# Electrical Engineer - Company: [Root Access]() - Location: New York City - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: August 6, 2026 ## Job description **About the company** Root Access is a frontier electronics company. We are a NYC-based startup funded by top hardware investors. Our team is a passionate mix of engineers across electrical, firmware, software, and machine learning. **About the role** We're looking for an Electrical Engineer to own the design of electronic hardware from concept through prototype and into production. You will work alongside our cofounder / CTO who earned 7 patents for electronics. The Electrical Engineer will develop product requirements into schematics, circuits, and manufacturable boards, and oversee each through verification and test. This role is best suited for a skilled engineer who wants to move fast and help pioneer the field of electronics in the age of AI. **Key responsibilities** * Drive schematic capture and lead PCB layout including component selection, footprints, and BOM management. * Develop and perform circuit simulation and analysis (e.g. SPICE), covering power, signal integrity, timing, and thermal considerations. * Design power supplies, sensor interfaces, communication interfaces (I²C, SPI, UART, USB, Ethernet, etc.), and microcontroller/processor subsystems. * Bring up and debug prototypes in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other bench equipment. * Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, verification, and test engineers throughout the development cycle. * Prepare design documentation, review packages, and support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and cost reduction efforts. * Support compliance activities (EMC/EMI, safety, regulatory) as designs mature. **Required qualifications** * Bachelor's degree in EE or equivalent experience. * 3+ years of hands-on electronic circuit and PCB design experience. * Proficiency with a schematic / PCB design tool (e.g. Altium, Cadence, KiCad, etc). * Solid grounding in analog and digital fundamentals, power electronics, and high-speed design concepts. * Comfortable debugging hardware at the bench with standard lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc). **Preferred qualifications** * Master's in Electrical Engineering * Proficiency using Ansys HFSS, SIwave, Icepak and CST is a plus. * Experience taking products through the full lifecycle to volume production. * Familiarity with signal-integrity and power-integrity analysis tools. * Scripting ability (e.g. Python) for design automation or data analysis. * Exposure to EMC/regulatory compliance testing. ## Apply [Apply on Root Access]() Canonical job page: