Sorcerer is deploying a global network of persistent airborne sensors to fuel weather forecasting. Our high-altitude balloons collect 1000x more data than existing systems and are already used daily by meteorologists to track extreme weather across the US and Central America.

We’re a well-funded early-stage Y Combinator backed startup based in San Francisco, CA. This is an opportunity to join at the very early stage, where you have an outsized impact across the company every day.

About Sorcerer

Sorcerer is deploying a global network of persistent airborne sensors to fuel weather forecasting. Our high-altitude balloons collect 1000x more data than existing systems and are already used daily by meteorologists to track extreme weather across the US and Central America.

We are a well-funded early-stage Y Combinator backed startup based in San Francisco, CA. This is an opportunity to join at the very early stage, where you have an outsized impact across the company every day.

About the role

As Lead Hardware Design Engineer at Sorcerer you’ll be expected to rapidly prototype avionics and sensing systems. You’ll own projects through design, ground-testing, manufacture and flight-testing.

Initially, you’ll work closely with our CTO - later building a team of your own as we grow. If this sort of thing interests you we’d love to meet you!

Responsibilities

• Design and develop stratosphere-hardened systems

• End-to-end ownership of PCB design, bringup, testing, integration, and documentation

• Collaborate closely with software and mechanical engineers

• Support flight-testing campaigns, debugging technical issues in real-time

Required Experience

• 6+ years of experience designing hardware end-to-end in industry

• Experience with analog and digital circuit design and testing

• Experience with PCB design tools (Altium, KiCad, LTSpice)

Ideal Candidates

• Have experience designing for space or high-altitude systems

• Have written embedded software in an RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS)

• Can navigate MCAD software (OnShape, Fusion, SolidWorks)

• Succeed with a high level of autonomy

• Aren’t afraid of scrappy, unconventional problem solving

Location

• This is an in-office role at our HQ in SOMA, San Francisco. For exceptional candidates we may consider remote work

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Generous paid time off

• Lunches daily, stocked office kitchen

Hiring exceptional people is our top priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have unusual backgrounds. Don’t be discouraged from applying if you don’t hit every qualification.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.