Senior Electrical & Hardware Engineer

Building Automation Systems Supervisor - The Claremont Colleges Services; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity opportunity

Flexible hybrid work

Technical leadership growth

Job summary

iPolish, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical & Hardware Engineer to lead mixed-signal embedded hardware development for the Magic Wand and future iPolish devices.

You’ll own schematic capture, PCB layout, and regulatory certification across multiple markets, collaborating with founders and offshore CM partners. You will coordinate FMEA, DFM, and test infrastructure while supporting IP documentation and cross-functional hardware-soft­ware integration in a fast-paced startup environment in

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands-on hardware product development experience with consumer electronics or IoT devices.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout; Fusion 360 Electronics / EAGLE experience strongly preferred (Altium or KiCad acceptable with willingness to work in the company toolchain).
• Demonstrated experience with ESP32 or equivalent Wi-Fi/BLE SoCs; familiarity with Nordic nRF52-class BLE SoCs a plus.
• Experience with battery-powered products: LiPo charging/protection, power-path management, thermal and safety design.
• Solid understanding of EMC principles and direct experience supporting FCC/CE certification campaigns, including pre-scan, test-house liaison, and remediation.
• Working knowledge of international market-access frameworks for wireless consumer products and ability to coordinate multi-country certification schedules.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment with hands-on prototyping and bench testing.

Responsibilities

• Own schematic capture and PCB layout for compact, battery-powered consumer electronics products, including the Magic Wand (ESP32-C6-class Wi-Fi/BLE SoC, LiPo power system, high-voltage EPD source/gate drivers)
• Design and validate low-voltage analog/mixed-signal circuits, including power-path management (ideal-diode ORing, PFET mux, LDOs), high-voltage EPD driver rails (±30 V class VGH/VGL supplies), and USB-C charging topologies
• Perform component voltage-rating and derating audits, tolerance analysis, and FMEA; maintain design verification test plans for reliability and safety compliance
• Lead design-for-manufacturing (DFM) reviews and coordinate with overseas CM partners on PCB fabrication, panelization, SMT assembly, and functional test infrastructure
• Develop and maintain full Bills of Materials (BOM) and CPL/placement files with preferred and alternate sourcing, DigiKey / LCSC / Mouser cross-references, and ECO/CCN documentation
• Coordinate international wireless and product-safety certification programs end-to-end: FCC and ISED, CE RED and UKCA, SAR testing, MIC/Giteki, SRRC, and EU cybersecurity requirements; manage test-house relationships
• Support battery and product safety compliance, including UN 38.3 testing, pack-level certification, and safety-relevant component selection
• Track evolving market-access requirements and translate into design/document changes
• Collaborate on firmware-hardware integration and review boot configurations, bring-up, and factory calibration flows
• Contribute to IP documentation and patent prosecution support as needed
• Manage hardware project timelines, milestones, and cross-functional dependencies across engineering and external vendors
• Author and maintain design history files, ECO logs, and change documentation

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Wireless tech

EMC principles

Project management

Startup environment

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Fusion 360 Electronics

EAGLE

Altium

KiCad

Test equipment & fixtures

Job description

iPolish, Inc.

Senior Electrical & Hardware Engineer

Full-Time Mid-to-Senior Level On-Site / Hybrid

LOCATION

Orlando, FL

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Full-Time

DEPARTMENT

Engineering

About iPolish

iPolish, Inc. is a Central Florida digital beauty technology company pioneering electrophoretic display (EPD)-based color-changing cosmetic products, including digitally programmable press-on nails and the Magic Wand handheld programming device. We operate at the intersection of advanced materials science, consumer electronics, and fashion-tech, with manufacturing partners in China, Taiwan, USA, Japan and Mexico and a product roadmap targeting simultaneous launch across North American, European, and Asia-Pacific markets.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical & Hardware Engineer to lead the design, prototyping, and bring-to-market of mixed-signal embedded systems at the core of the iPolish® product platform. This role is central to the continued development of the Magic Wand device — a compact, battery-powered wireless EPD programmer — as well as next-generation iPolish press on nail display hardware. You will work directly with the founders across the full hardware development lifecycle, from schematic capture through DFM, multi-market regulatory certification, and volume manufacturing. This role carries significant international compliance coordination responsibility: iPolish products are wireless, battery-powered, and skin-adjacent, and the successful candidate will help drive certification and market-access programs across the US, Canada, UK, EU, and Asia-Pacific.

