Founding Electrical Engineer

Founding Electrical Engineer
(Los Angeles, ITAR-Eligible)

Soundryx builds rugged, low-cost acoustic sensors that detect small drones and other threats across vast areas.

As our Founding Electrical Engineer
, you’ll design the custom PCB microphone array and power systems that anchor our platform--and you’ll be the first line ready to support US-only, export-controlled projects when they arise.

• Lead design of a custom PCB microphone array (schematic, layout, bring-up; Altium/KiCad).
• Own embedded MCU/FPGA choices and real-time audio processing pathways.
• Drive DFM/DFA
  , vendor selection, EVT/DVT/PVT, and production test fixtures.
• Architect battery & power systems (PMICs, charging, protections) for multi-day autonomy.
• Engineer for the outdoors
  : sealing, thermal, vibration, corrosion, IP-rating minded.
• Collaborate with DSP/ML on HW/SW co-design; define clean ICDs/APIs for the stack.
• Establish early hardware processes (libraries, test plans, component risk, ECOs).

• Four to eight years in electrical/embedded hardware (startup or product-ship preferred).
• Shipped boards with MCUs or FPGAs
  , high-speed digital, mixed-signal, and power.
• Battery integration (Li-ion/LiFePO4, charging, protections, fuel gauging).
• Environmental/ruggedization experience (IP67/68, potting, gasketing, coatings).
• Nice-to-have:
  Implemented beamforming algorithms.

• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
  , or willingness and ability to obtain shortly after joining (we’ll reimburse and train).

• First chair, big canvas
  :
  You'll help push our hardware platform to new heights.
• Field-proven impact
  :
  Your hardware will help secure the world against mechanized adversaries.
• Ownership
  :
  Competitive salary + meaningful early equity.

• Equity
  : 2% - 4% of the fully-diluted cap table for Soundryx, Inc. as calculated on offer grant date. The grant is offered as options on a standard four-year vesting schedule with a one-year cliff.

WARNING

While Soundryx's commercial product is designed for broad exportability, this role may involve access to export-controlled technical data. Under US regulations, access is limited to US persons [1] .

US persons include:

• Lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders)
• Individuals granted asylum in the United States
• Individuals admitted to the United States as refugees

Soundryx is an equal opportunity employer. Some positions are limited to US Persons under export control laws.