Electrical Engineer
San Jose · USD 145,000-180,000 / year · 3+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 1, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- San Jose
- Salary
- USD 145,000-180,000 / year
About Mashgin
- Mashgin powers the world's best checkout experience for over 40 million users. Customers just place their items on our kiosks and our AI rings up their entire order in less than a second. With Mashgin, lines are now optional.
- Mashgin's technology powers over 1 billion transactions at your favorite locations, including over half of all US professional sports teams, 4,000 convenience stores, major airports, universities, and more.
- We’re not just building cutting-edge AI—we’re creating real-world impact and unforgettable experiences. Backed by a well-funded Series B, we’re also one of the rare AI startups that’s already profitable.
- Our secret? A culture of extreme ownership, autonomy, and customer obsession. At Mashgin, we are building something extraordinary by challenging conventional wisdom. We’ve thrown out the old rules to focus on what truly matters: creating a kickass product that makes people say, 'Wow'. We don’t care about short-term wins; we build systems that stand the test of time. If you thrive in a culture of excellence without compromise and want to see your work have an immediate, remarkable impact, you’re in the right place.
- Position Summary
- As an Electrical Engineer at Mashgin, you will be a primary driver of our hardware evolution. You will be expected to pivot quickly as project requirements evolve, tackling complex technical hurdles with a sense of urgency and a "fail fast, learn faster" mentality. While your technical chops in hardware design are paramount, your success will be defined by your ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality engineering solutions under aggressive timelines.
About the role
- As an Electrical Engineer at Mashgin, you will be a primary driver of our hardware evolution, tackling complex technical hurdles with a sense of urgency.
- This role demands a high degree of vocal engineering, blending technical execution with the strategic oversight necessary to scale a product from prototype to market.
Responsibilities
- Architecting and integrating system-level electrical designs including computer platforms (x86/SoC), camera modules, sensors, displays, and external peripherals.
- Owning system power architecture including power distribution, sequencing, power budgeting, and platform thermal considerations.
- Leading hardware bring-up, debugging, and system validation across electrical, firmware, and software layers.
- Working closely with computer vision teams to enable robust camera performance and diagnose imaging issues from a hardware perspective.
- Supporting camera subsystem development including sensor selection, camera board integration, and calibration considerations.
- Designing and integrating systems using high-speed and low-speed interfaces (USB, PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO).
- Rapidly prototyping and evaluating new system architectures and electro-mechanical concepts.
- Drive product development from prototype through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.
- Collaborating with global suppliers and manufacturing partners to deliver scalable production hardware.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of experience in electrical engineering, hardware engineering or related experience
- Proficiency in electrical design software (e.g., Altium, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro, PADS) and circuit analysis software (e.g. SPICE)
- Understanding of and demonstrated experience in electrical design principles, circuit analysis, and electronics manufacturing processes
- Experience in failure analysis modes, including both non-destructive and destructive FA
- Experience working with complex board designs PCB/FPC/RFPC, design/manufacturing release, test, bringup, and debugging
- Hands-on EE lab experience, including with: soldering equipment, oscilloscopes, high speed digital test equipment, logic analyzers, function generators
- Ability to read, interpret, and basic coding ability for C/C++ and similar embedded systems languages
- Familiarity with BOM and PLM management and processes, e.g. Agile, Aligni
- Able to travel (~2x annually) for overseas builds and domestic hardware installations
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in shipping consumer electronics over a full NPI/xVT cycle with a focus on HW system design and integration
- Experience with rapid prototyping to derisk new designs and technologies
- Experience with IMUs/sensor physical sensor systems with an understanding of calibration methods
- Experience with vision systems
- Experience with display technologies (e.g. LCD, OLED)
- Experience programming in languages like Python or C/C++
- Strong electrical design fundamentals in analog (e.g. audio, sensor AFE), high speed (e.g. DDR4/5, MIPI, USB3) and power design (e.g. PDN analysis, power architecture)
- Design experience related to EE-adjacent domains such as: ESD, Reliability, Thermal, Desense/EMI, Signal Integrity
Benefits
- Excellent health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- 401k plan
- Flexible PTO policy
- Catered lunch in office with fully stocked snacks and beverages
- Pet insurance for your fur babies
- Voluntary life insurance plan
- Competitive salary and options in a small, rapidly scaling company
Workplace
- Hybrid remote role requiring onsite presence in San Jose, CA at least 2 times a week.
Skills
- Altium
- Cadence OrCAD/Allegro
- PADS
- SPICE
- C/C++
- Python
- USB
- PCIe
- Ethernet
- I2C
- SPI
- UART
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- GPIO
