About the Role
This is a founding engineering role at an early-stage hardware-tech company building AI-powered tools for electronics design. You will own real client PCB projects end-to-end while working side by side with a software and ML team, and your hands-on work will directly shape the products being built to make hardware development dramatically faster.
What You'll Do
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Own 2-4 client PCB projects simultaneously, from initial requirements through manufacturing.
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Design across a wide range of domains: motor controllers, compute carriers, RF/antenna systems, battery management, and high-speed interfaces.
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Work directly with customers to understand their constraints and deliver reliable solutions.
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Build internal tools and automation to increase team design throughput.
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Collaborate closely with layout specialists, firmware engineers, and manufacturing partners.
What We're Looking For
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1-5 years of professional electrical engineering experience, with at least one product shipped to production.
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Hands-on PCB design experience using tools such as KiCad, Altium, Cadence, or LTSpice.
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Breadth across multiple hardware domains including high-speed digital, power electronics, antennas, and BGA fanout.
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Experience owning client or customer-facing projects from requirements gathering through to manufacturing.
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Comfort collaborating across disciplines: layout, firmware, and manufacturing.
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A track record of personal or self-directed hardware projects that demonstrate initiative and design quality.
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A mindset oriented toward questioning existing processes and finding faster, cheaper, and more reliable approaches.
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Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (such as AI coding assistants or LLM-based agents) is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $160,000 - $200,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, USA. Candidates must be based in San Francisco or able to relocate before their start date.
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