About Spin
Spin operates electric scooters in cities and campuses nationwide, bringing sustainable last-mile mobility solutions to diverse communities. Recognized for its consistent cooperation and collaboration with cities, Spin partners closely with transportation planners, elected officials, community groups, and university administrators to bring stationless mobility options to streets in a responsible and carefully orchestrated manner.
Based in San Francisco, Spin is a diverse team of engineers, designers, urban planners, policymakers, lawyers and operators with experience from Y Combinator, Lyft, Uber, the local and federal government, and the transportation advocacy world. Spin launched the first stationless mobility program in Seattle and has since expanded to become one of the largest scooter-sharing companies with operations across the US.
Spin is expanding quickly and looking for top-tier talent to help us bring affordable and accessible transportation options to cities and define what future safe streets will look like.
About the Role
We are looking for an electrical engineer to help us make the best possible scooters. You will be responsible for developing new features and new scooters. You will work on everything from the main scooter controller, to the power train, to equipment to support the scooters on the streets and in our warehouses. Come up with ideas for making the scooters better and then make them a reality!
The Team
Our team consists of people that are passionate about creating finely polished and intuitive experiences and, at the same time, obsess over performance and reliability of what we build. We challenge the status quo and strive towards finding the best way to solve problems.
We work in very small groups to keep processes and overhead low, so we have a lot of trust and accountability to perform the work required to build the best product.
Responsibilities:
- Develop electronics for SPIN’s electric scooters
- Collaborate with firmware and mechanical engineers to develop scooter controls and scooter peripherals
- Bring products through certification testing
- Take projects from concept to full deployment
- Imagine and then create new system features
- Manage schematic capture and PCBA layout of all prototype electronics.
- Work with suppliers to develop SOWs for custom components to be integrated into scooters
- Evaluate design solutions as well as perform electronics functional tests.
- Work with other Electrical, Mechanical, and Validation Engineers in analysis, investigation, and resolution of supplier-related engineering problems.
- Support the development of supplier specifications and standards.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
- Excitement about working in micro-mobility
- 4 - 6 years of experience
- Experienced using Altium
- Experience with digital and analog design
- Experience with testing and validation
- Experience with PCB bringup and debugging
- Experience with ARM architecture
- Design for manufacturability (DFM) & design for test (DFT)
- Ability to do PCB layout
- Experience with UART, I2C, SPI, and CANbus communications
- Experience with FCC, CE, UL regulatory bodies and requirements
- Experience with Li-ion batteries
- Experience with oscilloscope and signal generator
Bonus points:
- Familiarity with antenna design
- Design experience with motors, motor controllers, power supplies, inverters/converters, and power electronics
Benefits & Perks
- Opportunity to join a fast-growing startup and help shape and establish the company’s industry leadership
- Competitive health benefits
- Daily catered lunch in our SF office
- Unlimited PTO for salaried roles
- Commuter stipend plus pre-tax benefits
- Monthly cell phone bill stipend
- Wellness perk for salaried roles
Spin is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in an unlawful matter. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all individuals. Spin treats all employees and job applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence without regard to any qualified individuals' sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristic or information, marital status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. Spin also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable local, state, and federal law.
Spin is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in its job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].