Electrical Engineer (Senior)
About The Position
Blissway is a startup focused on simplifying toll collection and improving highway safety through Deep Tech, AI/ML, Hardware, SaaS, and IoT. The company has established a significant technological lead in the tolling industry over the past five years. Despite a small team of less than 30 employees, Blissway's impact is evident on the Interstate Highway System. The ideal candidate is someone who embraces challenges, is detail-oriented, adaptable, and a strong coder. The mission for this role is to ensure the reliability of roadside systems, including solar power, cell connectivity, and high-speed sensors, operating at 99.9% reliability in harsh environments. This involves hardening the system, owning end-to-end hardware design (schematics, PCBs, housing, cabling), leading manufacturing design iterations for improved assembly and serviceability, and synthesizing hardware-software interactions for edge devices.
Requirements
- MS or BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
- 2+ years of experience building physical hardware (work or hobbyist).
- Foundational understanding of circuit design and CAD.
- Comfortable in (or excited to learn) Python or C++.
- Excited to work at a startup and be part of a core engineering team.
- Ability to figure out what is needed to get stuff done with a professional, 'owner' mentality.
- Willingness to welcome feedback for professional growth.
- Understanding the value of in-person collaboration.
- Comfortable with occasional late nights on the highway calibrating equipment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Python, TypeScript, C/C++.
- Experience with Altium, Onshape.
- Experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.
- Experience with Linux, IoT Edge Devices, AWS.
- Experience with Edge Computer Vision, weatherproofing, outdoor deployment, vertical product integration.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring roadside systems (solar power generation, cell connectivity, high-speed sensors) operate with 99.9% reliability in the harshest environments.
- Deep-diving into the reliability of power systems and connectivity.
- Owning the development of schematics, PCBs, housing, and cabling solutions for next-generation hardware.
- Leading design iterations in CAD to improve the assembly yield and long-term serviceability of devices.
- Writing code that lives on the edge, understanding the friction between a sensor's physical limitations and software requirements.
Benefits
- Relocation bonus
- Personalized Health Coverage (ICHRA) with a monthly allowance
- 401(k) matching up to 4%
- Company-sponsored life & disability insurance
- Competitive early-stage equity package with a 24-month exercise window
- Annual tender process for selling vested shares
- 4 weeks of untracked PTO (High-Trust Time Off)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and adoptive parents
- 12 weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave every 5 years
- Fully stocked kitchen with snacks and daily group lunches
- Annual team getaway (BlissTrip)
- Monthly social events (game nights, escape rooms, dinners)
- Tuition reimbursement for courses, programs, and conferences
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
