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Specter

Electrical Engineer

Specter, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Company Background: Specter is creating a software-defined “control plane” for the physical world. We are starting with protecting American businesses by granting them ubiquitous perception over their physical assets.

To do so, we are creating a connected hardware-software ecosystem on top of multi-modal wireless mesh sensing technology. This allows us to drive down the cost and time of deploying sensors by 10x. Our platform will ultimately become the perception engine for a company’s physical footprint, enabling real-time perimeter visibility, autonomous operations management, and “digital twinning” of physical processes.

Our co-founders Xerxes and Philip are passionate about empowering our partners in the fast approaching world of physical AI and robotics. We are a small, fast growing team who hail from Anduril, Tesla, Uber, and the U.S. Special Forces.

Role + Responsibilities: Specter is hiring an electrical engineer to design and develop robust sensor and compute systems, optimize product manufacturing, and assist with build/manufacturing programs.

Responsibilities include:

Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, and systems teams to define system-level requirements

Own end-to-end design of embedded controllers, including schematics, layout, and hardware validation

Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting on electrical and system-level issues

Support in-field hardware deployments through remote diagnostics and failure analysis

Lead research and prototyping of new technologies

Qualifications:

3+ years of electronic hardware design experience

Experience working cross-functionally to define system architecture

Experience shipping high volume product (automotive and/or aerospace preferred) and working with contract manufacturers

Experience with board-level debugging, oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, etc.

Working knowledge of embedded systems, including microcontrollers/processors, sensors, and communication protocols (I2C, SPI, Ethernet, etc.)

Preferred Skills:

Experience managing hardware development through the full product lifecycle

Working knowledge of power electronics design and battery management systems

Experience working with and evaluating contract manufacturers

Familiarity with scripting or firmware for hardware test automation (e.g., Python, embedded C)

Experience with AC/DC conversion and 120V AC systems (preferred, not required)

Design Tool Proficiency:

Altium Designer (required)

SPICE simulation tools (LTspice, QSpice, or equivalent)

Python (preferred for scripting, automation, or data analysis)

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