Develop hardware engineering capabilities, infrastructure, and external partnerships, including laboratory and test capabilities, prototype configuration management, supplier/OEM relationships, contract manufacturing interfaces, external engineering partners, and test laboratories required to support development, qualification, production, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management. Lead cross-functional product development, production transfer, and lifecycle sustainment, partnering with Software, AI, Systems Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Purchasing, Suppliers, Contract Manufacturers, Service, and external laboratories to ensure product readiness, compatibility, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability.