Principal/Staff Electrical Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, on-site

Salary: $225,000–$260,000 per year plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a frontier research lab developing high-bandwidth brain-computer interfaces that integrate biological and artificial intelligence.

What you will do

• Architect, design, simulate, lay out, bring up, and verify complex electronics integrating ASICs, FPGAs, MCUs, high-speed digital interfaces, low-noise analog, clocks, triggers, and power delivery.
• Own PCBA and system-level electrical architecture, including signal and power integrity, grounding, clocking, EMC/EMI, thermal interactions, interconnects, DFM, and DFT.
• Develop automated test and characterization infrastructure using custom hardware, integration firmware, and Python/C/C++ tooling.
• Build reusable scientist-facing instrumentation such as signal-conditioning modules, calibration fixtures, sensor and actuator interfaces, trigger and clock distribution, and DAQ/test boards.
• Define quantitative performance and acceptance criteria, validate systems with data, and document reproducible measurement procedures.
• Manage vendor and contract manufacturer relationships through design release, test development, yield improvement, failure analysis, and reliability issues.

Requirements

• Deep experience designing complex electronic systems through architecture, board bring-up, debugging, verification, and manufacturing transfer.
• Advanced mixed-signal expertise, including low-noise analog and/or power fundamentals, high-speed digital integration, clocking, signal and power integrity, grounding, and dense-system design.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum/network analyzers, logic analyzers, electronic loads, precision sources and meters, and custom test setups.
• Practical proficiency in Python and C/C++ for hardware bring-up, automated characterization, test control, and integration.
• Experience delivering manufacturable designs and working directly with vendors and contract manufacturers.
• Ability to collaborate with Mechanical, ASIC/FPGA, Firmware, Software/Platform, Clinical, and scientific teams and mentor engineers.

Nice to have

• Experience with ultrasound, imaging, scientific instrumentation, lab automation, medical devices, implantables, or large-channel-count acquisition systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on brain-computer interfaces integrating advanced AI and biological systems.
• Collaborate across electrical, mechanical, ASIC/FPGA, firmware, software, clinical, and scientific disciplines.
• Build and iterate prototypes through tight development loops at high speed.
• Full-time employment with equity compensation.