Principal Hardware Engineer

At Arable, our goal is to connect the world’s farms to help optimize the global food system. As we work to feed a growing population while reducing our impact on natural resources, we believe a critical part of the solution is digitizing the analog world with high-fidelity data that helps food producers optimize their operations.

Our work helps improve the lives of farmers and contributes to securing the global food supply for decades to come.

• Helping farmers maximize ROI through precision irrigation and data-driven water management.

• Supporting leading agricultural and technology partners in meeting sustainability and climate resilience goals.

• Equipping growers with insights to improve decision-making, reduce waste, and enhance yields across diverse cropping systems.

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on hardware engineer to drive the development of our hardware ecosystem, including the Arable Mark 3 and future sensing platforms.

This role centers on individual technical contribution and ownership across the hardware product lifecycle—from design and prototyping through production and field performance. You will work directly on engineering challenges while providing technical leadership, mentoring colleagues, and collaborating closely with internal teams and external partners.

This is an opportunity for an engineer who enjoys staying close to the work while helping shape the technical direction of sensing products used by growers around the world.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field.

• 6+ years of hardware engineering experience spanning the full PCB design lifecycle.

• Proficiency with schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, and lab equipment.

• Knowledge of regulatory testing, including FCC and CE, and new product introduction (NPI) processes.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• A self-directed approach and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

• Advanced technical degree.

• 8+ years of experience bringing multiple hardware products to mass production.

• Experience managing or collaborating with offshore teams.

• Knowledge of C programming for embedded systems.

• Experience with wireless product design (WiFi, BLE, cellular) and/or RTOS.

• Background in agricultural or environmental sensor technology.

• Experience leading engineering initiatives, developing processes, or mentoring engineers.

• Expertise in low-power system design, particularly for solar-powered and battery-powered devices.