Electrical Engineer

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 and autonomous operations management. Our co-founders Xerxes https://www.linkedin.com/in/xerxes-libsch/ and Philip https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-clark-883a41126/ 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)