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Staff Electrical R&D Lead
$175K–$215K
Boston, MA · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of relevant electrical engineering, hardware R&D, or sensing systems development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads advanced electrical development of wearable sensing technologies, from exploration and prototyping through characterization and validation, to improve end-to-end sensing performance.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction for sensing technology evaluation, architecture, prototyping, and validation.
- Design experiments and analyze data to identify performance limits and guide electrical design improvements.
- Lead technical investigations and mentor engineers while coordinating with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Deep electrical fundamentals across analog and digital circuit design, sensor interfaces, signal integrity, noise analysis, and system-level electrical architecture.
- Strong hands-on experimentation, hardware characterization, and debugging skills.
- Proficiency in Python or equivalent tools; demonstrated technical leadership and ownership of complex engineering projects.
Pay
$175K – $215K USD base salary
Tools
Python
AI focus
Embrace and use AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work meets the same quality standards as personal contributions.
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