Director, Electrical & Firmware Engineering

About Bevi Founded in 2013 with a vision to eliminate the need for single-use bottles and cans, Bevi is redefining how beverages are delivered in commercial spaces. Best known for its Smart Water Cooler®, Bevi has grown into the leading connected beverage platform, combining hardware, data, and beverage innovation to deliver still, sparkling, flavored, and enhanced drinks on demand. Powered by real-time connectivity and insights, Bevi enables organizations like Hyatt, Tripadvisor, Netflix, and Delta to offer customizable, healthy beverage experiences while reducing environmental impact. To date, Bevi machines have reduced the need for more than one billion single-use plastic bottles and cans. Thousands of organizations across the United States, Canada, the UK, and Ireland hydrate sustainably with Bevi machines, including workplaces, gyms, hotels, retail stores, airports, hospitals, universities, and more. Learn more at http://www.bevi.co.

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bevi.co

201-500 employees

Food and Beverage Services

Boston, MA

2013

Privately Held

42k LinkedIn followers

Raised $130.3M

• leadership team. It will operate in close partnership with Mechanical, Software,
• Systems, Quality, Manufacturing, and our contract manufacturing and design
• partners. As Bevi's product portfolio grows, there's room for this role to grow
• with it.
• Own the embedded system architecture across Bevi's products: the multi-board
• electrical design, the single-board computer and SoM platform, the
• microcontroller firmware, and the interfaces that tie them together.
• Set the technical roadmap for embedded, including platform consolidation,
• next-generation compute and control boards, and reuse across product lines so
• each new machine is not a clean-sheet effort.
• Make the hard tradeoff calls on reliability, cost, component availability,
• and speed of development, and bring a clear point of view to the engineering
• leadership team.
• Stay hands-on enough to review schematics, layouts, and firmware
• architecture, and to dig into a field failure with the team when it matters.
• Lead EE and FW execution on new product programs from concept and prototype
• through board bring-up, design verification, regulatory certification, and
• production release.
• Own the health of embedded systems in the field: firmware releases, fleet
• diagnostics, remote management, and fast root-cause analysis and corrective
• action when issues reach customers.
• Drive component lifecycle management, second sourcing, and design changes
• that protect supply continuity and margin for products already in production.
• Partner with Quality and Manufacturing on test strategy, end-of-line testing,
• and test fixtures so what we design can be built and verified at scale.
• Manage and grow a team of Electrical Engineers and Firmware Engineers, giving
• each discipline what it needs to do great work while keeping both aligned to
• one platform.
• Hire, coach, and develop engineers on technical depth and career growth, and
• build a team that can scale with Bevi's product roadmap.
• Build clear ownership, documentation, and knowledge sharing so critical
• systems never depend on a single person.
• Work directly with Mechanical, Software, and Systems Engineering to define
• system requirements and protect design integrity from concept through
• production.
• Manage external design partners, contract manufacturers (domestic and
• overseas), and component suppliers. Own design for manufacturability, NPI
• handoff, and production support for electronics at volume, including test
• coverage, yield, and corrective actions.
• Represent embedded in program reviews, design reviews, and risk reviews,
• making sure embedded constraints shape decisions early rather than surfacing
• late.
• Own embedded regulatory and compliance readiness (e.g., UL, FCC, CE/UKCA,
• EMC) in partnership with Compliance and Quality.
• Establish and enforce standards for schematic and layout reviews, firmware
• code reviews, version control, release management, and documentation.
• Build out hardware-in-the-loop testing, unit test frameworks, build
• automation, and CI/CD for firmware.
• Champion the use of AI across the embedded team to accelerate design, code
• generation, testing, and debugging, and define how we integrate it
• responsibly into our workflows.

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; MS is
• a plus.
• 10+ years of embedded hardware and firmware experience, with 5+ years leading
• and growing teams that include both electrical and firmware engineers.
• A track record of taking connected electromechanical products from prototype
• through production and sustaining them in the field at scale.
• Experience taking electronics into high-volume production with overseas
• contract manufacturers, including DFM/DFT, NPI transfer, PCBA yield and
• quality issues, and on-site support at the CM.
• Strong technical depth in board-level electrical design (mixed-signal, power,
• motor and actuator drive, sensor interfacing) and in embedded C/C++ on ARM
• Cortex-M microcontrollers, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems.
• Experience with embedded Linux or Android (AOSP) platforms on SBC or
• SoM-based designs.
• Hands-on familiarity with communication interfaces and protocols such as
• UART, I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, Ethernet, and wireless (WiFi, LTE, BLE).
• Experience bringing products through regulatory certification (UL, FCC,
• CE/UKCA, EMC) and supporting international market entry.
• Strong communicator who can hold their own with engineers in a design review
• and explain risk and tradeoffs clearly to executives.
• Experience in food and beverage equipment, appliances, or other regulated
• consumer hardware is a plus.
• Experience working in rapidly growing or scaling companies is a plus.
• Ability to be in the office 3+ days per week.

• Base Salary Range: $198,900 – $245,700 per year
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross
• BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick
• leave, etc
• Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth
• parents
• Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
• Wellness and fitness reimbursements
• Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
• Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunch, and (of course) unlimited Bevi ... plus
• composting and terra-cycling, too
• Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Values awards - and
• more.
• A note on AI in our hiring process: We use AI to help synthesize interview notes
• and surface themes from feedback, keeping our process consistent as we grow.
• Every application is reviewed by a member of our team, and interviews may be
• recorded to support note-taking, just let us know if you'd prefer we don't.
• We'll also ask how you're learning and experimenting with AI in your work.
• Growing our AI fluency is something every Bevi team member is committed to and
• invested in.
• Our commitment to responsible innovation is reflected in our partnership with
• the Mass AI Coalition [https://massaicoalition.com/], a collaboration that
• aligns with our dedication to community-driven progress and the future of
• technology.
• We're passionate about supporting career growth and would love to be part of
• your professional journey. We also know that talent comes in many forms. We
• value individual accomplishments, specialized knowledge, and genuine passion
• over simply checking boxes on a requirements list. Whether you're a seasoned
• expert or an emerging talent, we're looking for people who are ready to build
• what's next. If any of our open positions interest you, we'd encourage you to
• apply! A member of the Bevi Talent team 'recruiting@bevi.co
• [recruiting@bevi.co]' will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to
• move forward.
• accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need any accommodations for
• the application or throughout the interview process please contact
• recruiting@bevi.co [recruiting@bevi.co].