Senior Systems Engineer
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At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through meaningful insights into their bodies and daily lives, transforming the way they approach health and performance.
WHOOP is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team within the hardware organization. This position bridges multiple disciplines—Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Signal Processing, and Product—to ensure system-level excellence in our wearable technology.
As a technical leader in the hardware team, you will guide system architecture, influence product direction, and collaborate across teams to push the boundaries of what wearable technology can achieve. This is a unique opportunity for an electrical engineering expert who thrives in cross-functional environments and is passionate about using their expertise to shape the future of wearable technology
Responsibilities
- Lead systems engineering activities for wearable hardware programs, ensuring alignment between product requirements, system architecture, and technical execution.
- Define, maintain, and manage system requirements, interface definitions, and technical documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to define and refine system requirements, focusing on seamless integration of Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Signal Processing, Manufacturing, and Product components.
- Develop and execute verification and validation strategies to confirm alignment with system requirements, defining test protocols and success metrics.
- Participate in architecture and design reviews, providing technical recommendations that improve system performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
- Identify technical risks, investigate root causes, and drive cross-functional resolution throughout development.
- Mentor engineers through hands-on technical guidance and leadership, with opportunities to take on people management responsibilities as the team grows.
- Travel up to 15% domestically and internationally to collaborate with partners, suppliers, and manufacturers
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in electrical systems engineering, hardware design, or a related domain.
- Proven expertise in electrical system architecture and integration.
- Strong cross-disciplinary understanding of electrical, firmware, and mechanical domains.
- Analytical problem-solving skills with a focus on driving impactful, system-level decisions.
- Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to creating and maintaining thorough, accurate, and well-organized documentation.
- Strong communication skills to facilitate collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with schematic/layout reviews, and laboratory equipment for hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor or manage engineers from diverse technical backgrounds.
- This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA.
- The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
- Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification?
- We encourage you to still apply!
- At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience.
- As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.
- WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility.
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- An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
- The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate
- retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity
- consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.
- At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity
- benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.
- The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000 - $195,000 Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
- Within each range, individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant education or training.
- In addition to the base salary, the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package.
- These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs.
- While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role’s requirements.