Founding Electrical Engineer

An early-stage neurotechnology company is hiring their founding Electrical Engineer to own board-level design as they move toward FDA submission. The work is hands-on, the autonomy is real, and the engineering decisions you make now will shape the product for years.

You’ll work directly with the founders in their NYC office, ship hardware that ends up in people’s hands, and help set the bar for how the team builds as it grows.

• Lead PCB-level analog design across new and iterating hardware
• Make informed decisions on stackups, EMI mitigation, low-impedance front ends, and capacitive sensing
• Collaborate across firmware and MCU integration to anticipate downstream impact of layout and IC choices
• Design and validate power systems for wearable form factors, including battery charging and PMIC selection
• Characterize bioamplifier performance and design experiments to identify and resolve root causes
• Partner with an outside analog consultant on edge cases and bring that knowledge in-house

• 2+ years designing analog PCBs for production hardware, including stackup decisions, EMI mitigation, and low-impedance front-end design
• Hands-on experience integrating MCUs and firmware with analog front-end systems, with awareness of how layout and IC choices affect timing and signal integrity
• Direct experience capturing and processing low-amplitude signals (neural, biopotential, audio, or capacitive sensing)
• Shipped or contributed to at least one compact electronic product with battery-powered operation and power management considerations
• Familiarity with signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and PCB design best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to work cross-functionally across firmware, mechanical, and product

• Experience with neural interfaces, brain-computer interfaces, or biosignal acquisition systems
• Background in consumer audio hardware, wearables, or other compact, signal-sensitive consumer electronics
• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience designing for FDA submission or regulated medical device pathways
• Familiarity with bioamplifier characterization and noise floor analysis

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related discipline
• Experience at a hardware startup or small engineering team
• Open-source hardware contributions or personal hardware projects
• Proficiency with Altium, KiCad, or similar PCB design tools

• You’re intellectually curious and intrinsically motivated by hard technical problems. You enjoy understanding systems deeply rather than skimming past them.
• You communicate honestly about what you know and what you don’t. You ask clear questions when you’re stuck, share strong opinions with the reasoning behind them, and commit fully to decisions once they’re made.
• You bring steady focus and clear thinking to your work. You handle setbacks constructively, take ownership of mistakes, and keep things moving forward.
• You’re collaborative, credible, and the kind of teammate others trust as the company grows.

• Relocation costs (if relocationg from another state)