Senior Hardware Engineer — Sensor Systems & Prototyping

Laminar, Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

Disability insurance

Transportation benefit

Health & Wellness benefit

Flexible PTO

401k with employer matching

Equity

Greentown Labs access

Job summary

Laminar, Inc. is seeking a senior-level Hardware Engineer focused on new sensor system R&D. You will collaborate with Hardware and Embedded Systems to evaluate technologies, test sensing performance, and integrate prototypes into field trials. You will directly perform circuit and PCB design and analyze sensor data.

This role requires hands-on expertise, rapid iteration, and ownership, with impact on product design and resource efficiency. A proactive, communicative engineer is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in electronics design, mechanical design, and data analysis.
• Electronics experience: PCB design, sensors, EMI, power supplies.
• Mechanical experience: CNC housings, watertight sealing, UX.
• Embedded system coding, preferably Zephyr RTOS.
• Generalist mindset across electromechanical assemblies and data logging.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype PCBs from sensors using KiCAD, SolidWorks, and PSPICE.
• Design mechanical housings using SolidWorks for industrial deployments.
• Develop and implement test strategies with the Data Analysis team; present results.
• Lead internal teams on new system design with high ownership.
• Integrate sensors with testing platform using Zephyr RTOS.
• Contribute to hardware projects with design, assembly, and debugging support.

Skills

Electronics design

Mechanical design

Data analysis

Embedded systems

Communication

Product development

Tools

KiCAD

SolidWorks

PSPICE

Zephyr RTOS

Job description

Laminar, Inc. is seeking a senior-level Hardware Engineer focused on new sensor system R&D. You will collaborate with Hardware and Embedded Systems to evaluate technologies, test sensing performance, and integrate prototypes into field trials. You will directly perform circuit and PCB design and analyze sensor data.

This role requires hands-on expertise, rapid iteration, and ownership, with impact on product design and resource efficiency. A proactive, communicative engineer is highly valued.