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Staff Electrical R&D Lead
Whoop
Boston, USA
Full-time
Senior · 8+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
python
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead advanced electrical development initiatives, driving technical direction from early-stage technology exploration and sensor evaluation through feasibility, prototyping, system characterization, and design validation
- Develop a deep understanding of the complete sensing signal chain, including sensor behavior, analog front-end performance, electrical interfaces, physiological characteristics, and downstream system requirements, to inform electrical architecture decisions and optimize end-to-end sensing performance.
- Define and execute experiments to characterize sensor and system behavior, isolate variables, identify performance limitations, and evaluate interactions across electrical, mechanical, physiological, and environmental conditions
- Execute data analysis to translate experimental findings into actionable electrical design improvements, technical recommendations, and quantitative performance requirements.
- Drive the evaluation, integration, and validation of new sensing technologies, establishing test methodologies, performance criteria, and system-level requirements that support reliable operation across real-world use cases
- Partner closely with Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Signal Processing, and WHOOP Labs teams to understand system dependencies, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and ensure electrical designs support broader sensing system performance objectives
- Lead complex technical investigations and root-cause analysis, combining first-principles engineering, bench measurements, system telemetry, and structured experimentation to identify risks and drive effective design solutions
- Guide and mentor engineers across advanced development projects, setting technical priorities, providing design review and technical direction, and driving cross-functional alignment while maintaining strong hands-on engineering contributions
- Translate ambiguous technical challenges into actionable development plans, proactively communicating technical risks, recommendations, and progress while balancing engineering rigor with product and schedule objectives
- Remain hands-on with circuit design and simulation, prototype bring-up, hardware debugging, and design iteration, directly contributing to critical technical investigations and design decisions
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of relevant electrical engineering, hardware R&D, or sensing systems development experience, with demonstrated technical leadership and ownership of complex engineering projects
- Deep electrical engineering fundamentals across analog and digital circuit design, sensor interfaces, signal integrity, noise analysis, and system-level electrical architecture
- Strong systems-level understanding of sensing technologies
- Exceptional hands-on experimentation, hardware characterization, and debugging skills, with the ability to apply first-principles engineering and structured analysis to complex technical challenges
- Proficiency in Python or equivalent tools
- Demonstrated ability to lead ambiguous, cross-functional technical initiatives, guide engineering decisions, mentor other engineers, and drive technical challenges to resolution
- Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical
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