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Exceptional People + Purpose Beyond Profit = Watershed Outcomes

Staff Electrical Engineer

Tonal

Tonal

Software Engineering, Other Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 1, 2025

Overview:

Tonal is looking for a Staff Electrical Engineer to develop new and innovative fitness products. Our team offers a unique opportunity to define a new category and build experiences with a variety of advanced technologies.

The Tonal hardware team is developing complex electrical and mechanical systems containing everything from high speed digital processors to low power microcontrollers, from power electronics and motor control to wifi and bluetooth, and from analog sensors to audio and camera systems.

What you will do:

  • Lead hardware design from concept to production by prototyping and validating designs

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Mechanical, ID, and Firmware) to ensure proper system integration.

  • Work across departments with Program Management, Product Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Customer Care to drive cross-functional integration efforts and make decisions based on trade offs

Who you are:

  • Proven technical leadership taking products to mass production

  • Strong background in EE fundamentals and system level design

  • Experience working with contract manufacturers and line bring up. Must have experience taking a design from concept through production.

  • 10 years of relevant experience in hardware systems development and integration. Areas include hardware architecture, board design, board bring-up, and continuous improvement of product lines when needed.

  • Understanding of product development process, DFM (design for manufacturing) and DFT (design for test)

  • Broad, cross-functional understanding of hardware system integration.

  • Ability to understand the design goals and execute together with larger cross functional teams such as FW, ME/PD, ID, supply chain, and manufacturing operations.

  • Must be well organized and enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Experience designing boards with ARM processors and microcontrollers

  • Knowledge of EMI mitigation, signal integrity and power systems

  • Knowledge of standard interfaces (USB, SPI, I2C, LVDS, PCIe, etc)

  • Experience in PCB design, schematic capture and layout (we use Altium)

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

At Tonal, we believe that the unique and varied lived experiences of our teammates contribute to our overall strength. We don’t just appreciate differences, we celebrate them, and we always seek people that represent a wide variety of backgrounds. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and designing employee experiences that contribute to your growth as much as you do to ours. If your experience aligns with what we’re looking for (even if you don’t check every single box), send us your application. We would love to hear from you!

Tonal is committed to meeting the diverse needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner that is consistent with the principles of independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity. Should you have any accommodation requests, please reach out to us via our confidential email, accessibility@tonal.com. All requests will be addressed and responded to in accordance with Tonal’s Accessibility Policy and local legislation.