SimpliSafe
Electrical Engineer II
Boston, MA · Mid
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Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $109,616 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Electrical Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Electrical Engineers (17-2071) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect.
- We're embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home.
- Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday - working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the full lifecycle design of security-focused products, from concept through production.
- Analyze cross-functional tradeoffs between design alternatives, including impact on performance, schedule, cost, risk, complexity, and scale, and raise them to senior engineers or leads.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including mechanical, firmware, industrial design, sourcing, and product management.
- Support the product development process from early-stage concept, through prototyping, testing, and production, helping ensure products meet requirements, cost, and schedule targets.
- Develop and execute prototype testing, including designing test strategies to validate product performance and help resolve issues.
- Participate in design reviews and discussions with suppliers and global manufacturing partners to help optimize designs for mass production.
- Flag resource or knowledge gaps to leads and engage the right subject-matter experts when needed.
- Support communication and design execution with global manufacturing partners.
- Contribute to the Technical Requirements Document in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Support product architecture and system-level design work, ensuring alignment with product requirements, performance goals, and cross-functional constraints.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Compensation
- Travel: Willing to travel to our manufacturing partners in China 1-3 times per year
- The target annual base pay range for this role is $84,900 to $113,200.
- This target annual base pay range represents our good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role.
- We use a market-based compensation approach to set our target annual base pay ranges and make adjustments annually.
Benefits
- A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families (For more information on our total rewards please click here )
Company info
- About SimpliSafe
- We're a high-tech home security company that's passionate about protecting the life you've built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure.
- And we've created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career you're building.
- We don't just want you to work here.
- We want you to grow and thrive here.
- We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done.
- Why are we hiring?
- Well, we're growing and thriving.
- So, we need smart, talented, and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure.
- Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for our customers, putting them at the core of our work, and developing strong, long-term relationships with them.
- We regularly review our programs to ensure they remain competitive and aligned with our values.
This listing is sourced directly from SimpliSafe's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.