Electrical Engineer I

Hellman & Friedman$70K — $94K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • 1+ years of relevant industry experience, including internships or co-ops.
  • Experience with low-power or battery-operated electronics is a plus.
  • Some exposure to designing and testing electronic systems.
  • Basic familiarity with embedded systems concepts (UART, SPI, I2C, USB) is a bonus.
  • Exposure to RF technologies (Sub-GHz, WiFi, BLE) is an advantage.
  • Demonstrated eagerness to learn and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Support design, testing, and documentation of security-focused products under senior engineers.
  • Assist in analyzing design alternatives and highlighting tradeoffs in performance, cost, and schedule.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on assigned engineering tasks.
  • Execute product development from prototyping to testing with guidance from senior engineers.
  • Build and conduct prototype tests, troubleshooting under supervision.
  • Participate in design reviews and prepare materials for them.
  • Support documentation for Technical Requirements Document.

Benefits

  • Mission-driven culture promoting inclusivity and personal growth.
  • Comprehensive total rewards package for wellness and security.
  • Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for personal use.
  • Opportunities for networking, mentoring, and professional development through ERGs.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

Primary Responsibilities Include:
  • Support the design, testing, and documentation of security-focused products under the guidance of senior engineers.
  • Assist with analyzing design alternatives and help surface tradeoffs in performance, cost, or schedule to your team.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, firmware, industrial design, sourcing, and product management on assigned tasks.
  • Help execute the product development process from prototyping through testing, following direction from senior engineers on requirements, cost, and schedule targets.
  • Build and run prototype tests, and help troubleshoot issues under supervision.
  • Participate in design reviews with suppliers and manufacturing partners, and help prepare materials for those reviews.
  • Escalate resource or knowledge gaps to your lead or manager.
  • Assist with documentation for the Technical Requirements Document.
  • Complete well-defined engineering tasks and deliverables assigned by senior engineers or the engineering lead.
  • Support risk identification within your assigned scope of work.
  • Build foundational knowledge of emerging technologies, sensors, and manufacturing processes relevant to product design.
  • Bring energy and curiosity to your work and ask questions to grow quickly.

What You'll Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 1+ years of relevant industry experience (internships or co-ops count).
  • Coursework or project experience related to low-power or battery-operated electronics is a plus.
  • Some exposure to designing, building, or testing electronic systems.
  • Willingness to learn from and work closely with product management to understand customer needs.
  • Strong communication skills and eagerness to learn from more experienced engineers.
  • Basic familiarity with embedded systems concepts such as UART, SPI, I2C, USB, or similar interfaces is a plus.
  • Exposure to RF technologies (Sub-GHz, WiFi, BLE) is a plus but not required.
  • A demonstrated bias for action and a strong desire to grow into a systems engineering role.
  • Travel: Willing to travel to our manufacturing partners in China 1-3 times per year.

What Values You'll Share
  • Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for our customers, putting them at the core of our work, and developing strong, long-term relationships with them.
  • Aim High - Always challenging ourselves and others to raise the bar.
  • No Ego - Maintaining a "no job too small" attitude, and an open, inclusive and humble style.
  • One Team - Taking a highly collaborative approach to achieving success.
  • Lift As We Climb - Investing in developing others and helping others around us succeed.
  • Lean & Nimble - Working with agility and efficiency to experiment in an often ambiguous environment.

What We Offer
  • A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe, inclusive environment where you can build, grow and thrive
  • A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families (For more information on our total rewards please click here)
  • Free SimpliSafe system and professional monitoring for your home.
  • Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together, give opportunities to network, mentor and develop, and advocate for change.

The target annual base pay range for this role is $70,700 to $94,300.

This target annual base pay range represents our good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role. We use a market-based compensation approach to set our target annual base pay ranges and make adjustments annually. We carefully tailor individual compensation packages, including base pay, taking into consideration employees' job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and other relevant business factors.

Beyond base pay, we offer a Total Rewards package that may include participation in our annual bonus program, equity, and other forms of compensation, in addition to a full range of medical, retirement, and lifestyle benefits. More details can be found here.

We're committed to fair and equitable pay practices, as well as pay transparency. We regularly review our programs to ensure they remain competitive and aligned with our values.

About Hellman & Friedman

Goodman Manufacturing is an American company operating as an independent subsidiary of Daikin Group, the world's largest manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products and systems. The company, founded in 1975 and based in Waller, Texas, manufactures residential heating and cooling systems. Goodman is located just outside Houston,Texas, in the $417 million Daikin Texas Technology Park.
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