Level Home · 12 hours ago
Senior Hardware Design Engineer (EE) @ Smart Home Startup
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$130K/yr - $220K/yr
4+ years expLevel Home is a smart home startup founded by ex-Apple leaders, focusing on innovative and user-friendly products. The Senior Electrical Design Engineer will lead hardware design from concept to mass production, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create high-quality hardware solutions while mentoring junior engineers.
Consumer ElectronicsHome ImprovementInformation TechnologySmart Home
Hiring Manager
Jordan Fountain
Responsibilities
Lead hardware design from concept through mass production
Own system-level architecture and schematic design
Perform and oversee prototype assembly, bring-up, and debugging
Conduct root cause analysis and corrective action for hardware issues
Collaborate daily with mechanical and firmware teams to implement integrated solutions
Develop and maintain documentation including BOMs, schematics, layouts, test reports
Drive product compliance through EMC/ESD and regulatory testing (FCC, UL, etc.)
Support manufacturing partners during development builds and production ramp
Mentor junior team members and contribute to best practices and design reviews
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience designing and shipping hardware products
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineer or similar discipline
Strong fundamentals in both analog and digital electronics
Proficient with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Cadence, Altium, etc.)
Experience designing low-power embedded systems and optimizing power consumption
Skilled in hands-on prototyping, soldering, and debug
Proficient in using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power meters, and other lab tools
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues to non-technical stakeholders
Self-motivated and able to work independently
Experience collaborating with contract manufacturers and scaling designs to production
Preferred
Experience with EMC/ESD compliance and test fixture development
BLE / Wi-Fi / LoRa / UWB RF layout and antenna tuning experience
Familiarity with PLM tools (e.g., Arena) and hardware revision control
Experience with DFM/DFT and test jig development
Familiarity with reliability testing (e.g., HALT/HASS, thermal cycling)
Python scripting or embedded C for test automation or board-level validation
Mechanical CAD collaboration (e.g., STEP files, tolerance stacks)
Benefits
Paid time off
A bonus plan
A 401(k) plan
Education assistance
Company
Level Home
Level Home is a startup that specializes in home automation and smart home control.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (3)
2022 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$171MKey Investors
Cox Communications
2024-09-10Acquired
2021-11-10Series C· $100M
2019-10-15Corporate Round· $71M
Leadership Team
Ken Goto
Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2025-08-27
2025-07-12
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