Electrical Engineer

About Spacecurve

Spacecurve is a tight-knit team of elite designers, engineers and executors who marry time-tested craftsmanship with advanced technology. Our mission is to create truly new product experiences within a luxury home and lifestyle ecosystem: Flying lamps and inflated metal suitcases are only the beginning.

Role Overview

We are now looking for an Electrical Engineer to design advanced display-like LED lighting circuits controlled by a mechanical and also an unobtrusive AI-based user interface. The resulting product is housed in components made by traditional Japanese metal craftsmen and is able to provide complex lighting experiences that are a first on the market.

This role requires a strong aesthetic sense and the ideal candidate will possess a hybrid skillset capable of handling complex high refresh rate and super high brightness LED circuit design and working with embedded systems. The position is based on-site in Tokyo, Japan.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced display-like LED lighting circuits for our novel lighting products

• Contribute to the development of our AI-powered user interface

• Research and apply aesthetic lighting effects to enhance product appeal

• Work seamlessly with cross-functional teams between design and engineering to ensure a harmonious and innovative product development process

• Create comprehensive design documentation

• Lead the prototype bring-up and meticulously validate the design

• Dive deep into technical challenges, swiftly identifying and resolving issues during new product development

• Pioneer and implement cutting-edge solutions that optimize cost, size, efficiency, safety, and reliability, enhancing the overall quality and innovation of our products

• Safeguard regulatory requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Business-level proficiency in English

• Proven experience in electrical engineering and embedded systems programming

• Experience integrating wireless technology, batteries, and charging technology

• Ability to oversee and manage projects from prototyping to mass production

• Hands-on experience with PCB layout and design tools (e.g. Altium Designer)

• Strong experience sourcing and communicating with PCB manufacturing companies, e.g. in China

• Strong aesthetic sense and ability to research and implement LED-based lighting and effects

Preferred Qualifications

• Designing displays or display-like electronic products

• CAD mechanical design skills

• Experience working with NVIDIA Jetson Nano product lineup

Why join us

• We will provide you with all the tools and opportunities necessary to make a direct, meaningful and long-lasting impact on the legacy of our brand and the future of the Japanese design industry

• You will be part of a high-trust community that encourages risk-taking, experimentation and innovation

• You will be working alongside ambitious creatives and executors from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines

Project Summary: PSY LIVING (codename)

“This is not a conventional furniture or lifestyle brand. We’re a next-generation product and storytelling company with the aim to make the world much more fun” – Jannik Wambsganss, CEO

We develop a new brand universe to reinvent the “home experience” with unique design and advanced technology at a luxury price point. Our otherworldly furniture designs provide daily inspiration at home while robotics-adjacent technology unlocks a whole new world of experiences.

Through immersive storytelling and innovative branding strategies, we build a universe that feels optimistic and free of limiting beliefs. We want people to wake up in the morning and look forward to an exciting new day where infinity is in the palm of their hands. This message is encoded into every single one of our products.

Our products are made in Japan as much as possible and sold direct-to-consumer online and at our Tokyo flagship store, with one in New York opening soon after. Our vision is to operate a world-class manufacturing floor in central Tokyo with an adjacent store and cafe lounge from where guests can overlook production. We hope to energize visitors by letting them participate in our process of making things.

Orion Facey, our Head of Design, has achieved notable creative output in the fashion, art, and industrial design world. Together with Jannik Wambsganss, our CEO and Lead Investor, they form a determined and effective team with the mission to find the best designers, engineers, and marketers, and to create a new class of products together.