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Impulse · 1 month ago

Electrical and Firmware Engineer

San Francisco

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$170K/yr - $185K/yr

5+ years exp

Impulse is a team of engineers, designers, and innovators based in San Francisco, dedicated to building high-performance products for home electrification. They are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their hardware development team, responsible for digital circuit design, sensor integration, and firmware development.

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Responsibilities

Design and develop digital circuits and sensor interfaces for next-generation products

Work closely with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver robust hardware solutions

Responsible for circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout direction, and thorough verification of designs through prototype bring-up and testing

Write and debug firmware for embedded systems

Conduct detailed failure analysis

Collaborate with manufacturing partners to ensure designs transition smoothly to production

Qualification

Digital circuit designFirmware development in C/C++Sensor interface designTest automation scriptingEE tools proficiencyDebuggingTroubleshootingBoard bring-up experienceHigh-speed digital designProduction-quality firmware

Required

BS in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience, or MS with 3+ years

Demonstrated expertise in digital circuit design including microcontrollers and high-speed digital interfaces

Proven experience designing sensor interfaces (ADCs, signal conditioning, multi-sensor systems)

Strong firmware development skills in C/C++ for embedded systems with experience writing clean, maintainable code

Ability to write test automation scripts (typically Python) for controlling test equipment using SCPI and other industry-standard protocols

Proficiency with standard EE tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and power supplies

Excellent hands-on debugging and troubleshooting abilities

Experience with board bring-up, signal integrity measurements, and design validation

Comfortable working independently in the lab to isolate and resolve complex hardware issues

Preferred

Superb EE fundamentals

Experience with high-speed digital design

Experience with interfacing MCUs to analog sensors

Experience working with Joint Development Manufacturers (JDMs) or contract manufacturers through the product development lifecycle, including design for manufacturability considerations and production support

Experience writing production-quality firmware