Director of Electrical and Firmware Engineering, Evolv Technology
$190-225k
Plus bonus + equity
4-5 days a week in office (Waltham, MA)
Advanced weapons detection solutions
Job no longer available
Advanced weapons detection solutions
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$190-225k
Plus bonus + equity
4-5 days a week in office (Waltham, MA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To transform security to create a safer world to live, work, learn, and play.
Role
Who you are
- Digital electrical engineering design experience with MPUs, MCUs, Ethernet/PCIe/USB/SATA/I2C/SPI/UART peripherals, clock distribution, and Wi-Fi/cellular radio modules
- Working knowledge of the Linux CLI and RTOS fundamentals
What the job involves
- In this pivotal role, you'll spearhead the development of critical electronics, firmware, and integrated systems, ensuring compliance with rigorous international industry standards
- You will guide your team through the entire product lifecycle, from groundbreaking concepts to successful production
- You'll foster a culture centered on shared goals, continuous improvement, and innovation
- Through thoughtful mentorship, you'll help your team stay aligned with company priorities while encouraging diverse ideas that lead to better solutions and stronger outcomes
- The Work: What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?
- Experience in defining electrical and firmware platform architecture, including translating product requirements (PRDs) into detailed design specifications for the team
- Strong analog electrical engineering design experience using high-performance ADCs, coherent sampling, signal conditioning, and power supply design
- Digital electrical engineering design experience with MPUs, MCUs, Ethernet/PCIe/USB/SATA/I2C/SPI/UART peripherals, clock distribution, and Wi-Fi/cellular radio modules
- Working knowledge of the Linux CLI and RTOS fundamentals
- Ability to review and guide Electrical Engineering/ Electrical Firmware (EE/FW) schematics/layout/code with the goal of achieving first-pass success
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to troubleshoot and verify complex systems, integrating electromechanical, firmware, OS, and ML algorithms
- Strong leadership skills with a track record of leading cross-functional teams in the successful delivery of product
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, working effectively with product, manufacturing, regulatory, service, and quality teams
- Ability to mentor members of the team in technical areas and provide actionable feedback and performance reviews that grow the performance of the team
- Proven experience in managing complex engineering projects, including architecture definition, deliverable mapping, milestone tracking, and execution oversight
- Proven ability to identify and coordinate cross-functional dependencies across electrical, mechanical, software, and Quality Assurance teams.”
- Ability to remove roadblocks and mitigate risks to ensure smooth team execution
- Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements to enhance productivity and reduce costs
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to stand for the team’s work in various forums and ensure alignment with broader company objectives
- Experience preparing and taking part in comprehensive technical and design reviews, presenting complex technical topics in a clear, concise manner to nontechnical leaders
- Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence
- Commitment to engineering and operational excellence, with experience establishing metrics for continuous assessment and improvement of team performance
- An ability to drive productivity enhancements by removing distractions and administrative burdens from engineering teams, enabling a focus on core development activities
- Meet team members and understand their roles and current projects
- Forge relationships with your peers in the leadership team
- Familiarize yourself with active projects, their architecture, life-cycle stages, and immediate technical challenges
- Gain access to necessary EE and FW development tools
- Learn all active processes, including ECO, PCB release, FW release, etc
- Identify all active stakeholders and their roles in the projects
- Visit PCBA and box-build contract manufacturers to gain context and make connections
- Represent the EEFW team in cross-functional management discussions
- Lead the development team responsible for electronics and firmware within Evolv’s next-generation detection platform
- Support product life-cycle improvements for Express and Expedite products
- Review and update PCB and Firmware release processes as needed
- Provide direct mentorship and assistance in at least three significant electrical engineering / firmware challenges
- Establish yourself as the go-to for EE/FW questions
- If you don’t have the answer, you know where to find it
- Foster a culture of collaboration both within the EE/FW team and across R&D, exemplifying leadership best practices
- Regularly lead EE/FW triaging and debugging during design and deployment and conducting huddles when necessary
- Provide EE/FW support to ensure new product launches stay on time and within budget
- Collaborate with HR to recruit top talent in alignment with the Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
- Collaborate with the Head of Engineering (EVP) to establish 2-3 new metrics to measure EEFW performance improvements
- You will be joining the R&D Organization and reporting to the Executive Vice President of Engineering
- The R&D organization is made up of more than 50 dedicated developers, engineers, and managers with deep expertise who are always willing to help
- The team culture is one based on building trust, collaboration, on-going development through kindness, authenticity, courage, drive, and fun!
Our take
Security screening systems are essential within venues such as concert halls, schools, and workplaces, but there are several problems with existing solutions. For example, lengthy queues and physically intimidating security checkpoints can taint visitor experiences, as well as cause congestion due to their inefficiencies.
Evolv Technology develops AI-driven screening systems, aiming to remove the tension, intimidation, and friction associated with security screening. It does this with a smart touchless screening sensor for weapon detection called Evolve Edge, in addition to an all-in-one venue security analytics platform called Evolv Express.
Whilst the company does face competition from similar security solutions at high-risk locations such as airports, its ability to serve a wide range of venues helps it stand out. With more than 1,200 customers worldwide and a platform combining proprietary hardware, visitor data, and AI-driven software delivered through long-term subscriptions, Evolv has built strong recurring revenue and durable customer relationships. Continued customer additions and expanded deployments helped drive a 40% increase in annual revenue in 2025, showing just how much the company is growing in the emerging market for AI-based weapons screening.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2020
$30m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$24m
SERIES C
Total funding: $106.4m
Company benefits
- $150 Quarterly Perks Stipend: All employees receive a quarterly stipend to help cover the cost of the perks that are most meaningful to them.
- Unlimited PTO: Evolv encourages employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance with our unlimited paid time off policy.
- 401k Match: Secure your future with our generous 401k matching program.
- Equity: At Evolv, every employee is a shareholder and can share in our collective success.
- Calm Subscription: Access Calm’s premium wellness and meditation resources to support your mental health.
- Flexible Working: Enjoy the flexibility to work in a way that suits your lifestyle and commitments.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Pursue further education and professional development with our tuition reimbursement program.
Company HQ
Waltham, MA
Leadership
Anil Chitkara
(Co-Founder & CGO)Prior to co-founding Evolv Technology in 2013, Anil was an Executive-in-Residence at General Catalyst. He was also a Senior VP of Market Development at Oco and a VP at PTC.
John Kedzierski
(CEO, President & Director)Prior to joining Evolv Technology in 2024, John spent nearly 16 years at Motorola Solutions in various roles, including Senior VP of Global Enterprise Sales.
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