Electrical Engineer

Love Freedom Solution; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Love Freedom Solution in the South Bay Area, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to develop next-generation sensing and imaging systems for public safety. This hands-on role involves owning mixed-signal hardware from prototype to deployment and collaborating across FPGA, firmware, software, mechanical, and systems teams.

You will bring up boards, validate hardware, debug issues, and support manufacturing transitions in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3–7 years of professional electrical engineering experience.
• Strong experience with mixed-signal electronics.
• Experience bringing up and debugging custom PCB designs.
• Proficiency using common electrical laboratory equipment.
• Understanding of analog and digital circuit design principles.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware at board and system level.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced hardware development environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own board bring-up, hardware validation, debugging, and system integration for mixed-signal PCB designs.
• Perform electrical testing using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, and other lab equipment.
• Troubleshoot analog, digital, RF, and power-related hardware issues throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with FPGA, embedded firmware, software, mechanical, and systems engineering teams to integrate complete hardware platforms.
• Support prototype builds, hardware verification, and product validation.
• Assist with root-cause analysis of hardware failures and implement corrective actions.
• Review schematics, layouts, and PCB designs while providing recommendations for improvements.
• Develop test procedures and documentation for manufacturing and engineering validation.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute technical solutions across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Support product transition from prototype into manufacturing.

Skills

Mixed-signal electronics

PCB bring-up

Laboratory instrumentation

Analog circuit design

Digital circuit design

Hardware debugging

RF awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Spectrum Analyzer

Multimeter

PCB Design Tools

Job description

Electrical Engineer (Mixed-Signal Systems)

Location: South Bay Area, CA (On-Site)

About The Opportunity

An innovative, venture-backed technology company is seeking an Electrical Engineer to help develop next-generation sensing and imaging systems that are redefining public safety. This is a rare opportunity to work on cutting-edge hardware that combines advanced electronics, embedded systems, AI, and high-performance imaging technology.

If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, taking ownership of products from prototype through deployment, and working alongside a highly collaborative team, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while accelerating your career.

This is a hands-on engineering position where your ideas matter, your decisions move products forward, and you'll have the opportunity to work across multiple disciplines in a fast-moving startup environment.

What You'll Do

As an Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for bringing complex mixed-signal hardware to life while supporting the development of next-generation imaging systems.

Responsibilities

• Own board bring-up, hardware validation, debugging, and system integration for mixed-signal PCB designs.
• Perform electrical testing using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, and other lab equipment.
• Troubleshoot analog, digital, RF, and power-related hardware issues throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with FPGA, embedded firmware, software, mechanical, and systems engineering teams to integrate complete hardware platforms.
• Support prototype builds, hardware verification, and product validation.
• Assist with root-cause analysis of hardware failures and implement corrective actions.
• Review schematics, layouts, and PCB designs while providing recommendations for improvements.
• Develop test procedures and documentation for manufacturing and engineering validation.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute technical solutions across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Support product transition from prototype into manufacturing.

QualificationsRequired

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 3 to 7 years of professional electrical engineering experience.
• Strong experience with mixed-signal electronics.
• Experience bringing up and debugging custom PCB designs.
• Proficiency using common electrical laboratory equipment.
• Understanding of analog and digital circuit design principles.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware at both the board and system level.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced hardware development environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred

• Experience with FPGA-based systems.
• Experience working with embedded hardware and firmware teams.
• Familiarity with high-speed digital interfaces.
• Experience with RF, imaging, sensor, or signal processing systems.
• Experience supporting products from prototype through production.
• Startup experience is highly preferred.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• Work on breakthrough hardware and advanced sensing technology.
• Own meaningful engineering decisions with significant technical responsibility.
• Collaborate with a highly skilled cross-functional engineering team.
• Fast-paced startup environment with minimal bureaucracy.
• Opportunity to work across hardware, embedded systems, AI, firmware, and mechanical engineering.
• Direct impact on products deployed in real-world environments.
• Excellent opportunity for technical growth and career advancement.

Right to Represent (RTR)

• Your interest in this opportunity.
• Your most up-to-date resume.
• Current location and relocation preferences (if applicable).
• Work authorization and sponsorship requirements.
• Compensation expectations.
• Availability for interviews.
• Earliest possible start date.
• Confirmation that you have not already applied or been represented for this position.

Right to Represent Authorization

By providing verbal authorization during our conversation, you agree to be exclusively represented by our recruiting team for this specific opportunity. Your profile will not be submitted until we have received your confirmation during our call.

We look forward to speaking with you and answering any questions you may have about the opportunity before moving forward.

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