# Staff Electrical Engineer (R&D)

**Company:** [WHOOP](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/whoop)
**Location:** Boston, MA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Python, Spice, Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Impedance Analyzers, Minitab, Statistical Analysis, Circuit Design, Time-Series Analysis, Hardware Prototyping
**Posted:** 2026-04-09

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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