Electrical Engineer

The role

This person will design and develop robust sensor and compute systems. They will optimize product manufacturing and assist with build and manufacturing programs.

What you will do

• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, and systems teams to define system-level requirements
• Own end-to-end design of embedded controllers, including schematics, layout, and hardware validation
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting on electrical and system-level issues
• Support in-field hardware deployments through remote diagnostics and failure analysis
• Lead research and prototyping of new technologies

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of electronic hardware design experience
• Experience working cross-functionally to define system architecture
• Experience shipping high volume product and working with contract manufacturers
• Experience with board-level debugging, oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, etc.
• Working knowledge of embedded systems, including microcontrollers/processors, sensors, and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, Ethernet, etc.)
• Altium Designer

Nice to have

• Experience shipping high volume product (automotive and/or aerospace preferred)
• Experience managing hardware development through the full product lifecycle
• Working knowledge of power electronics design and battery management systems
• Experience working with and evaluating contract manufacturers
• Familiarity with scripting or firmware for hardware test automation (e.g., Python, embedded C)
• Experience with AC/DC conversion and 120V AC systems
• Python (preferred for scripting, automation, or data analysis)

About the company

Specter's mission is to help automate the physical world. They build video sensors with state-of-the-art AI agents.