Senior Hardware Engineer

About AirGarage 🏙

AirGarage is repurposing the 30% of real estate in the average American city currently dedicated to parking.

We are building a future where real estate is digitized and can be transitioned from one use to another seamlessly on-demand, moving every piece of urban real estate toward its highest and best use.

We are starting with the $131 billion US parking real estate market because it is one of the most offline and mismanaged commercial real estate asset types.

As a full-stack parking operator, we automate the operation of parking lots and parking garages. We handle everything from advertising to collecting payments from drivers and enforcing against illegal parking. We already operate 250+ parking lots and parking garages across 35 US states and we are growing quickly.

We are backed by top tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Floodgate, Founders Fund, and angel investors who have founded or worked at companies like Uber, Opendoor, Flexport, and more.

Want to learn more about AirGarage and the problem we're tackling?

Check out these podcasts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0NkDK51E4

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THE ROLE 👩🏾‍💻

We’re looking for an ambitious hardware engineer with extensive experience building end-to-end hardware systems to join us and lead R&D for strategic projects that advance our competitive edge. You will work on novel and innovative hardware products for our parking facilities, ranging from license plate reading camera systems to in-garage IoT modules.

You will be responsible for designing, testing, and optimizing our hardware systems, including gathering feedback from the field, prioritizing it, and executing on it.

This is a foundational hire - you will have the opportunity to lay the groundwork and ensure we are set up to scale by establishing best practices, selecting key vendors, and setting high standards for quality. While you will start as the sole Hardware Engineer, you will be collaborate closely with our Director of Engineering, CTO, and Software Engineering team to deliver high-quality hardware that creates magical moments for drivers in our parking garages.

WHAT YOU WILL DO 👷‍♀️

• Lead R&D for all hardware initiatives at AirGarage.

• Design, build, and test hardware to be resilient even when operating in challenging environments.

• Unlock new levels of scale, reliability, and quality for our existing hardware products by improving all aspects of their design and manufacturing.

• Establish and maintain supplier relationships to ensure we’re getting high quality components at sustainable prices.

• Collaborate with the team to develop initial software interfaces for new hardware products and write supporting documentation so other team members can help as needed.

• Increase observability and quality assurance measures for deployed units.

• Set standards and processes for the hardware team so that we can move faster and more effectively as the team grows.

• Collaborate with broader engineering team to ensure deep integrations between our hardware and software products.

• Travel on-site to test and troubleshoot devices in the field, staying close to the real world application and performance of our products.

• See the direct impact of your work on our products and business.

WHAT YOU NEED 👩🏼‍🎓

• 5+ years of engineering experience developing and deploying hardware products in the real world.

• Extensive electronics experience, including circuit design, fabrication prep, microcontroller use, and troubleshooting.

• 3D CAD skills using software like Fusion 360 to design physical form factors.

• Knowledge regarding different manufacturing techniques and their constraints.

• Ability to leverage 3D printing to speed up prototyping and development.

• Software development experience using Python, Bash, and the Linux ecosystem.

• A knack for wrangling complexity and driving towards simple solutions.

• Familiarity with domain best practices and how to implement them into existing teams and processes.

• A track record of taking business-critical projects from start to finish.

• A growth mindset -- you should be a lifelong learner, hungry to learn new technologies, frameworks, and skills.

We understand that there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. We're looking for someone passionate, with grit and determination, who is excited to face the challenges of a rapidly growing startup. AirGarage is the type of company where you can grow exponentially, and we encourage you to apply to us even if you don't 100% match the candidate description.

AirGarage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance.  We will never discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.