Electrical Engineer

About the role

Hinge Health is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering team. In this role, you will play a key part in the development and sustaining work for our hardware products.

As a junior-to-mid-level engineer, you will work on diverse projects, driving board-level designs for highly integrated medical devices from schematic to layout to assembly. You will work cross-functionally with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to bring products from concept through production. You will also work on sustaining engineering to support the continuing success of our products post-launch.

The ideal candidate is excited about solving real problems with hardware – your work will have a direct impact on reducing pain and improving the lives of our millions of members. In joining our HW group within the broader R&D organization, you will be part of a highly capable, motivated, small team where your contributions and ideas truly matter.

Help develop the electrical systems behind Hinge Health’s connected hardware products. As an Electrical Engineer on the Hardware Engineering team, you’ll contribute to board-level designs from early exploration through production, working closely with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing partners. Your work will help bring reliable medical devices to members working to reduce pain and improve their lives.

What You’ll Accomplish

In your first 3 months

• Build an understanding of our hardware products, electrical design practices, product development process, and manufacturing needs

• Contribute to embedded-system electrical design, including component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout

In your first 6 months

• Partner with mechanical, firmware, and senior electrical engineers on system architecture and integration

• Take part in prototyping, detailed design, testing, and preparation for production

• Document design decisions and test results to support product quality and applicable medical-device requirements

In your first year

• Drive board-level design work across product development, from exploration and prototyping through verification and production ramp

• Support manufacturing and sustaining engineering through test or process development, design-for-manufacturing improvements, and component-level failure analysis

• Help sustain products after launch and identify design changes that can improve cost or manufacturability

Who You Are

• You are a hands-on electrical engineer who enjoys turning product needs into reliable embedded hardware

• You bring a Learn-it-all mindset, seek feedback, and keep building your technical knowledge

• You take accountability for your work, communicate progress and risks, and follow through on commitments

• You work well across disciplines and are motivated by the impact thoughtful hardware can have on people’s lives

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in hardware development or embedded-systems design

• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout for multilayer boards, including hands-on board bring-up, debugging, and rework on high-density designs

• Experience designing microcontroller-based systems (such as ARM Cortex-M or MSP430) and using standard digital interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, or USB; proficiency with common lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, power supplies, and soldering or hot-air rework equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Altium Designer

• Experience with battery management, Bluetooth Low Energy, high-voltage circuits, or analog design

• Experience developing medical devices or products in another regulated industry, such as aerospace or automotive

• Familiarity with EMI/EMC practices and certification processes such as FCC, CE, or UL

• Basic proficiency in Python for test automation or C/C++ for firmware changes that support bring-up and testing

• Experience transitioning designs to manufacturing and applying design-for-manufacturing practices

Hinge Health Hybrid Model

We believe that remote work and in-person work have their own advantages and disadvantages, and we want to be able to leverage the best of both worlds. Employees in hybrid roles are required to be in the office 3 days per week, for the full 8 hours of a typical business day. The San Francisco office has a dog-friendly workplace program.

About Hinge Health

At Hinge Health, we’re using technology to scale and automate the delivery of healthcare, starting with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, which affect over 1.7 billion people worldwide.

Our AI-powered, human-centered care model spans MSK, pelvic health, gastrointestinal (GI), and migraine care. With over 60 partnerships with health plans, PBMs, and other ecosystem partners, Hinge Health is available to over 25 million people across more than 2,900 employers.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Montreal and Bangalore. Learn more at hingehealth.com.

What You’ll Love About Us

• Inclusive healthcare and benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus support for gender-affirming care, family and fertility planning, and travel reimbursement when healthcare isn’t available where you live

• Planning for the future: Traditional or Roth 401(k) options with a 2% company match

• Modern life stipends: Manage your own learning and development

• Grow with us: Discounted company stock through our ESPP with easy payroll deductions

Culture & Engagement

Hinge Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, let us know by reaching out to your recruiter.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that we use your personal data as outlined in our personnel and candidate privacy policy.

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This Electrical Engineer role develops and sustains embedded hardware for connected medical devices. You’ll contribute to circuit-board design from early exploration through production, collaborating with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing partners in a hybrid San Francisco role.

Role at a glance

Skills mentioned

What you will likely work on

• Contribute to embedded electrical design, including component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
• Bring up, debug, test, and rework high-density multilayer boards.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and electrical engineering partners on system architecture and integration.
• Support prototyping, detailed design, verification, and production preparation.
• Document design decisions and test results in support of product quality and applicable medical-device requirements.
• Help transition designs to manufacturing, develop tests or processes, and improve design for manufacturability.
• Investigate component-level failures and sustain products after launch, identifying changes that may improve cost or manufacturability.

Good fit signals

• Has at least two years of professional hardware-development or embedded-systems design experience.
• Has hands-on experience with multilayer board design, bring-up, debugging, and rework.
• Can design microcontroller-based systems and work with common digital interfaces and lab equipment.
• Communicates progress and risks, follows through on commitments, and works effectively across disciplines.
• Experience with Altium Designer, regulated products, manufacturing transitions, or the listed preferred circuit and test areas can be helpful.