Senior Hardware Engineer

Beech Valley Solutions•Garden Grove, CA

3d•$158,000 - $196,000•Onsite

About The Position

Beech Valley Solutions is leading this search on behalf of Trace, an AI-powered sports camera company based in Garden Grove, CA. Trace builds AI-powered sports cameras that automatically film and edit video highlights for every player on the field. Over 10,000+ cameras deployed worldwide, capturing millions of highlights each season for players, coaches, and families. This year we need to more than double production of our current camera and bring up US manufacturing all while developing new hardware for other verticals. This is an exciting range of challenges to get to a new scale of HW and that's what you'll be driving. We’re a lean, fast-moving engineering team tackling the full stack of challenges — from optics to embedded systems to cloud infrastructure — to deliver reliable, production-scale hardware that just works in the field. At Trace, we value initiative over hierarchy and ownership over narrow roles. Engineers here are trusted to identify problems, chase them down, and deliver solutions end-to-end. If you’re excited by the idea of building and sustaining real hardware used every day in the real world — and you want to work in a culture that rewards autonomy, agency, and curiosity — this role is for you. If you want to learn more about building at Trace check out this interview with our Director of Hardware.

Requirements

BS or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of professional experience in hardware engineering
Demonstrated expertise working on and shipping production-scale electronic/hardware products to market
Proven track record in failure analysis, reliability engineering, and testing methodologies, including root cause investigation, implementation of corrective actions
Hands-on experience debugging hardware using tools such as DMM, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or serial debuggers
Proficiency in reading schematics and interpreting low-level logs for system-level diagnostics
Programming ability in C/C++ and/or Python for test automation, firmware bring-up, or debugging

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with consumer electronics or IoT hardware at scale (embedded systems and firmware-hardware integration thereof)
Side-projects or personal builds demonstrating initiative and agency are a strong plus
Proficiency and experience in using Generative-AI tools to accelerate your work is a strong plus

Responsibilities

Lead validation and bring-up of new PCB designs, from schematic review to hands-on testing, debugging, and DFM optimization
Analyze firmware logs to troubleshoot in partnership with the firmware team
Design, execute, and refine system-level tests to ensure camera reliability, including environmental stress testing, accelerated life testing, and performance validation at scale
Conduct comprehensive failure analysis on hardware returned from the field (FACA/RCA) - implementing design improvements, and incorporating reliability considerations
Proactively address reliability engineering aspects, such as component selection for longevity, thermal management, and mechanical improvements
Jump in wherever needed: from advanced electrical debug to recommending mechanical enhancements or evaluating alternative components for supply chain resilience.
Document design validation processes, debug findings, failure analyses, and reliability solutions for internal knowledge sharing and team enablement
Ship packages if we're in the rush season - this is a senior role, but at Trace our CEO has packed a box to ship and you may too, don't apply unless you're willing (sometimes) to jump in and contribute however needed