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Electrical Engineer
Sauron Systems
San Francisco$150k–185kOn-site2mo ago
- Employment
- Full-time
About the role
- Prototyping: Devising rapid proof of concept with off the shelf materials. Planning for translation to a scalable product.
- Board Level Design: Starting from electrical architecture to schematic capture and layout for IoT-connected devices, camera systems, motorized mechanisms, and power systems.
- Bring-Up: Performing board and system level bring-up, debugging complex hardware/firmware interactions and iterating on every stage of development. Writing basic scripts to test hardware or working with software teams to understand execution of function.
- Testing & Validation: Conducting rigorous testing and hazard analysis. Writing up testing protocols to hand off to manufacturing partners.
- Performing DFMEA to identify potential failure modes and mitigate risks.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
- Lead external technical partners to collaborate on design efforts.
- Providing technical support and guidance to other team members.
- Coordinate with contractors and external vendors for electrical installations
- Come in everyday ready to learn something new.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in electrical engineering.
- Proven experience in PCB design (Altium, KiCad, or similar)
- Comfort with multi-layer board layout
- Coding experience with C (Arduino, STM32, FreeRTOS, etc)
- Familiarity with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies)
- Conducting DFMEA for electrical systems.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Familiarity with camera, LiDAR, radar, or other sensing technologies used in perception or autonomous systems.
- Coding experience with Linux (raspberry pi, yocto, etc)
- Background in consumer electronics or IoT hardware with a strong emphasis on industrial design and premium fit and finish.
- Exposure to wireless or power-over-ethernet (PoE) hardware integration within a product system.
- Experience designing for field installation — considering ease of mounting, cable management, and serviceability in real-world environments.
- Familiarity with security industry standards, certifications, or compliance requirements (e.g., UL, FCC, CE).
- Experience collaborating directly with contract manufactures
- We celebrate as a team and troubleshoot as a team.
- The goal is the mission, not the credit.
- Be ruthless with problems, but kind to people.
- Raise the bar, lower the shield
- Your perspective is a requirement, not a suggestion.
- Speak the hard truths early so we can fix them fast.
- Do what you say you’ll do.
- If it breaks, fix it. If it works, make it better.
- Earn trust through empathy and consistency.
- Anticipate needs before they become requests.
Compensation
Perks & benefits
- Equity Compensation
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