Hardware Engineer (Electrical Engineer)

Pano AI

2d•$170,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Pano is searching for a System Integrator (Electrical/Computer Eng) to join our Hardware Engineering team. The Pano Station is a sophisticated integration of off-the-shelf hardware modules: components, cameras, radios, power systems, sensors, and enclosure components—assembled into a system that must operate reliably, autonomously, and continuously for long term deployments on remote mountaintops in extreme weather conditions. This role spans the full hardware development lifecycle. You will own your subsystems end-to-end: evaluating and selecting the right components, integrating them together, validating and stress-testing those integrations, and driving readiness all the way through to production. At Pano, there is no narrow specialization, you will be the technical owner of your hardware from concept to shipping product. Reporting to the Sr Manager of Hardware Engineering, you will be a key contributor to a small, experienced team and have a direct impact on the reliability and performance of hardware deployed in the field protecting communities from wildfire.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline
5+ years of professional hardware engineering experience with ownership across multiple phases of the product development lifecycle
Strong EE fundamentals: datasheet analysis, electrical specification evaluation, and system-level reasoning about power, signal integrity, and thermal behavior
Demonstrated ability to debug and root-cause hardware issues at the system and integration level using standard lab equipment
Hands-on NPI experience—has taken hardware through multiple full EVT-to-PVT cycles
Clear written and verbal communication; able to write structured RCA reports and articulate risk to cross-functional stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Mechanical engineering experience/familiarity/willingness to learn (as a small startup, we all wear many hats)
Familiarity with reliability engineering concepts: derating, MTBF, environmental stress screening, HALT/HASS
Experience evaluating components for long-lifecycle or harsh-environment applications (industrial, outdoor, automotive, or similar)
Experience with cellular/LTE, Wi-Fi, or wireless module integration and RF-adjacent debugging
Exposure to camera systems, ISP pipelines, or vision hardware
Experience working with contract manufacturers and supporting production yield improvement
Experience writing automated test or validation scripts in Python (or equivalent) to verify hardware behavior and stress integration points

Responsibilities

Select and evaluate off-the-shelf hardware modules (compute, cameras, radios, power management, sensors) against performance, reliability, environmental, and supply chain requirements
Analyze datasheets to understand component limits and failure modes; design integrations that respect those boundaries across power, thermal, signal, and mechanical interfaces
Bring up integrated assemblies, characterize behavior across operating conditions, and validate against system requirements
Author and execute test plans for NPI gate reviews (PROTO, EVT, DVT, PVT) covering functional verification, environmental performance, long-term reliability, and certification/compliance (FCC, safety, cellular)
Execute stress and margin tests to find the edges of reliable operation; the Pano Station must operate unattended for 5+ years in harsh outdoor environments
Lead hardware triage from first symptom to verified fix—across engineering builds, production runs, and field deployments
Apply systematic RCA to distinguish integration issues, component escapes, environmental failures, and firmware interactions; document findings in clear, structured reports
Use lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal cameras, protocol analyzers) to isolate failure mechanisms at the signal and system level
Define acceptance criteria and transfer test scripts and methodologies to contract manufacturers for production
Support ECOs for sustaining issues, component end-of-life transitions, and supply chain changes post-launch