Senior Electrical Engineer, Concept Engineering

1 week ago


San Francisco, CA, United States Tools for Humanity Full time
About the Company:

World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. As bots and autonomous agents reshape the internet, people, institutions, and applications need a trusted way to confirm who is a real human while preserving privacy. Our products make this possible: the Orb verifies real people, World ID proves it privately, and World App enables and distributes the new applications made possible by this technology. Together, they form a new layer for AI internet.

We're one of the fastest-growing networks in tech. More than 17 million people across 160 countries have verified with World ID, and we complete over 350,000 verifications each week. World App is already among the most used wallets globally. Developers are integrating World ID to build safer online experiences and create spaces where real people can participate, earn, and be recognized in ways AI simply can't replicate.

World was founded in 2019 and launched globally in 2023. We are more than 400 people across hardware, software, AI, cryptography, mobile engineering, and global operations. Our teams come from OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, Google, Stripe, Meta, Coinbase, Palantir and MIT Media Lab. We're backed by leading investors, including a16z, Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Blockchain Capital, Variant, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures, as well as prominent operators and founders across fintech and AI.

World has been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, highlighted in Fast Company's Next 5 in Fintech, and explored in a Bloomberg deep dive. The New York Times, Bankless and TechCrunch have all recognized our progress in identity, cryptography, AI, and global-scale hardware deployment. Our leadership is also named to the Time AI 100.

About the Team:

We are a rapidly growing, highly cross-functional team that strategically partners with industrial design, optics, software, market operations, and the finance teams to define new product concepts. Join our dynamic team as an Electrical Engineering Lead, and contribute to the development of our next generation proof of human devices. We offer competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.

About The Opportunity:

Tools for Humanity is looking for a Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer to lead device development on our concept engineering team. This role will work closely with Software, Product Development, and Industrial Design teams to develop functional concepts driving the technological roadmap at Tools for Humanity.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Architect and design device concepts to rapidly derisk future programs.
  • Design functional prototypes of advanced biometric sensing systems.
  • Technology selection for concepts and risk analysis for productization.
  • End to end ownership of concept electrical systems, ensuring they can meet performance and reliability standards.
  • Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams on concept integration into products with a focus on DFx, cost, power, and performance.
  • Developing and implementing advanced electrical systems and circuits.
  • Program microcontrollers in C with real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS and Zephyr) for testing and device bring-up.
  • Participate in design reviews.
  • Mentor junior engineers in development best practices
About You:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in electronics product development, including concept to design, planning, circuit development, and multilayer layout creation with E-CAD tools.
  • Experience leading electrical engineering projects
  • Proficiency in circuit simulation tools.
  • Knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Solid understanding of embedded systems and microcontrollers.
  • Experience using measuring equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and VNA.
  • Hands-on experience in developing and integrating embedded camera-based hardware systems.
  • Programming skills in C for microcontroller development, with experience in real-time operating systems (RTOS), preferably FreeRTOS and Zephyr
  • Proficient in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Nice-to-Haves:
  • Experience developing multimodal sensing systems.
  • Previous experience in fast-paced startups as well as experience shipping high volume consumer devices.
  • Experience with working with sensor vendors including image sensor suppliers.


Pay transparency statement (for CA and NY based roles):

The reasonably estimated salary for this role at TFH ranges from $200,000 - $255,000, plus a competitive long term incentive package. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, TFH offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) plan and match, life insurance, flexible time off, commuter benefits, professional development stipend and much more

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