Senior Hardware Design Engineer (Electrical / EE), Smart Home
*Please note that this is an onsite (i.e. not remote) role based in Redwood City, California.
About the company:
Founded by ex-Apple Product and Engineering leaders, Level is redefining the smart home with technology that is simple, intuitive, useful, and invisible. At Level, we take a unique approach to designing products - one that shifts focus from what we make to how we make it and who we make it for. It’s an approach that results in elegant and unique solutions, raising the bar for the entire smart home ecosystem.
Now part of the Assa Abloy family, a global leader in access solutions, Level is positioned to accelerate innovation and expand our reach even further. This partnership strengthens our ability to deliver world-class smart home experiences while maintaining the vision and design excellence that have always set us apart.
About the role:
As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will be a technical leader in designing innovative hardware products from concept through mass production. You will drive system architecture, component selection, and hardware design, optimizing for metrics like power consumption, cost, size, RF performance, and usability.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to prototype, validate, and launch high-quality hardware products. You will contribute novel solutions to improve existing products and processes, while mentoring junior engineers and helping shape engineering culture.
Responsibilities:
Lead hardware design from concept through mass production
Own system-level architecture and schematic design
Perform and oversee prototype assembly, bring-up, and debugging
Conduct root cause analysis and corrective action for hardware issues
Collaborate daily with mechanical and firmware teams to implement integrated solutions
Develop and maintain documentation including BOMs, schematics, layouts, test reports
Drive product compliance through EMC/ESD and regulatory testing (FCC, UL, etc.)
Support manufacturing partners during development builds and production ramp
Mentor junior team members and contribute to best practices and design reviews
Required Qualifications:
4+ years of experience designing and shipping hardware products
Strong fundamentals in both analog and digital electronics
Proficient with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Cadence, Altium, etc.)
Experience designing low-power embedded systems and optimizing power consumption
Skilled in hands-on prototyping, soldering, and debug
Proficient in using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power meters, and other lab tools
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues to non-technical stakeholders
Self-motivated and able to work independently
Experience collaborating with contract manufacturers and scaling designs to production
It would be great if you possess:
Experience with EMC/ESD compliance and test fixture development
BLE / Wi-Fi / LoRa / UWB RF layout and antenna tuning experience
Familiarity with PLM tools (e.g., Arena) and hardware revision control
Experience with DFM/DFT and test jig development
Familiarity with reliability testing (e.g., HALT/HASS, thermal cycling)
Python scripting or embedded C for test automation or board-level validation
Mechanical CAD collaboration (e.g., STEP files, tolerance stacks)
Compensation & Benefits:
The salary range for this role is $150K-$220K and we consider a broad scope of factors when making compensation decisions.
In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, a bonus plan, a 401(k) plan, education assistance, and an environment that reflects our commitment to our employees.
More about Level Home:
When we look around our homes today, we see opportunity. We see “smart” products that lack utility and connected devices that push us further apart. We see consumers with high expectations, current standards set too low, and products that simply fail to deliver.
Level Home Inc. is re-inventing the standard. We’re redefining “smart”, to center around thoughtfulness, practicality, and the people who make the problem worth solving. We approach product design with a blank slate, zero assumptions, and an open mind because the way a problem is defined sets the stage for its solution. We couple deep expertise with unbridled curiosity, because to us “smart” means simple, intuitive, and useful.
We start with empathy, take new perspectives, and challenge existing standards. People are at the heart of what we do, and respecting their style, choices, and preferences is the first step to uncovering a thoughtful solution that truly improves their daily lives. After all, we’re not just designing products for a house, we are designing them for the people who make it a home.
Level Home Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability or genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
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