Mark Bergen

Shige Honjo, a veteran executive at Nest, and Scott Mullins, a senior engineering manager, are leaving the company, according to multiple sources.Honjo, the VP in charge of program management and manufacturing, will depart at the end of May. Mullins is shifting over to Google to work on the next iteration of its Glass wearable, dubbed Project Aura internally. (He’ll continue to report to Nest CEO Tony Fadell, who runs Aura independently of Nest.)Their exit comes amid a steady stream of departures from the connected-device unit under Google parent Alphabet, as pressure mounts on Nest to improve its sales targets and right its increasingly rancorous culture.A Nest representative declined to comment.

Now that Google has an official virtual reality division, it’s shuttling more Googlers into it.The company has moved around 10 employees to a dedicated design team for VR, including Joshua To, a design lead for the apps unit, according to sources. A Google rep confirmed To’s move, but didn’t comment further.Design is a critical element for Google’s success in VR. Most of the VR devices on the market, or coming soon, are considered lacking in their accessibility and aesthetic. And Google may face inordinate pressure to deliver here. (Remember Glass?)