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Founding Electrical Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in board/PCB design
  • A track record of shipping physical consumer electronics products
  • Strong background in embedded hardware and sensors
  • Experience in consumer electronics or wearable hardware is a strong plus

Responsibilities

  • Own the full electrical and PCB design for the wearable device end-to-end
  • Iterate rapidly on device hardware revisions in response to testing and user feedback
  • Drive consumer hardware from early prototype through to mass production

Key facts

  • Remote from: New York (USA)
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Telecommunications Engineer
  • 150 - 150K yearly
  • English

Hard skills

About the company

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Clera Inc.

Staffing & Recruiting

Clera is an AI talent agent that represents job candidates and connects them directly with hiring managers at venture-backed startups. The platform uses artificial intelligence to match professionals with suitable career opportunities and facilitates introductions via email, iMessage, and WhatsApp, bypassing traditional job application processes.

Company details

IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size11-50

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Job description

About the Role

This is a founding engineering role at a Y Combinator–backed wearable tech startup building a device that reads and analyzes real-time emotional states. You'll own all things electrical β€” from board design to production β€” and will help shape the hardware foundation of the product as the company scales. This is a high-ownership position with a direct path to leading the hardware engineering org.

What You'll Do

  • Own the full electrical and PCB design for the wearable device end-to-end.

  • Iterate rapidly on device hardware revisions in response to testing and user feedback.

  • Drive consumer hardware from early prototype through to mass production.

What We're Looking For

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in board/PCB design.

  • A track record of shipping physical consumer electronics products.

  • Strong background in embedded hardware and sensors.

  • Experience in consumer electronics or wearable hardware is a strong plus.

  • Background at a top-tier hardware company or consumer electronics manufacturer is a plus.

  • Comfortable working at a fast pace in an early-stage environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $150,000 USD annually. Equity: Meaningful founding equity stake. Visa sponsorship: H-1B transfers are supported; new visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in New York, NY, USA. San Francisco is also welcomed. This is not a remote role.

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