Evolve · 5 months ago
Principal Electrical Engineer
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $215K/yrEvolve is a company focused on innovation in technology, and they are seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to define the technical direction for complex products. The role involves leading a team of engineers, solving intricate technical challenges, and ensuring high standards in design and performance.
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Responsibilities
Establish working relationships across Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical Support, and Field Service
Develop a full understanding of Evolv’s products, workflows, and hardware development roadmap
Participate in product builds at Contract Manufacturing partners and observe at least one customer installation
Provide initial peer review feedback on active hardware designs, highlighting top technical risks
Become recognized as the primary technical authority for complex electrical engineering challenges
Lead design work on high-priority projects, delivering solutions to critical technical problems
Partner with quality and manufacturing to improve product yield and reliability through targeted design changes
Conduct and lead schematic and printed circuit board design reviews, reducing production risk
Ensure product requirements are consistently met without costly late-stage changes
Set and maintain technical standards for electrical engineering across all projects
Deliver measurable contributions to key program milestones and the technology roadmap
Implement at least two process or tool improvements that shorten design cycles or improve product quality
Mentor and coach team members, raising overall technical capability
Close identified gaps in design-for-manufacturing, design-for-test, and design-for-serviceability practices, reducing lifecycle costs
Work across engineering functions to architect, design, and help direct the execution of assigned projects
Work cross-functionally (product, manufacturing, regulatory, service and quality) to develop system architecture, specifications, verification testing, and troubleshooting
Work within engineering to translate product requirements (PRDs) into design specifications for assigned projects
Hands-on design of electronics that successfully integrate with electromechanical and software subsystems
Mastery in contemporary tools for simulation, CAD, analysis, and documentation
Contribute to detailed electrical and firmware design, including analog, digital, power supply, power electronics, timing and PLLs, and low-noise PCB design
Create and maintain test protocols for design verification and validation activities as required
Oversee the execution of testing to prescribed protocols, documenting results and creating final reports for assigned projects
Create and maintain a traceability matrix between requirements, design, specifications, and testing for assigned projects
Work with the Product Management team to define and execute system integration activities and usability studies within projects
Prepare, present, and participate in comprehensive technical and/or design reviews
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in RF, mixed-signal, digital, and low-noise PCB design
Ability to define the technical direction for complex products
Experience in mentoring a team of engineers
Proven track record of making high impact design decisions
Experience in establishing working relationships across Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical Support, and Field Service
Ability to develop a full understanding of products, workflows, and hardware development roadmap
Experience in conducting peer review feedback on hardware designs
Recognized as the primary technical authority for complex electrical engineering challenges
Experience in leading design work on high-priority projects
Ability to partner with quality and manufacturing to improve product yield and reliability
Experience in conducting schematic and printed circuit board design reviews
Ability to ensure product requirements are consistently met
Experience in setting and maintaining technical standards for electrical engineering
Ability to deliver measurable contributions to key program milestones
Experience in implementing process or tool improvements
Ability to mentor and coach team members
Experience in closing gaps in design-for-manufacturing, design-for-test, and design-for-serviceability practices
Ability to work across engineering functions to architect and design projects
Experience in translating product requirements into design specifications
Hands-on design experience of electronics integrating with electromechanical and software subsystems
Mastery in contemporary tools for simulation, CAD, analysis, and documentation
Experience in detailed electrical and firmware design including analog, digital, power supply, power electronics, timing and PLLs
Ability to create and maintain test protocols for design verification and validation
Experience in overseeing execution of testing and documenting results
Ability to create and maintain a traceability matrix between requirements, design, specifications, and testing
Experience in working with Product Management to define and execute system integration activities
Ability to prepare, present, and participate in technical and/or design reviews
Benefits
Competitive target bonus
Equity
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Evolve
Evolve offers rental services for vacation with modern approach to hospitality and property.
Founded in 2011
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$224.2MKey Investors
Durable Capital PartnersT. Rowe PriceRobert Mylod Jr.
2022-02-14Series F· $100M
2020-05-29Series E· $25M
2018-08-23Series D· $80M
Leadership Team
Brian Egan
Co-Founder & CEO
Brian Becker
Chief Growth Officer
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