Electrical Engineer: Hardware Architect & Owner (Hybrid SJ)

Lever, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health, dental and vision

401k plan

Flexible PTO

Catered lunch in office

Pet insurance

Voluntary life insurance

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Mashgin seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to drive hardware evolution. You will own system electrical designs, power architecture, and bring-up across hardware, firmware, and software. Collaboration with CV teams will ensure robust camera performance, and you will scale from prototype to mass production.

The role is hybrid onsite in San Jose, CA, requiring in-person work at least 2x per week. You will navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality solutions under aggressive timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in electrical/hardware engineering or related experience.
• Proficiency in electrical design software (e.g., Altium, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro, PADS) and circuit analysis software (e.g. SPICE).
• Understanding of electrical design principles, circuit analysis, and electronics manufacturing processes.
• Experience with board designs PCB/FPC/RFPC, design/manufacturing release, test, bringup, and debugging.
• Hands-on EE lab experience with soldering equipment, oscilloscopes, high-speed digital test equipment, logic analyzers, function generators.
• Ability to read, interpret, and basic coding ability for C/C++ and embedded systems languages.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and integrating system-level electrical designs including computer platforms (x86/SoC), camera modules, sensors, displays, and external peripherals.
• Owning system power architecture including power distribution, sequencing, power budgeting, and platform thermal considerations.
• Leading hardware bring-up, debugging, and system validation across electrical, firmware, and software layers.
• Working closely with computer vision teams to enable robust camera performance and diagnose imaging issues from a hardware perspective.
• Supporting camera subsystem development including sensor selection, camera board integration, and calibration considerations.
• Designing and integrating systems using high-speed and low-speed interfaces (USB, PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO).
• Rapidly prototyping and evaluating new system architectures and electro-mechanical concepts.
• Drive product development from prototype through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.
• Collaborating with global suppliers and manufacturing partners to deliver scalable production hardware.

Skills

Electrical design

C/C++ basics

Board design & debugging

PCB/assembly knowledge

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadence OrCAD/Allegro

PADS

SPICE

Job description

Mashgin seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to drive hardware evolution. You will own system electrical designs, power architecture, and bring-up across hardware, firmware, and software. Collaboration with CV teams will ensure robust camera performance, and you will scale from prototype to mass production.

The role is hybrid onsite in San Jose, CA, requiring in-person work at least 2x per week. You will navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality solutions under aggressive timelines.