Job Description

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 Mid-Level 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

Serving as a trusted technical expert of high-reliability, high-performance systems from concept phase to mass production
Owning requirement definition, decomposition, and verification
Setting the bar for hardware and software release standards and testing requirements
Helping to rapidly prototype new electro-mechanical concepts
Establishing requirements tools and processes including training teams on requirements best practices
Overseeing procurement and/or manufacturing of components and assemblies

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
4+ years of experience in electrical engineering, hardware engineering or related experience
Proficiency in electrical design software (e.g., Altium, Cadence)
Understanding of and demonstrated experience in electrical design principles, circuit analysis, and electronics manufacturing processes
Experience working with complex board designs PCB/FPC/RFPC (Printed Circuit Board/Flexible Printed Circuit/Rigid-Flex Printed Circuit)
Experience working with: oscilloscopes, high speed digital test equipment, logic analyzers, function generators
Ability to travel (~2x annually) for overseas builds

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with IMUs/sensor physical sensor systems with an understanding of calibration methods
Experience with vision systems
Experience programming in languages like Python or C/C++
Experience with circuit design in high speed circuits, Verilog/FPGAs, microcontrollers, microprocessors, firmware, and programmable logic based development
Experience with RF system design and integration
Experience designing for HDI flexible and rigid substrates for high volume cost optimized applications
Experience in product level compliance (UL, CE..etc)
Experience developing manufacturing tests for high-volume consumer products
Consumer Electronics experience and/or working within a mass production environment
Experience in working with overseas vendors (primarily China)
Ability to speak/read/communicate in Mandarin Chinese is a plus, but not necessary

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

$145,000 - $245,000 a year

For roles based in Palo Alto, CA, the overall market range for Mashgin is typically $145,000 - $245,000 USD annually. Note that total compensation for this position will be determined by candidate’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other relevant factors. This estimate excludes the value of any benefits offered by Mashgin, and the potential future value of any other long-term incentives.

Mashgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Mashgin are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

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