tracks all the same health data as the company's SR-2 Smart Ring, allowing you to seamlessly switch between them depending on the scenario. The strategy is an increasingly common one in a wearable space where capturing as much data as possible is the goal, and Qalo makes it more compelling by being relatively affordable. The SL-1 is a small rectangular puck of sensors that looks similar to a Whoop 5.0 or competing devices like the Garmin Cirqa, which can be fitted with a variety of silicone and fabric wristbands. Qalo says the device is water-resistant up to around 30 feet and can last over 12 days on a single charge (qualities that will have to be tested in a review), but if you're drawn to the minimalism of screenless wearables, it seems to fit the bill. More importantly, all of the health tracking basics are covered: The SL-1 can monitor your sleep, movement, blood-oxygen levels, heart rate, heart rate variability, stress, skin temperature, and menstrual cycles, all without a subscription. Qalo combines that data into a daily "Q Score" that gives you a sense of your health that day and also offers things like menstrual prediction and automatic workout detection. The real draw of the SL-1 is how it works with Qalo's SR-2 Smart Ring, though. Both devices contribute data to the same health profile, making it possible to switch which device you're wearing without losing data in the process. Qalo imagines its rings working for most people during the day or as a more comfortable option while you're sleeping, with the SL-1 band being for more intense workouts or activities where you need your hands and fingers free. Samsung has pitched wearing its Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch together using the same logic. The lightweight Galaxy Ring works on its own, but it's even more useful as the wearable you turn to when you don't want a large screen on your wrist. Google's Fitbit Air could serve the same purpose for anyone who already owns a Pixel Watch. Qalo might not be able to deliver hardware and software at the level of Samsung or Google, but its devices could still be a good alternative because they're relatively inexpensive. The SL-1 Smart Band and SR-2 Smart Ring each retail for $200, meaning you can purchase them both for around the price of an Apple Watch Series 12. For anyone trying to capture as much data as possible, that could be a lot easier to swallow.

TechBuzz Ireland
Sep 30th, 2026
WHOOP launches Niall Horan WHOOP band.

WHOOP launches Niall Horan WHOOP band. WHOOP has collaborated with Niall Horan, During the biggest world tour of Niall Horan's solo career, WHOOP is celebrating the moment with a custom WHOOP band inspired by Niall's Irish roots and passion for music. The band launch will be powered by content captured from Niall's preparation for the biggest tour of his life. A SuperKnit band designed in collaboration with Niall Horan for the biggest tour of his career. Inspired by the natural greens surrounding his home in Ireland, it features custom etching that reflects a life spent on the road and on stage. Made with their signature SuperKnit for all-day comfort and versatility, it's designed to move with him from rehearsal to recovery. Priced at €49, the new band arrives as Horan brings Dinner Party Live On Tour to audiences around the world. Following the tour's opening in Birmingham on 22 September, Irish fans will welcome him home for four nights at Dublin's 3Arena on 9, 10, 12 and 13 November 2026. The launch will be supported by content captured during Horan's preparations for the tour, featuring him wearing his new band and offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at the build-up to his live performances. The collaboration brings together the Irish heritage and love of music that inspired the design with his established relationship with WHOOP. A long-standing WHOOP member, Horan became an investor and brand ambassador in September 2025. The partnership focuses on recovery, sleep and overall wellbeing, sharing insights into how he incorporates WHOOP into his routine both on and off tour. Since rising to global fame as a member of One Direction, Horan has built a solo career spanning four studio albums: Flicker (2017), Heartbreak Weather (2020), The Show (2023) and Dinner Party (2026). His latest release secured his third UK Number 1 album and the biggest opening week of his solo career to date. Features of the Niall Horan WHOOP band Strength Trainer Compatible Premium Metals Adjustable ECG Compatible WHOOP MG Compatible