Electrical Engineer Hardware Design

Work at Blissway: Opportunity for Impact Every Day 🚀✨

Blissway is a startup that simplifies toll collection and dramatically improves highway safety. We are multiple startups in one: Deep Tech AI/ML Hardware SaaS and IoT. For the past five years we have built a nearly insurmountable technological lead in tolling an industry that is quietly bigger than football. While our competitors have thousands of employees we operate with a lean but growing team of less than 30. We’ve stayed under the radar but our impact is visible on the massive Interstate Highway System connecting every major US metro (except Juneau AK—sorry Juneau).

• You love the grind: You take ownership and put in the time to meet deadlines. Our recent team survey showed an average of 50 hours/week with occasional 70+ hour bursts for major releases.

• You are detail obsessed: You have experience writing code that stands up to the unpredictability of the physical world where the small details are the difference between success and failure.

• You are adapatable: We are a lean team. If you only want to work on a "niche thing" or are uncomfortable helping other teams when they need a boost this isn't the place for you. We expect you to figure out what you need to get stuff done.

• You code really well: We mostly use Python and TypeScript but we don’t care what you’re most proficient in today as long as you learn fast.

The Mission: Our Electrical Engineers are designing the next generation of Blissway's hardware. As the team grows we are looking to add someone strong enough to own a full PCB design end-to-end. Review designs push back when something could be better and bring the kind of process discipline that only comes from shipping real hardware at scale. This isn't a junior engineer; it's a design partner. You'll own boards from concept through field deployment and you'll be expected to catch each other's mistakes.

• Collaborate with software and manufacturing teams — and know how to coordinate across those boundaries without creating gaps

• Contribute to Blissway's transition from rapid-prototyping mode to structured repeatable product development

• 2+ years of actually building physical hardware. Whether at work or as a hobbyist (Raspberry Pi ESP32 custom PCBs) we want to see what you’ve brought to life.

• PCB Design: you understand the principles of design from schematic capture to layout. We use Altium but understand that the underlying knowledge is what is important not the tool's brand.

• End-to-end PCB design ownership: aside from design principles you have real experience taking boards from raw ideas to manufactured and tested hardware including the software or firmware required.

• Hardware debugging fluency: e.g. oscilloscope logic analyzer power analyzer in real conditions not just in school or the lab

• Experience designing for reliability: thermal management power integrity signal integrity field environment constraints

• Communication protocols at the hardware level: SPI I2C UART Ethernet CAN

• Documentation discipline: test plans manufacturing procedures design review artifacts

Strong differentiators

• Experience with product lifecycle management: moving a design from prototype through production release

• Exposure to environmental and climatic chamber testing: understanding what 'designed for the field' actually requires

• Power systems design: solar battery management DC-DC conversion for always-on hardware

• IoT or edge device experience: hardware that lives unattended in the real world

• Experience supporting manufacturing teams and writing documentation for non-engineers

• CAD tools for enclosure and mechanical integration work

• Embedded C/C++ or Python for test automation

Our Technical Ecosystem : While we value problem-solving over specific syntax skills that transfer well are:

• Languages: Python TypeScript C/C++

• Tools: Altium Onshape oscilloscopes logic analyzers

• Infrastructure: Linux IoT Edge Devices AWS

• Specialties: Edge Computer Vision CAD weatherproofing outdoor deployment vertical product integration

• Education: MS or BS in Electrical Engineering

• Mindset: You are excited to work at a startup and be part of a core engineering team. You don't wait for a manual or a step-by-step guide; you figure out what you need to get stuff done and you do it with a professional "owner" mentality. You understand that in a small team feedback is the fastest way to level up and you welcome it.

• Denver: As a Denver based team we are looking to hire someone who understands the value of in person collaboration and is excited by the occasional late night on the highway calibrating equipment. While we have a hybrid work model some roles are simply most effective when in the shop and this person is expected to be at the office 4-5 days per week. We offer a relocation bonus to support your move.

The Essentials (Health & Wealth)

• Relocation Support: We are excited for you to join the team at our engineering office in Denver. We value in-person collaboration and daily team lunches and we provide a relocation bonus to help you get here.

• Personalized Health Coverage (ICHRA): We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all healthcare. We provide a monthly allowance for you and dependents so you can choose the individual plan that actually fits your life.

• Investing in Your Future: 401(k) matching up to 4%.

• Peace of Mind: Transparent compensation. Company-sponsored life & disability insurance.

• Early Stage Equity: Competitive equity package with 24-month exercise window. Every year we facilitate a tender process that gives you the opportunity to sell your vested shares at the same valuation as our investors.

Rest & Recharge 🌴

• High-Trust Time Off: 4 weeks of untracked PTO. We don't micromanage your calendar; we focus on your impact. Take the time you need to stay sharp and inspired.

• Family First: 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and adoptive parents. We want you present for the moments that matter most.

• The Deep Breath (Sabbatical): Every 5 years take 12 weeks of fully paid leave. Go travel write a book or master a new hobby—then come back and tell us all about it.

Fuel & Community 😀

• The Blissway Kitchen: Whether it’s breakfast to start your day or our daily group lunches we keep the team fueled.

• Snacks Autonomy: Our kitchen is fully stocked and we mean it—if we’re missing your favorite fuel just add it to the request list.

• The "BlissTrip": An annual 3–4 day getaway for the team and significant others.

• Monthly Beats: Game nights escape rooms and dinners to celebrate the grit we put in.

• Continuous Learning: Tuition reimbursement for courses programs and conferences that sharpen your craft.

What We Do

Blissway is a transportation tech startup founded by Stanford grads that uses machine learning and IoT to simplify the collection of tolls and improve road safety. Backed by Y Combinator –the famed startup accelerator– and some of the best investors in Silicon Valley we have been developing and testing our technology with the Colorado Department of Transportation and transportation agencies from five other states. Having recently been awarded a large contract in Denver we are looking to expand our team as we scale.

Why Work With Us

Join Blissway to revolutionize transportation with cutting-edge IoT machine learning and smart tolling solutions. Be part of a dynamic team driving innovation reducing congestion and improving roadway efficiency for agencies across North America. Make a real impact in the future of mobility!

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