Senior Electrical Engineer

About SimpliSafe We’re a high-tech home security company that’s passionate about protecting the life you’ve built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. And we’ve created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career you’re building. Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect. We don’t just want you to work here. We want you to grow and thrive here. We’re embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday – working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done. Why are we hiring? Well, we’re growing and thriving. So, we need smart, talented, and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. What You’ll Do: Primary Responsibilities Include: Contribute to the full lifecycle design of security focused products, owning specific subsystems or domains end-to-end. Identify and analyze cross-functional tradeoffs between design alternatives, including impact on performance, schedule, cost, risk, complexity, and scale. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including mechanical, firmware, industrial design, sourcing, and product management. Execute the product development process from early-stage concept, through prototyping, testing, and production, to ensure products meet requirements, cost, and schedule targets. Lead prototype development and testing, including designing test strategies to validate product performance and resolve issues. Lead design reviews and discussions with suppliers and global manufacturing partners to optimize designs for mass production. Lead the communication and design execution with global manufacturing partners. Contribute to the Technical Requirements Document in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Contribute to product architecture and system-level design, with deep ownership of your assigned subsystems and ensuring alignment with product requirements. Translate high-level product and system requirements into detailed, actionable tasks and deliverables within your domain. Participate in risk identification activities and escalate issues appropriately to program leadership. Stay current with emerging technologies, sensors, and manufacturing processes to inform product design and innovation. Drive your areas of ownership forward with a strong sense of urgency. Provide technical input to product roadmap discussions. What You’ll Bring: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. Master's degree is a plus. 5+ years of relevant industry experience, with at least 2 years working on consumer products. Experience optimizing designs for battery operation with very low power usage. Proven experience contributing to the design and development of complex systems from concept to mass production, with ownership of subsystems or components. Experience working with product management to understand the data-driven "why" and to be the voice of the customer. Strong communication, EQ, and leadership skills. Demonstrated experience owning design validation plans, including defining test coverage across electrical, RF, connectivity, audio, and imaging subsystems in coordination with domain specialists and quality. Ability to contribute at both the systems engineering level and as a hands-on technical contributor. Experience in embedded systems design including UART, SPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet, SDIO, MIPI, etc. Experience with RF technologies including Sub-GHz, WiFi, and BLE. Strong preference for candidates with a d…