Nautilus Defense · 9 hours ago
Staff Electrical Engineer
Pawtucket, RI
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $180K/yr
9+ years expNautilus Defense is a Rhode Island based company that builds state-of-the-art textile-integrated systems for monitoring high-value assets and their environments. They are seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and delivery of low-power, compact embedded electronics for textile-integrated systems, overseeing the full embedded hardware lifecycle from architecture to production support.
Manufacturing
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Architect, design, and deliver embedded PCBs integrating microcontrollers, SoCs, sensors, and power management circuits
Provide technical ownership of schematic capture and PCB layout, balancing electrical performance, RF considerations, mechanical constraints, and manufacturability
Lead board bring-up, debugging, and validation of prototype and production hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and related lab equipment
Drive hardware through verification, qualification, and release to manufacturing, supporting multiple product revisions as needed
Support system-level integration, test strategy development, and root-cause analysis of field or manufacturing issues
Define and implement digital interfaces such as I²C, SPI, UART, USB, GPIO, and wireless interfaces
Collaborate closely with firmware engineers to ensure reliable hardware/software co-design and integration
Support rapid prototyping, iterative board revisions, and design-for-manufacture (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) activities
Establish and maintain clear documentation for hardware designs, test procedures, and revision history to support product lifecycle needs
Participate in and lead design reviews, contributing to system architecture and long-term platform decisions
Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers on embedded and RF hardware best practices
Contribute to R&D efforts to evolve core technology capabilities and transition them into shipped products
Qualification
Required
US Citizenship
Experience architecting embedded hardware
Strong track record of taking products from early concept through validation, manufacturing, and deployment
Ability to provide technical leadership in the design, development, and delivery of low-power, compact embedded electronics
Experience leading board bring-up, debugging, and validation of prototype and production hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and related lab equipment
Experience driving hardware through verification, qualification, and release to manufacturing
Experience supporting system-level integration, test strategy development, and root-cause analysis of field or manufacturing issues
Experience defining and implementing digital interfaces such as I²C, SPI, UART, USB, GPIO, and wireless interfaces
Experience collaborating closely with firmware engineers to ensure reliable hardware/software co-design and integration
Experience supporting rapid prototyping, iterative board revisions, and design-for-manufacture (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) activities
Experience establishing and maintaining clear documentation for hardware designs, test procedures, and revision history
Experience participating in and leading design reviews, contributing to system architecture and long-term platform decisions
Experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to other engineers on embedded and RF hardware best practices
Experience contributing to R&D efforts to evolve core technology capabilities and transition them into shipped products
Preferred
9+ years of experience designing, debugging, and deploying embedded hardware products from concept through production
Demonstrated ownership of hardware that has entered manufacturing or fielded use
Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD)
Strong understanding of PCB design best practices for signal integrity, power distribution, grounding, EMI/EMC, and mixed-signal layouts
Hands-on RF experience, such as integrating wireless modules, designing RF signal paths, antennas, or supporting RF validation and tuning
Experience using high-speed lab equipment (e.g., spectrum analyzers, VNAs, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes)
Experience integrating microcontrollers, SoCs, sensors, wireless modules, and power management into compact, low-power designs
Deep familiarity with embedded interfaces and protocols (I²C, SPI, UART, USB, GPIO)
Experience collaborating with firmware teams on complex hardware/software integration and debugging
Working knowledge of DFM, DFT, and manufacturing workflows with contract manufacturers
Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain design decisions and tradeoffs
Ability to operate independently, take initiative, and provide technical leadership in small, fast-moving teams
Comfortable working on ambitious, early-stage technologies with evolving requirements and tight iteration cycles
Company
Nautilus Defense
Nautilus Defense designs, develops, and manufactures mission-critical defense and space systems.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.03MKey Investors
MassChallenge
2020-10-22Pre Seed· $0.03M
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