Electrical Engineer II
About The Position
We’re a high-tech home security company that’s passionate about protecting the life you’ve built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. And we’ve created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career you’re building. Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect. We don’t just want you to work here. We want you to grow and thrive here. We’re embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday – working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done. Well, we’re growing and thriving. So, we need smart, talented, and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience, ideally including some exposure to consumer products.
- Familiarity with optimizing designs for battery operation with low power usage.
- Experience contributing to the design and development of complex systems, from concept toward mass production.
- Exposure to design validation planning, including test coverage across electrical, RF, connectivity, audio, or imaging subsystems.
- Ability to work effectively both as a systems-level contributor and as a hands-on technical contributor.
- Experience in embedded systems design, including design with UART, SPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet, SDIO, MIPI, etc.
- Familiarity with RF technologies including Sub-GHz, WiFi, and BLE.
- Strong preference for candidates with a demonstrated bias for action.
- Willing to travel to our manufacturing partners in China 1-3 times per year
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the full lifecycle design of security-focused products, from concept through production.
- Analyze cross-functional tradeoffs between design alternatives, including impact on performance, schedule, cost, risk, complexity, and scale, and raise them to senior engineers or leads.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including mechanical, firmware, industrial design, sourcing, and product management.
- Support the product development process from early-stage concept, through prototyping, testing, and production, helping ensure products meet requirements, cost, and schedule targets.
- Develop and execute prototype testing, including designing test strategies to validate product performance and help resolve issues.
- Participate in design reviews and discussions with suppliers and global manufacturing partners to help optimize designs for mass production.
- Flag resource or knowledge gaps to leads and engage the right subject-matter experts when needed.
- Support communication and design execution with global manufacturing partners.
- Contribute to the Technical Requirements Document in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Support product architecture and system-level design work, ensuring alignment with product requirements, performance goals, and cross-functional constraints.
- Translate system requirements into detailed, actionable tasks and deliverables for your own scope of work.
- Support risk identification and mitigation activities within your area of the program.
- Stay current with emerging technologies, sensors, and manufacturing processes to inform product design.
- Drive your own workstreams forward with a reasonable sense of urgency.
Benefits
- A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe, inclusive environment where you can build, grow and thrive
- A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families
- Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for your home.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together, give opportunities to network, mentor and develop, and advocate for change.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
