Principal Electrical Engineer

Evolv Technology • Waltham, MA

83d • $135,000 - $215,000

About The Position

As Evolv's Principal Electrical Engineer, you'll define the technical direction for our most complex products. You'll be the organization's top electrical engineering authority, trusted to solve problems no one else can, and to make high impact design decisions that shape our technology roadmap. You'll lead by example, mentoring a team of talented engineers, raising the technical bar, and ensuring every design meets the highest standards of performance, reliability, and manufacturability. Your deep expertise in RF, mixed-signal, digital, and low-noise PCB design will guide the development of systems that push the boundaries of innovation and deliver exceptional value to our customers. If you excel at seeing the big picture while diving into the most intricate technical challenges, and you're also ready to have a direct, visible impact on our products and our business, then this is your role.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in RF, mixed-signal, digital, and low-noise PCB design.
• Mastery in contemporary tools for simulation, CAD, analysis, and documentation.
• Hands-on design of electronics that successfully integrate with electromechanical and software subsystems.
• Ability to work across engineering functions to architect, design, and help direct the execution of assigned projects.
• Experience in creating and maintaining test protocols for design verification and validation activities.
• Experience in overseeing the execution of testing to prescribed protocols, documenting results and creating final reports.

Responsibilities

• Establish working relationships across Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical Support, and Field Service.
• Develop a full understanding of Evolv's products, workflows, and hardware development roadmap.
• Participate in product builds at Contract Manufacturing partners and observe at least one customer installation.
• Provide initial peer review feedback on active hardware designs, highlighting top technical risks.
• Become recognized as the primary technical authority for complex electrical engineering challenges.
• Lead design work on high-priority projects, delivering solutions to critical technical problems.
• Partner with quality and manufacturing to improve product yield and reliability through targeted design changes.
• Conduct and lead schematic and printed circuit board design reviews, reducing production risk.
• Ensure product requirements are consistently met without costly late-stage changes.
• Set and maintain technical standards for electrical engineering across all projects.
• Deliver measurable contributions to key program milestones and the technology roadmap.
• Implement at least two process or tool improvements that shorten design cycles or improve product quality.
• Mentor and coach team members, raising overall technical capability.
• Close identified gaps in design-for-manufacturing, design-for-test, and design-for-serviceability practices, reducing lifecycle costs.

Benefits

• Equity as part of your total compensation package
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• A 401(k) plan (and 2% company match)
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Quarterly stipend for perks and benefits that matter most to you
• Tuition reimbursement to support your ongoing learning and development
• Subscription to Calm

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees