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WHOOPWHOOPBoston, MA

Staff Electrical Engineer (R&D)

Leads R&D for biometric wearable devices, driving data analytics, circuit design, prototyping, and system validation. Requires 7+ years experience in electrical engineering with strong Python-based statistical skills and hands-on hardware debugging.

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On-site7+ YOEHardware Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Spearhead early-stage design and development of biometric wearable devices, using data analytics to guide decision-making and determine success criteria.
  • Design and execute system-level validation protocols, utilizing engineering fundamentals combined with statistical methods to ensure optimal performance in real-world scenarios.
  • Use Python and other statistical tools to process large data sets, conduct feasibility testing, and inform engineering design decisions.
  • Apply understanding of circuit design principles and tools like SPICE for designing and validating hardware circuits in wearable technology systems.
  • Test and validate hardware prototypes for in-depth functional testing, utilizing lab equipment for debugging and analysis.
  • Define system requirements and develop test strategies, analyzing test data to ensure validation; lead failure investigations using data to identify root causes and improve designs.
  • Partner with teams across hardware, software, data science, and product to shape development strategies, ensuring data insights drive both technical and strategic decisions.
  • Collaborate with external partners, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to ensure successful development and scale-up of products (up to 10% travel).

Qualifications

  • BS or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience.
  • Strong ability to apply data analytics to solve complex engineering challenges and propose creative, data-driven solutions.
  • Proficiency in advanced statistical techniques, particularly time-series data analysis, using Python or similar tools (e.g., Minitab).
  • Experience with hardware prototyping and debugging, utilizing lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and impedance analyzers.
  • Solid understanding of circuit design principles.
  • Experience maintaining and improving live code for hardware systems, including logging, monitoring, and debugging in development environments.

Skills

PythonSpiceOscilloscopesMultimetersImpedance AnalyzersMinitabStatistical AnalysisCircuit DesignTime-Series AnalysisHardware Prototyping

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