About the role
Company Background
Specter's mission is to help automate the physical world.
Today, we build video sensors with state-of-the-art AI agents that answer any question, anywhere in their environments. Our systems can automatically detect and reason about any physical activity captured on camera, from security incidents (e.g. perimeter intrusion, theft, LPR), to safety monitoring (e.g. PPE detection, injured people), to operational efficiency (e.g. material tracking, congestion monitoring). We offer both long range wireless (1km range) and wired sensor variants to suit any deployment.
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.
The Role
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
- 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)