Electrical Engineer (Hardware)

TL;DR

Electrical Engineer (Hardware): Designing and owning the power, sensing, and control layers of smart food waste prevention systems with an accent on PCB layout, multi-rail power architectures, and production transition. Focus on board bring-up, root-causing circuit issues, and ensuring safety certification for consumer and commercial hardware.

Location: San Bruno, California

Salary: $195,000 – $225,000

Company

hirify.global is a waste prevention technology company building smart infrastructure to transform food scraps into resources.

What you will do

• Lead board bring-up, validation, and root-cause issues across circuits, firmware integration points, and full-system behavior.
• Own production-intent electrical design, including schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, and DFM.
• Design and validate multi-rail power architectures and mechatronic sensing platforms.
• Ensure designs meet safety certifications (UL, ETL, FCC, EU, Canada) and lead the transition from prototype to production.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, and science teams to drive architecture and tradeoff decisions.
• Manage relationships with ODMs, CMs, and PCB vendors for sourcing and alternates qualification.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience on production hardware products, with demonstrated end-to-end ownership through bring-up and validation.
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium or equivalent tools.
• Solid experience with microprocessors, sensor integration, motor control, and embedded systems.
• Comfort working with AC power systems and a deep understanding of relevant safety considerations.
• Strong bench proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, and PCB rework tools.

Nice to have

• Scripting proficiency in Python and embedded C/C++ for test automation and prototype firmware.
• Experience with high-power appliances, commercial equipment, or industrial product development.
• Safety certification experience (UL, ETL, FCC, CE, IC), including EMI debug and cert lab management.
• Thermal system design expertise, including component derating and heat dissipation.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, RS-485, and CAN.
• Experience with Jetson, Raspberry Pi CM, or similar embedded compute platforms.
• Startup experience.