Come work alongside some of the most talented minds in agriculture technology. We are a team of innovators who are accelerating the sustainability and digitization of our planet’s food system. At Arable, you will have the unique opportunity to build something meaningful with an amazing group of people who care about each other and their work.

What we do:

At Arable, our goal is to connect all the world’s farms and provide the highest quality data to power the predictive analytics that will help optimize the global food system. This is an ambitious goal, but the need has never been greater to rethink how we will feed an ever-growing population and reduce our impact on natural resources. We believe the heart of the solution is digitizing the analog world with high-fidelity data to help food producers optimize their operations. We hope the impact of our work will improve the lives of farmers everywhere and be a major contribution to securing the global food supply for decades to come.

A few examples of the work we’re doing today:

• Helping farmers in India and Mozambique adapt to the effects of climate change on their farms with novel data-driven crop insurance
• Giving fresh produce growers in California, USA the tools to optimize production with less food waste
• Helping irrigated farmers in Nebraska, USA to manage water more efficiently and sustainably to protect our water supply

Join our innovative team as a Principal Hardware Engineer, where you'll be instrumental in the success and advancement of our sensing platform, including the Arable Mark 3 and Arable Vision. Your role involves:

• Managing domestic and off-shore manufacturing
• Overseeing and validate ODM designs
• Creating specifications and supporting documentation for new and existing designs
• Defining and Drive prototyping efforts
• Participating in the testing and validation of products and features
• Working effectively with cross-functional teams to drive to the desired outcome
• Managing vendor relationships and specifications for new and existing components

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience.
• Have taken at least one PCB through the design lifecycle.
• Experience with schematic capture and layout.
• Experience with I2C, SPI and UART interfaces.
• Experience with board bring-up and reworking PCBAs.
• Familiarity with electronic lab equipment and debug environments.
• Familiarity with regulatory testing and processes.
• Excellent organization skills.
• NPI process experience.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Quality-minded team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Can-do attitude with good prioritization skills.
• Self starter with the ability to work independently with little direction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of experience.
• Experience bringing several products through the full design lifecycle
• Experience with managing off-shore teams
• Good C programming skills
• Experience with wireless product design and testing (including WiFi, BLE and cellular)
• Experience with RTOS systems design (FreeRTOS a plus)
• Experience with the design, implementation and support of agricultural products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Become a key part of the engineering team, making a real contribution to the Arable products by owning and driving their hardware development, implementation, and support
• Interfacing with worldwide hardware and CM groups inside and outside of Arable
• Direct and guide our local shops and Asian ODM in the design, testing and production of Arable products
• Develop and maintain various parts of the Arable Mark hardware, including new product design, product testing/qualification, NPI, debugging, and problem resolution
• Prototype hardware and firmware for new products, features and testing
• Provide support and updates for the manufacturing test fixtures & processes
• Work with QA to produce comprehensive test coverage
• Help manage bug tracking and resolution, facilitating root-cause analysis and corrective actions for system and manufacturing issues
• Write specifications for interfaces, testing, architecture, and processes
• Work with external vendors to select and procure components
• Provide weekly status updates to track progress
• Collaborate across teams to ensure proper product integration.

What We Offer:

At Arable, you will be joining a company of dedicated team players who bring together diverse expertise and a passion for building a more sustainable future. We are a fast-moving startup committed to providing a rewarding employee experience through the work we do, the team, compensation, and benefits, including:

• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and a 401k program
• Flexible PTO
• A focus on community involvement and career development
• Being a part of creating innovative new products that have a positive impact on the world

At Arable, we don't just accept difference—we celebrate and support it. Not only because it's the right thing to do but because we draw on the differences in who we are, what we've experienced, and how we think to make Arable thrive. Arable is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative-action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.