INSPIRING THE CREATORS OF TOMORROW

Who We Are

Sphero is transforming PK-12 education with accessible tools that encourage exploration, imagination, and perseverance through STEAM and computer science. With the help of educators around the world, we are empowering learners of all backgrounds and abilities to discover their interests and passions while equipping them with the skills they need to be the world’s future Changemakers.

With physical presences in Greenville, TX, Hong Kong, and fully-remote, globally-based employees, Sphero has become the market leader in EdTech solutions, loved by millions of educators, students, and parents worldwide.

At Sphero, you can do the work you love, be yourself, and take fun seriously.

What You Will Do 

We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer to join the Sphero Engineering Team. In this role, you will be an integral part of the team tasked with the technical development of Sphero’s world-class products.

Work daily with an ultra-creative group whose sole purpose is to develop products that deliver joyful, educational moments to our customers. Cover completely new ground, solving technical problems in the education space. True inception to end of life ownership of a product’s electrical design.

This is a full-time remote position, with occasional foreign and domestic travel to meet with the team.

Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with engineers, artists, and educators to see products from initial concept to production.
• Translate product requirements into electrical specifications and PCB layouts, confirming design choices through prototyping, simulation, and cross-functional design reviews.
• Understand and articulate technical risk and include margin throughout the design process.
• Work directly with manufacturers to ensure high-quality production.
• Learn about new technologies and incorporate them into your designs.
• Play with robots!
• Travel occasionally within the US and to Asia to meet with the team.

Requirements:

• You have 2-5 years of experience in electrical engineering or a related field.
• You have experience designing schematics and PCB layouts with microcontrollers, sensors, and other digital/analog peripherals.
• You are familiar with analog and digital technologies (for example, ADC, PWM, UART).  You can tell us how they work and when to use them.
• You have experience reading electrical schematics and datasheets to guide and debug your designs.
• You can solder and rework boards, including small 0402 scale surface mount components (equipment will be provided).
• You are comfortable using lab equipment in your own space for testing (for example, oscilloscopes, multimeters, batteries, and power supplies).
• You can communicate clearly and effectively with a small, fully-remote team.
• You must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States.
• You must be able to obtain a visa to work in China.

A Day in the Life

• Spring out of bed knowing that you get to support kids' learning today!
• Check Slack to see what is happening in the company and who has posted the best cat gif
• Check your calendar for the day’s agenda
• While sipping on a warm beverage, start going through emails and slacks to ensure you have reviewed all the project updates and answered all the questions from the evening before. 
• Post your daily update and focus items for the day in Slack
• Team up with your team and the Firmware and Mechanical Engineering teams to work on design, debugging, and dreaming about solutions. 
• Participate in design reviews.
• Respectfully debate with other team members on solutions for technical roadblocks.
• Check your Slack for any communications and respond accordingly with appropriate information.
• Take a brief walk in the sunshine to find a bench to sit on and eat your sandwich lunch.
• Debug all that you can debug
• Conduct research and sourcing on components
• Schematic and layout, sometimes alone and sometimes with someone else.
• Close to dinner time! Connect with the team to communicate any questions or updates you may have (you are encouraged to do this throughout the day)
• Occasionally, we meet in the evening with our Hong Kong team to discuss updates and design solutions.
• Sign off to spend time doing what makes you happy! Balance is important.

This is your opportunity to impact the STEAM, robotics, and computer science revolution with an inspired, dynamic, innovative team that is transforming the world of PK-12 education. If you’re interested in bringing your unique talent to support our mission, please send us your resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $76,000 - $94,000 per year. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.

Benefits (Health benefits available the 1st of the month following your start date): Sphero offers 100% paid medical plan (buy up plan available), dental and vision insurance; short-term & long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D insurance, FSA, HSA (with HDHP medical plan), 401(k) plan, stock options, unlimited PTO, 4-day work weeks, 2 week-long company shut downs per year, ability to work remotely full time, paid parental leave, education reimbursement, fitness benefit, and a technology benefit.

We encourage and welcome applicants with any and all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and competencies. All decisions regarding hiring, promotion, discipline, and discharge are based on qualifications, merit, and the needs of the business. We are an equal opportunity employer.