# Senior Electrical Engineer

**Company:** [Coram AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/coram-ai)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** altium, pcb layout, high-speed digital design, ddr, lpddr, mipi csi-2, usb, ethernet, poe, embedded linux, yocto, buildroot, u-boot, device trees, C
**Posted:** 2026-07-29

> Senior Electrical Engineer owning end-to-end board design and embedded platform for edge-AI security hardware including cameras, intercoms, and access control devices. Requires 5+ years hardware development experience, strong EE skills, and embedded software competence to ship volume products.

## Job Description

## 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.

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