Senior Electrical Engineer

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 a Senior 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. This role demands a high degree of "vocal engineering". We are looking for a candidate who will frequently wear a Program Manager hat, is comfortable speaking up, and can effectively communicate technical risks to non-technical stakeholders, create timelines and milestones, drive those timelines and milestones. This is an opportunity for an engineer who thrives on ownership and wants to blend technical execution with the strategic oversight necessary to scale a product from prototype to market. This is a hybrid remote role where you'd be required to be onsite in San Jose, CA at least 2 times a week. What We Value:

Impact: You will own significant responsibility and have total ownership over your work. We stay lean and efficient, so your work directly impacts the product we ship every day.

Simplicity: Complexity is a waste of time here—we take pride in building things that just work.

Hard Work: Forget the glamorous research papers. We prioritize the hard work it takes to achieve real-world clarity and accuracy. You will innovate relentlessly to push the boundaries of what’s possible in visual automation.

Humility: No task is beneath you. Whether it's high-level architecture or grunt work to fix a bug, we check our egos at the door and get real work done.

Ruthless Prioritization: If everything is on fire, nothing is. You will be expected to prioritize ruthlessly, cutting through distractions to focus on the most impactful product improvements.

Customer Innovation: We are customer-centric, not customer-pleasing. You won’t bend to every client demand; you will let innovation drive the product forward to solve the real problems our users face.

Efficiency: Meetings suck. We keep them short and only use them for alignment, giving you your time back to focus on real work.

You Will Be

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.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field is required.

6+ years of experience developing complex electronic products

Strong fundamentals in board-level system design, integration, and electrical

architecture.

Experience with PCB/FPC or rigid-flex designs and high-speed interfaces such as USB,

PCIe, or Ethernet.

Hands-on experience with hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes and logic

analyzers.

Experience working with contract manufacturers and supporting overseas builds.

Ability to travel (~2x annually) for overseas builds

Preferred Qualifications

Experience designing or integrating camera systems or image sensors.

Understanding of camera optics, lighting, and hardware factors affecting computer vision performance.

Experience supporting CV or imaging systems from a hardware perspective.

Experience developing products through EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production.

Experience developing manufacturing tests for high-volume hardware.

Basic scripting or programming experience (Python, C/C++) for bring-up or debugging.

Familiarity with product compliance standards (UL, CE, FCC).

Experience working with overseas suppliers and manufacturing partners.

What We Offer

An opportunity to work on a small, multidisciplinary team with the potential to break new ground in many different industries

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