• Define and execute the hardware vision and strategy for smart thermostats, environmental and occupancy sensors, building controls, and monitoring products, aligning with overall business objectives. • Foster an environment of continuous improvement and innovation, encouraging the team to explore new technologies and challenge the status quo. • Partner closely with software engineering, product management, and other cross-functional teams and stakeholders to influence strategic priorities, ensure seamless integration, and a cohesive product strategy. • Provide technical guidance and oversight throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and prototyping to production and post-launch support. • Implement and refine engineering processes to enhance and improve efficiency, scalability, stability, quality, and security of products and services. • Ensure that all required features, performance, cost, power, and reliability targets are met in hardware designs. • Drive design-for-testability (DFT) and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) best practices. • Lead hardware compliance and certification efforts with regulatory and compliance agencies. • Represent the hardware engineering organization to internal stakeholders, vendors, contract manufacturers, and external agencies. • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and design review oversight to engineers. • Define hardware architecture for smart building controls, edge computing and the related IoT ecosystem, ensuring seamless integration with cloud platforms and enterprise software systems. • Ensure high reliability and performance across distributed, multi-site commercial deployments. • Partner with software and DevOps teams to enable secure device connectivity, remote diagnostics, and OTA firmware updates. • Incorporate field operations feedback into product improvements to enhance reliability and serviceability. • Identify and mitigate hardware design, supply chain, manufacturing, and regulatory risks to ensure on-time and cost-effective product launches.

• Participate in the design, development, and operation of several key embedded software capabilities on the Lime vehicles and related products. This will include new exciting yet-to-be-released products too! • Be the voice of customers for engineering excellence within the team and influence team roadmap decisions. • Provide feedback in the peer review process and effectively communicate with technical leadership. Be the ambassador of industry best practices in this domain. • Own unique embedded software functions through design, implementation (in C, C++, RUST etc), testing, and integration in an embedded Linux or real-time operating system (RTOS) environment. • Learn and master multiple components including networking(LTE)/WiFi, motor control, Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates, and various sensors. • Write software to interact with devices/electronics using I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, etc. • Work closely with hardware teams to support board design, bring-up, and verification, as well as integration and testing during various phases of product development including proof of concept.

• As part of the Platform Engineering Team, optimize Playground’s operating system and integrate state-of-the-art image processing, CV and ML algorithms. • Take control of low-level SoC functions including NPU, ISP, and GPU pipelines to achieve best-in-class throughput and response. • Unlock new system capabilities by enabling deep, end-to-end integration across applications, firmware, and hardware. • Engage in a creative process that improves people’s lives.

• Design and Build Complex, Multi-Radio PCBs • Contribute to high-density electrical design for next-generation GPS tracking devices with BLE, WiFi, cellular, and GNSS radios on a single board. • Validate schematics, review component selections, and chase down detailed specifications and vendor technical questions. • Perform DFMEA, PFMEA, stress analysis, and tolerance analysis to ensure design robustness. • Support board bring-up, debug, and iterative refinement from early prototypes through production-ready designs. • Prototype and Validate • Build mockups and proofs-of-concept to support R&D exploration, technical feasibility assessments, and industrial design convergence. • Drive parallel prototyping efforts to accelerate learning and de-risk design decisions. • Support EVT, DVT, and PVT phases with clear design intent and fast iteration. • Build Tools and Fixtures for the Team • Design and build programming jigs, test fixtures, dev boards, and interface helper boards used across the hardware and firmware teams. • Execute quick-turn board designs for tooling — practical, functional, and delivered fast. • Collaborate Across Disciplines • Work closely with firmware engineers on hardware-firmware interfaces, test points, and debug access. • Partner with mechanical engineering and industrial design on form factor constraints, integration tradeoffs, and physical prototyping. • Interface with operations and manufacturing partners on DFM, DFA, and production readiness. • Engage directly with component suppliers and contract manufacturers to resolve technical questions and drive sourcing decisions. • Communicate and Document • Proactively share findings, status, and technical insights with the team through clear written documentation. • Create thorough design documentation that others can build on and review. • Produce high-quality presentation materials when needed to communicate design decisions and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical audiences.