Electrical Engineer
Raydar
Electrical Engineer
Raydar
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Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-10
Salary: USD 120,000–180,000
Workplace: on_site
About the company
Our client is a hardware technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. This hands-on electrical engineering role focuses on designing and validating electrical systems for sensor and display hardware. The engineer takes boards from early bring-up through to finished devices, leading layout work and debugging with lab test equipment. The work combines circuit design, firmware coordination and clear technical documentation within a cross-functional team.
What you'll do
- Design, build and test electrical systems for sensor and display hardware.
- Work with high-speed serial interfaces for fast data transfer.
- Lead circuit board design and layout, with attention to signal integrity and power efficiency.
- Partner with firmware engineers on low-level code that controls sensors and displays.
- Debug embedded systems on the bench using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and other test gear.
- Write engineering specifications, verification procedures and results summaries.
- Communicate technical information clearly across a cross-functional team.
What we're looking for
- Completed university study at bachelor's or graduate level in electronics, electrical engineering or an adjacent technical field.
- Experience taking hardware from first board bring-up through to a finished device ready for use.
- Practical background drawing circuit schematics, arranging boards physically, routing fast signals and planning power networks in standard design software.
- Experience integrating display or camera sensor hardware and designing their interfaces.
- Experience with high-speed signaling protocols such as MIPI or LVDS.
- Practical track record troubleshooting embedded hardware at the bench with measurement instruments, including scopes, to verify signal quality.
- Background coordinating technical communication among internal groups and outside vendors.
Bonus points
- Experience with camera, AR/VR, robotics, aerospace or defense hardware, night vision, or early-stage hardware companies.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $120K - $180K
- Equity
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site
- In office most days, with occasional days at home during board design
- Full-time
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Raydar is an AI-powered talent acquisition firm that serves tech-focused organizations on a contingency basis, charging client companies only after a successful hire. It uses proprietary AI to identify a large pool of candidates and conducts a short 15-minute AI-driven interview (recorded and transcribed) before human recruiters review materials, provide interview prep, and assist with offers and negotiations. What sets it apart is the blend of automated sourcing and screening with hands-on human oversight and tailored client support. Its goal is to help organizations hire more efficiently by speeding up sourcing while maintaining thorough evaluation and negotiation assistance.
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