Founding Hardware Engineer (Visa Sponsorship - San Francisco, United States)

Visa sponsorship available. Candidates willing to relocate are welcome. An early-stage hardware company is developing a compact wearable consumer device built around AI. As the founding hardware engineer, you will take ownership of the device from its next board revision through to production, turning prototypes into reliable products for everyday use. This is an individual contributor role with end-to-end responsibility for hardware design decisions and finished device quality.

What you'll do

• Improve PCB layout and optimize power, RF performance, size, reliability, and cost.
• Lead the move from prototype to production, including design for manufacture, testing, supplier coordination, and assembly.
• Find and resolve hardware risks during bring-up, real-world testing, and manufacturing.
• Own hardware design decisions and the quality of finished devices.

What you need

• Typically 2 to 7 years of hands-on hardware engineering experience, with an individual contributor focus.
• Experience personally designing PCBs that shipped in a real product, ideally a compact wearable, IoT device, or consumer electronics product.
• Experience taking hardware from prototype to production, or strong early-career fundamentals and demonstrated speed using AI tools.
• Ability to take ownership across board layout, power, RF, testing, suppliers, and assembly.
• Must be able to work on-site in San Francisco.

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