Electrical Engineer
Designs and owns electrical architecture for compact wearable hardware systems with MCU/SOC/FPGA, battery, sensing, RF, and audio. Requires 10+ years EE experience shipping complex battery-powered consumer electronics, strong PCB skills, and cross-functional collaboration.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own & drive the development of the electrical architecture, design, prototyping, and development of one or more hardware systems (MCU/SOC/FPGA, battery, sensing, RF, Audio).
- Contribute to hardware process and tool flow definition, hardware vendor engagement, and management.
- Serve as a domain expert on one or more areas of electrical design, such as audio, DSP, battery, RF, or sensing.
- Define hardware roadmaps, architectures, trade-offs, specifications, development plans, and evaluation methods for wearable electronics.
- Hands-on PCBA design and bring-up: component selection, schematic, layout, assembly, bring-up, test/debug, and integration into larger systems.
- Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, software, UX, and machine learning partners to define, evaluate, and optimize hardware systems.
- Identify, evaluate, engage, and drive partners and vendors to accelerate hardware development.
Required Qualifications
- Experience working independently in high-ambiguity environments.
- 10+ years of experience owning and delivering complex EE designs.
- 5+ years of experience leading & delivering complex projects encompassing computing, electrical systems, sensors, power, mechanical, and firmware.
- Experience shipping and supporting a complex product including sensors, compute, HMI, and battery.
- Strong fundamental EE skills across analog & digital domains, PCB design, and simulation tools.
- Familiar with firmware development and comfortable with independent basic bring-up and debug code.
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- Passion for learning, and experimentation evidenced by side projects or learning endeavors.
- BS or MS in EE or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep experience with one of the following areas: battery, RF, capacitive touch, audio, or image sensors.
- Experience developing and shipping a wearable product, including machine perception or machine learning-powered features, with challenging power and form factor constraints.
- Experience selecting and guiding partners to augment development speed/bandwidth.
- Familiarity with machine learning algorithms, data collection, and hardware acceleration.
- Experience in a startup or research organization.
Benefits
- 401(k) max employer match: 3.5% of compensation
- 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for you and your dependents
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Flexible spending account with employer matching up to $1,650/year (medical FSA)
- Guardian Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Opportunity to share in the company's success with competitive stock options
Skills
Pcb Design, Pcba, Mcu, Soc, Fpga, Rf, Battery Management, Sensors, Audio, Dsp, Firmware, Analog Design, Digital Design, Simulation Tools
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