Rachel Star

Rachel Star is an engineer and product leader specializing in hardware development, manufacturing operations, and technical scaling for early-stage consumer technology companies. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing and Design Engineering from Northwestern University, establishing a rigorous academic foundation in both technical design principles and complex production processes. Throughout her extensive professional career, Star has held various engineering and product management titles across multiple technology and consumer hardware startups, applying her specialized background to solve physical engineering challenges. Her operational experience consistently bridges the critical gap between technical engineering teams and executive leadership, enabling her to directly build and scale physical products from initial conceptualization through full commercial manufacturing. Today, Star leverages her multidisciplinary expertise to maintain a current focus on hardware product development, manufacturing engineering, and strategic startup operations within the technology sector.