Staff Electrical Engineer

Toast; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Toast’s Hardware team designs and develops world-class hardware devices in conjunction with JDM & ODM partners. We focus on Android devices, long-term reliability, and cost-conscious design to deliver restaurant-grade hardware solutions that keep Toast customers productive.

The Staff Electrical Engineer will work with Product Management, Architecture, Industrial Design, and executives to define new products, validate form factors, and ensure performance targets across size, weight, and cost

Qualifications

• BS/ME or equivalent practical experience in Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years designing, implementing, debugging and characterizing electrical systems for current/future products.
• Prototype devices with product design teams to validate form factors/features.
• Optimize integration of electrical systems for size, performance and cost.
• Plan and lead validation including functional verification, RF testing, signal characterization, power modeling and coexistence testing.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Layout, Thermal and SI teams to deliver robust hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lay groundwork for future hardware products as part of the Hardware Team.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Architecture and leadership on new product definitions.
• Integrate electrical systems across devices to meet use cases, thickness, weight and cost targets.
• Discuss engineering tradeoffs across antennas, cameras, sensors, displays and batteries.
• Partner with global Product Engineering teams to bring future products to market and apply lessons learned.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance development workflow, improve velocity and drive innovation.

Skills

PCB layout & schematic

WLAN & Bluetooth

LTE connectivity

Soldering & rework

Antennas, sensors & power

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Allegro

Job description

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.

Are you bready* for a change?

We are not your traditional tech company and we do not aim to be. Going against the grain is in our DNA. Building a revolutionary product begins with revolutionary thinking. That is why we value diversity background and lived experience. Together, we empower restaurants of all sizes to build great teams, increase revenue, improve operations, and delight their guests. We pair our deep understanding of the restaurant industry with powerful cloud-based software and restaurant-grade hardware to deliver an intuitive all-in-one platform. Join us on our mission to empower the restaurant community to delight guests, do what they love, and thrive.

About the Role*:

Toast’s Hardware team designs and develops world-class hardware devices in conjunction with our JDM & ODM partners. We are a very lean team that focuses on the key elements of Android devices and accessories, and architect our devices to offer the best hardware solutions for our customers. From our close relationships with our customers, we have learned the important design features that make our devices truly restaurant-grade. We focus on the long-term reliability of our devices to ensure our customers do not have to be concerned with their Toast hardware always being ready for another busy day.

A day in the life (Responsibilities):

• As a Staff Electrical Engineer on the Hardware Team, you will be laying the groundwork for our future products.
• Will work closely with Product Management, Product Design Architecture, Industrial Design, and the executive leadership team on new product definitions.
• Responsible for efficiently integrating electrical systems throughout the device to enable target use cases and hit other product metrics such as thickness, weight, and cost.
• You have the technical experience to discuss engineering tradeoffs across multiple disciplines including antennas, cameras, sensors, displays, and batteries.
• You will partner with our global Product Engineering teams as they bring these future products to market, offering ongoing support and bringing lessons learned back into the definition process of next-generation devices.
• Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team.

What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)

• BS degree/ ME or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 7+ years of equivalent working experience in design, implement, debug, and characterize Electrical Engineering systems for use in current and future product architectures. Design prototype devices in conjunction with Product Design Architecture to validate new form factors, features, or other concepts.
• Partner closely with Product Design Architecture on optimizing the integration of electrical systems to benefit one or more key metrics like size, performance, and cost.
• Plan and lead validation of your designs. Lead complete functional verification, RF testing, signal characterization, power modeling/test, and system coexistence testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Mechanical Engineering, Layout Engineering, Thermal Engineering, and Signal Integrity.
• Advocate for new technology and component development that offer clear benefits to future product layouts.

Highly Preferred Skills

• PCB layout & Schematic using Cadence and Allegro
• WLAN & Bluetooth connectivity experience
• Understanding of LTE connectivity
• Payment certification knowledge
• Solder skills – assembly and rework

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we’re hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

Our Approach to Hybrid Working

We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the hospitality community, regardless of location. Please visit the Locations page on our career site to learn more about our in‑office expectations by region: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.

People Are the Secret Ingredient in Our Recipe for Success

At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry brings together people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we value that same breadth at Toast. We strive to build a culture grounded in authenticity, respect, and humility, where every Toaster has a real opportunity to grow, contribute, and do their best work—raising the bar in delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and each other.

Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

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