# Staff Electrical R&D Lead at Whoop

- Company: Whoop
- What the company does: Backed by SoftBank VF and IVP.
- Company website: https://www.whoop.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boston, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $215K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-16
- Apply by: 2026-11-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/whoop/f7787844-f16f-455a-bae0-fa0c21a3f0f3?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/whoop-staff-electrical-r-and-d-lead/

## About the role

Lead advanced electrical development initiatives, driving technical direction from early-stage technology exploration and sensor evaluation through feasibility, prototyping, system characterization, and design validation Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of relevant electrical engineering, hardware R&D, or sensing systems development experience, with demonstrated technical leadership and ownership of complex engineering projects
- Deep electrical engineering fundamentals across analog and digital circuit design, sensor interfaces, signal integrity, noise analysis, and system-level electrical architecture
- Strong systems-level understanding of sensing technologies
- Exceptional hands-on experimentation, hardware characterization, and debugging skills, with the ability to apply first-principles engineering and structured analysis to complex technical challenges
- Proficiency in Python or equivalent tools

Tags: Hardware

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/whoop-staff-electrical-r-and-d-lead/