About the role
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and build our second generation hardware platform from concept to production
- Own full system design including PCB layout, component selection, power management, and thermal management systems
- Design and integrate thermoelectric cooling solutions with appropriate thermal control and monitoring
- Develop cable assemblies and interconnect solutions for product reliability and manufacturability
- Build robust, production-ready boards that can withstand real-world use and stress conditions
- Establish hardware validation protocols including environmental stress testing, thermal cycling, and reliability testing
- Work directly with overseas vendors and CMs for component sourcing, manufacturing, and quality control
- Mentor and manage junior hardware engineers as the team grows
- Ensure seamless integration between hardware, firmware, mobile apps, and backend services
- Drive DFM (Design for Manufacturing) and cost optimization while maintaining quality standards
Requirements
- 5+ years designing and shipping consumer electronics products
- Hands-on experience with Realtek and STM32 microcontrollers and their ecosystems
- Expertise in WiFi/BLE integration and RF debugging
- Strong background in power electronics design and thermal management systems
- Specific experience with thermoelectric cooling (Peltier) design and control
- Proven ability to design robust, reliable boards for high-volume consumer products
- Experience working with overseas suppliers and CMs across the full product lifecycle
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and building technical teams
- Track record of conducting comprehensive stress testing (thermal, vibration, drop, EMC)
- Strong plus: Firmware development experience (embedded C/C++, RTOS, driver development)
- Strong plus: Has owned complete hardware products end-to-end from concept through mass production
- Preferred: Experience taking consumer products through FCC/CE certification