Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own board design end to end: architecture, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, and design reviews for edge-inferencing cameras, intercoms, door readers, and access control hardware.
• Evaluate embedded chipsets, work from vendor reference designs and EVKs, and adapt them into production designs that meet cost, power, and form-factor targets.
• Own board bring-up and validation: power sequencing, signal integrity, sensor and peripheral bring-up, functional test development, and EMC/regulatory pre-compliance.
• Own the embedded platform on your boards: BSP, bootloader, device trees, drivers, and the base image, so the hardware you design boots, streams, and updates in the field.
• Design for the environments our products live in: PoE power budgets, surge and ESD protection, audio paths for intercoms, reader and controller interfaces (OSDP, Wiegand, RS-485), and thermal behavior inside sealed enclosures.
• Own the full product lifecycle from prototype through EVT/DVT/PVT, vendor handoff, and field deployment.
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Be a proactive self-starter: take initiative, act with urgency, and bring a scrappy, hands-on approach to problem solving in fast-moving environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware product development with at least one product shipped at volume.
• Strong schematic capture and PCB layout proficiency (Altium or equivalent), including high-speed digital design: DDR/LPDDR, MIPI CSI-2, USB, Ethernet, and PoE.
• Hands-on lab and bring-up skills: you're at home with a scope, logic analyzer, and a board that won't boot.
• Working embedded software competence: C, embedded Linux (Yocto or Buildroot), U-Boot, device trees, and enough driver fluency to debug across the hardware/software boundary.
• Proven DFM experience and a track record of working with contract manufacturers through NPI.
• Resilient in challenging and fast-paced environments.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Ability to work in an onsite environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Direct experience shipping products on Ambarella (CVx) or NXP (i.MX) platforms.
• Camera and imaging experience: sensor selection and integration, ISP tuning, IR illumination, lens and module tradeoffs.
• Access control or Intercom domain experience: credential readers (NFC/BLE), secure elements, microphone and speaker design, echo cancellation.
• Regulatory and compliance experience: FCC/CE, UL, and IP/IK-rated enclosure design.
• Chinese proficiency and experience leading vendor engagement or manufacturing with partners in Taiwan and China.
• Strong hands-on prototyping instincts with the ability to translate ideas into physical proofs of concept and iterate fast.
• Ability to take projects from half-baked idea to working hardware without waiting for direction.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive compensation package (base salary + variable compensation).
• 100% Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and base life insurance.
• Flexible paid time off and 9 paid holidays.
• 401(k) with both Traditional and Roth options.
• Equity in a rapidly growing company.
• Referral bonuses.
• Daily team dinners and regular team off-sites.
• The latest Apple tech and unlimited tools.