Director, Electrical & Firmware Engineering

The role

You will lead the team that builds electronics and firmware for Bevi machines. You will manage electrical and firmware engineers to design, bring up, and sustain products across the platform.

What you will do

• Own the embedded system architecture across products
• Set the technical roadmap for embedded systems
• Make tradeoff calls on reliability, cost, and component availability
• Review schematics, layouts, and firmware architecture
• Lead EE and FW execution from concept through production release
• Own the health of embedded systems in the field
• Drive component lifecycle management and design changes
• Partner with Quality and Manufacturing on test strategy
• Manage and grow a team of Electrical and Firmware Engineers
• Manage external design partners, contract manufacturers, and component suppliers

Required qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of embedded hardware and firmware experience
• 5+ years leading and growing teams that include both electrical and firmware engineers
• Track record of taking connected electromechanical products from prototype through production and sustaining them in the field at scale
• Experience taking electronics into high-volume production with overseas contract manufacturers
• Strong technical depth in board-level electrical design
• Strong technical depth in embedded C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers
• Experience with embedded Linux or Android (AOSP) platforms on SBC or SoM-based designs
• Familiarity with communication interfaces such as UART, I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, Ethernet, and wireless (WiFi, LTE, BLE)
• Experience bringing products through regulatory certification (UL, FCC, CE/UKCA, EMC)
• Strong communicator
• Ability to be in the office 3+ days per week

Nice to have

• MS is a plus
• Experience in food and beverage equipment, appliances, or other regulated consumer hardware is a plus
• Experience working in rapidly growing or scaling companies is a plus

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc
• Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
• Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
• Wellness and fitness reimbursements
• Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
• Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunch, and unlimited Bevi
• Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Values awards

Before you apply

• Interviews may be recorded to support note-taking
• You will be asked how you are learning and experimenting with AI in your work

About the company

Bevi is a category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology. The company builds a connected beverage platform to eliminate single-use bottles and cans.