Staff Electrical Engineering Lead

Whoop
Boston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 175,000 - 215,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Cross-functional collaboration","Communication"]

Lead electrical development for WHOOP’s wearable hardware platform, guiding electrical decisions across current and next-generation products. You’ll architect, design, and validate low-power, low-noise mixed-signal electronics, drive performance, reliability, and cost initiatives, and own electrical work across the product lifecycle. Partner closely with Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure scalable integration and production, including supplier collaboration and field/production root-cause investigations.

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Staff Electrical Engineering Lead

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Job Summary

Lead electrical development for WHOOP’s wearable hardware platform, guiding electrical decisions across current and next-generation products. You’ll architect, design, and validate low-power, low-noise mixed-signal electronics, drive performance, reliability, and cost initiatives, and own electrical work across the product lifecycle. Partner closely with Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure scalable integration and production, including supplier collaboration and field/production root-cause investigations.
Location: Boston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage a team of electrical engineers, providing technical direction, prioritization, and mentorship.
  • •Serve as technical lead across one or more hardware programs, balancing execution with strategic guidance.
  • •Architect, design, and validate low-power, low-noise mixed-signal electronics for highly integrated miniaturized form factors.
  • •Drive electrical initiatives including performance optimization, design for manufacturing, reliability improvements, cost reduction, and second-sourcing.
  • •Own electrical development across the product lifecycle, including root-cause investigations and validated electrical fixes for field and production issues.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 175,000 - 215,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • •8+ years of experience in electrical engineering across product development and/or high-volume manufacturing.
  • •Strong foundation in analog, digital, power systems, and mixed-signal design.
  • •Proven ability to deliver hardware at scale.
  • •Experience leading or mentoring engineers and driving technical execution through others.
Experience:8+ yearsHardwareWearable hardwareHigh-volume manufacturing
Education:Master's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipCross-functional collaborationCommunication
Tech Stack:AltiumECAD

Company Brief

Whoop
Whoop designs and sells a subscription-based wearable fitness tracker and analytics platform that monitors recovery, strain, and sleep to optimize athletic performance and daily health for consumers and professional athletes.
Industry: Wearables
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Boston, United States
Founded: 2012
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