Key Responsibilities

• Own schematic capture and PCB layout for compact, battery-powered consumer electronics products, including the Magic Wand (ESP32-C6-class Wi-Fi/BLE SoC, LiPo power system, high-voltage EPD source/gate drivers)


• Design and validate low-voltage analog/mixed-signal circuits, including power-path management (ideal-diode ORing, PFET mux, LDOs), high-voltage EPD driver rails (±30 V class VGH/VGL supplies), and USB-C charging topologies


• Perform component voltage-rating and derating audits, tolerance analysis, and FMEA; maintain design verification test plans for reliability and safety compliance


• Lead design-for-manufacturing (DFM) reviews and coordinate with overseas CM partners (China, Taiwan, Mexico) on PCB fabrication, panelization, SMT assembly, and functional test infrastructure — including bed-of-nails / spring-pin programming and test fixtures


• Develop and maintain full Bills of Materials (BOM) and CPL/placement files with preferred and alternate sourcing, DigiKey / LCSC / Mouser cross-references, and formal component change documentation (ECOs, CCNs)


• Coordinate international wireless and product-safety certification programs end-to-end: FCC and ISED (Canada), CE RED and UKCA, SAR testing, MIC/Giteki (Japan), SRRC (China), and emerging EU radio-equipment cybersecurity requirements (EN 18031 series); manage test-house relationships, technical files, and Declarations of Conformity


• Support battery and product safety compliance, including UN 38.3 transport testing, pack-level certification (UL 2054 / IEC 62133 class), and safety-relevant component selection (e.g., glow-wire-compliant connectors)


• Track evolving market-access requirements (EU GPSR, EU Battery Regulation labeling and marking phases, RoHS/REACH) and translate them into actionable design and documentation changes


• Collaborate on firmware-hardware integration with embedded software developers; review strapping-pin and boot configurations, bring-up procedures, and factory calibration and programming flows


• Contribute to IP documentation and patent prosecution support as needed, working with outside counsel and RocketPatent LLC


• Manage hardware project timelines, milestone tracking, and cross-functional dependencies across engineering, operations, and external vendors; maintain schedules from prototype build through production release


• Author and maintain technical project documentation including design history files, ECO logs, component change notices, and design review packages

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent


• 5+ years of hands-on hardware product development experience with consumer electronics or IoT devices


• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout; Fusion 360 Electronics / EAGLE experience strongly preferred (Altium or KiCad acceptable with willingness to work in the company toolchain)


• Demonstrated experience with ESP32 or equivalent Wi-Fi/BLE SoC families; familiarity with Nordic nRF52-class BLE SoCs a plus


• Experience with battery-powered products: LiPo charging/protection, power-path management, thermal and safety design


• Solid understanding of EMC principles and direct experience supporting FCC/CE certification campaigns, including pre-scan, test-house liaison, and remediation


• Working knowledge of international market-access frameworks for wireless consumer products (radio, safety, battery, and labeling requirements) and ability to coordinate multi-country certification schedules


• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment with hands-on prototyping and bench testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electrophoretic displays (E Ink-class, SiPix, or custom EPD) or high-voltage display driver ICs, including waveform and supply-rail design considerations


• Background in manufacturing engineering, DFM, or factory bring-up at contract manufacturers in Asia or Mexico


• Experience with RF antenna variants and conducted/radiated test configurations (e.g., U.FL/W.FL test ports for certification builds)


• Familiarity with HTS classification, tariff structures, and Taiwan/China supply chain logistics


• Experience contributing to patent applications, IP disclosures, or FTO analyses


• Prior use of LCSC, DigiKey, and Mouser for component sourcing, cross-referencing, and lifecycle management


• Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, stage-gate, or hybrid); experience using engineering task-tracking tools


• Experience managing external vendors, test labs, or CM partners to schedule and deliverable commitments


• Background in semiconductor or IC manufacturing processes — including wafer fabrication, packaging, or BEOL operations — with the ability to evaluate component-level design margins and interface effectively with IC vendors on custom or semi-custom silicon

Work Environment & Perks

• Direct collaboration with the founding team on industry-first EPD beauty technology


• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience; equity participation available


• Flexible hybrid arrangement after initial onboarding period


• Opportunity to own key technical domains and grow into a technical leadership role as the company scales