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Motion Sensing Hardware Engineer – 60 GHz mmWave Radar Location: Employment Type: Direct Hire / Full-Time
approximately 4 days per week onsite, with flexibility based on lab and testing requirements
current market data suggests approximately $160K–$185K, with potential flexibility for the right candidate
Bonus: 20% target annual bonus, paid semi-annually
Equity: We are seeking an experienced Motion Sensing Hardware Engineer with strong 60 GHz mmWave radar expertise to help develop the next generation of intelligent motion-sensing technology for smart security products.
In this role, you will play a key part in building radar capabilities from the ground up, helping establish the testing methodologies, tools, infrastructure, and technical foundation that can ultimately support multiple products across the organization. You will serve as a key internal radar resource while working closely with Hardware, Firmware, ODM partners, technology vendors, and other engineering teams to characterize performance, solve complex sensing challenges, optimize real-world detection, and evaluate technologies for future products.
The ideal candidate brings strong radar expertise along with a general electrical/hardware engineering foundation and is comfortable contributing to other sensors, detectors, and hardware initiatives as needed.

Characterize and optimize 60 GHz mmWave radar and motion-sensing performance across a variety of products, environments, and real-world use cases
Evaluate and improve detection range, field of view, angular and range accuracy, tracking performance, and true/false-positive performance
Help build the company's radar functionality, testing infrastructure, tools, and methodologies from the ground up
Tune radar detection and tracking parameters using real-world test data to achieve product performance targets
Investigate challenging sensing edge cases and determine how to improve detection accuracy while balancing battery life and overall product performance
Diagnose complex engineering issues using a scientific, data-driven approach and drive issues to definitive root cause
Participate in defining and updating sensing-system metrics that translate technical performance into meaningful customer improvements
Develop repeatable, reproducible, and automated measurement methods, tools, and equipment to enable comprehensive validation on aggressive development schedules
Work across hardware and firmware to troubleshoot timing, GPIO-level, sensor, and system-performance issues
Partner cross-functionally with Firmware, ODM partners, technology suppliers, and other engineering teams to resolve issues and improve performance
Analyze and visualize test data using Python
Support engineering factory builds through performance validation, yield optimization, and failure-analysis coordination
Evaluate radar and other motion-sensing technologies for future product applications
Contribute to broader electrical engineering and hardware initiatives when needed

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE or MSEE)
Strong hands-on experience with 60 GHz mmWave radar or closely related short-range/wide-angle commercial radar technology
Working knowledge of radar fundamentals, including range, velocity and angle resolution, point-cloud outputs, and tracking
Hands-on experience tuning detection and tracking parameters against real-world test data
Experience optimizing performance metrics such as detection range, detection accuracy, and false-positive/false-negative rates
General electrical/hardware engineering knowledge with the ability to work with circuits, boards, sensors, and related hardware
Experience working directly with third-party technology vendors to optimize device configurations or algorithms
Experience using Python for data analysis and visualization
Strong testing, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause-analysis capabilities
Ability to independently navigate a cross-functional hardware-development organization and collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations
Ability to work onsite in Carlsbad approximately 4 days per week to support hands-on hardware testing and measurements
Candidates with strong radar development and validation experience may be considered even if they have not personally taken a radar-enabled product all the way through commercial production.

Bonus Points If You Have
Experience with automotive radar, autonomous vehicles, or in-cabin sensing
Experience with short-range, wide-angle radar applications
Experience integrating commercial mmWave radar solutions into shipping consumer products
Hands-on experience with third-party commercial radar SDKs, including device configuration, parameter tuning, and extracting detection or point-cloud data
Broader electrical engineering experience involving circuit design, board-level hardware, sensor integration, or hardware validation
Experience with consumer electronics or other high-volume connected hardware products
Experience supporting engineering factory builds, manufacturing validation, yield optimization, or failure analysis

We do not discriminate based on age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religious belief, or sexual orientation.