Senior Hardware Engineer, Density
$200-225k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Space analytics platform for measuring and improving workplaces
Open for applications
Space analytics platform for measuring and improving workplaces
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$200-225k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To keep people safe, reduce waste, and understand how the physical world is used.
Role
Who you are
- Low-level embedded software skills are a bonus
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in hardware design engineering, with a focus on system integration in consumer electronics
- Proficiency in electronic design automation (EDA) tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or similar
- Strong knowledge of circuit design principles, signal integrity, power management, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and debug complex hardware issues
- Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART)
- Experience modifying embedded software and debugging low-level SW/FW <-> Hardware issues
- Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, in-person, cross-functional team environment
What the job involves
- We are looking for a strong, independent Hardware design engineer to be responsible for new embedded hardware design and sustaining engineering for our current products
- You will be responsible for end-to-end hardware designs including architecture, schviasic, and layout
- You should love hacking dev kits together to prove concepts, arguing over how many vias to use to shield your RF traces, debugging system integration gremlins, and seeing the board boot for the first time at the factory
- Lead the design and development of our hardware, owning the detailed part selection and PCB design from concept to production, ensuring system-level integration across various components
- Collaborate with software, mechanical, and industrial design teams to ensure cohesive product development and optimization
- Perform system-level troubleshooting and problem-solving to ensure robust and reliable hardware performance
- Design and develop complex analog and digital circuits, including schematic capture and PCB layout
- Conduct simulations and analysis to validate circuit designs and ensure compliance with specifications
- Work with manufacturing partners to develop and refine prototypes and production units
- Develop and execute test plans to verify hardware functionality, reliability, and performance
- Propose and implement innovative design solutions to enhance product performance and user experience
Our take
Density is a planning application, which holds a vast amount of data on the technical infrastructure of cities, buildings, and spaces. This makes it easier to plan workspaces, manage operating expenses, and in the process potentially saves companies billions of dollars on real estate costs.
The business uses sophisticated technology to calculate the occupancy of entire buildings and floors, and that enables businesses to adapt their operation in the most efficient and flexible way possible. This offers huge value to many companies, particularly considering the excessive costs associated with urban real estate and office space.
Density is not the only solution on the market, with Cisco Meraki, Purple, SpotOn Wifi and Local Measure also attempting to deliver office space solutions. But the algorithms included in Density have been praised, with the software particularly intuitive and user-friendly, and superior insights being delivered by its sophisticated package. The company has acquired several small businesses recently, with the intention of better enabling hybrid workplaces.
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Insights
-31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2021
$125m
SERIES D
Apr 2021
$25m
LATE VC
Total funding: $217.3m
Company benefits
- Premium Health, Vision, and Dental
- 401K plan
- Equity incentives
- We’re in 30 states now
- Flexible Fridays - we take every other Friday off BETA
- Unlimited PTO (time off is mandated)
- Commuter benefits
- 16 weeks parental leave (both parents)
- Remote Friendly Team
Company values
- Be humble. We are a deeply ambitious team not a cult of personality. Humility keeps us focused on the customer. It protects against politics, hubris, and internal gamesmanship.
- Seek feedback. A culture of feedback preserves our ability to learn, encourages critique of the company, and rewards self-awareness. Teams, products, and companies are a permanent work in progress. If we're open to feedback, more likely to focus on the fundamental problem.
- Always solve the fundamental problem. Density is a vertically integrated product company. Our work is sprawling. In an environment of infinite and interesting challenges, knowing what to ignore can be an accumulating advantage. If we consistently know and solve the fundamental problems, we have a shot at exceeding our wildest ambition.
Company HQ
Estudillo Estates - Glen, San Leandro, CA
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Leadership
Andrew Farah
(CEO)Writing at Syracuse University. Managing Partner at Rounded, where first steps towards Density were taken. Founded Density in 2014.
Brian Weinreich
(VP of Engineering)Founder Squeeze my Tees, partner at Rounded, co-founder of Density in 2014.
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