About NUVE

Nuve is a customer engagement platform designed specifically for the HVAC industry, connecting businesses seamlessly with their customers. Beyond being a thermostat company, Nuve provides contractors with valuable HVAC system data through advanced software solutions. Nuve aims to simplify operations and enhance communication for trades professionals by offering powerful tools tailored to their needs.

Location: Hybrid / On-site
Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Embedded Hardware Design Engineer to lead the electrical design and development of next-generation Linux-based smart thermostat and IoT products. This is a hands-on engineering role responsible for designing complex multilayer PCBs, developing embedded hardware architectures, working closely with firmware engineers, and supporting products from concept through high-volume manufacturing.

You will be involved in every stage of product development—from component selection and schematic capture to prototype bring-up, EMI/EMC testing, regulatory certification, manufacturing support, and production optimization.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving difficult hardware problems and building reliable products that ship at scale.

Responsibilities

- Design high-speed multilayer printed circuit boards for Embedded Linux systems

- Develop complete hardware architectures for smart thermostats and IoT devices

- Create schematics using Altium Designer (preferred) or equivalent PCB CAD software

- Perform PCB layout reviews with emphasis on:

• Signal integrity
• Power integrity
• EMI/EMC
• Thermal management
• Manufacturability (DFM/DFA)

- Select and qualify electronic components for cost, availability, and long-term production

- Design low-voltage power supplies, battery backup circuits, power sequencing, and protection circuitry

- Design interfaces including:

• Ethernet
• USB
• UART
• SPI
• I2C
• CAN
• SDIO
• PCIe (preferred)

- Integrate wireless technologies including:

• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth Low Energy
• Zigbee
• Thread
• Matter (preferred)

- Work directly with Embedded Linux engineers during broad bring-up

- Debug hardware using:

• Oscilloscopes
• Logic analyzers
• Spectrum analyzers
• Thermal cameras

- Support BSP and bootloader development with firmware engineers

- Read and interpret processor datasheets and reference designs

- Develop hardware validation procedures and manufacturing test plans

- Support FCC, UL, CE, and ENERGY STAR certifications

- Work closely with overseas contract manufacturers during EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production

- Analyze field failures and perform root cause investigations

- Drive design improvements for cost reduction, reliability, and manufacturability

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

- 7+ years of embedded hardware design experience

- Extensive experience designing multilayer PCBAs

- Strong understanding of ARM-based embedded systems

- Experience with Embedded Linux hardware platforms

- Proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent ECAD software

- Strong knowledge of:

• DDR memory interfaces
• eMMC
• SPI Flash
• PMICs
• Power sequencing
• Clock generation
• High-speed digital design

- Experience with wireless module integration

- Familiarity with low-level hardware debugging

- Experience working with firmware teams during board bring-up

- Understanding of hardware/software interaction at the register level

- Experience supporting manufacturing and production testing

- Strong documentation and communication skills

What You’ll Build

You’ll help develop next-generation connected smart thermostats running Embedded Linux that integrate advanced sensing, cloud connectivity, mobile applications, and machine-learning driven HVAC controls. Our products are deployed in thousands of homes and continue to scale rapidly.

This role offers the opportunity to influence hardware architecture, work with cutting-edge embedded technologies, and help bring innovative products from concept to high-volume production.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Flexible work environment, hybrid work schedule
• Opportunity to build products deployed at scale
• Small, fast-moving engineering team with significant technical ownership

Pay: $165,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Do you have at least 7 years of embedded hardware design experience?
• Do you have hands-on experience designing multilayer printed circuit boards, including schematic capture and PCB layout?
• Do you have professional experience with Altium Designer or an equivalent PCB CAD tool (Cadence Allegro, OrCAD, Mentor Xpedition)?
• Do you have experience designing hardware for Embedded Linux platforms using ARM-based application processors?
• Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tustin, CA 92782