Hardware Engineer at Smallhold 976 views0 applications

The Company

Smallhold is an agriculture technology company that builds climate-controlled, subscription-supported Minifarms for restaurants and retailers. We manage our network of Minifarms remotely, making it possible for anyone to grow meaningful amounts of produce, effortlessly. Smallhold is a pioneer in the fields of distributed and indoor farming, on a mission to create access to the freshest, most local food imaginable. Smallhold is also:

*  The only organic farm in NYC

*  The only mushroom farm in NYC

*  The world’s first Distributed Farm

 

We’re looking for engineers to own product development from ideation to deployment. You’ll work with a team of capable engineers to internationally scale Smallhold’s Distributed Farm, changing the fundamentals of food distribution.

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The Challenge

In this role, you will:

  • Work closely with senior engineers to design, test, and build climate and irrigation systems and PCBs for our Minifarms from the ground up
  • Use issue tracking software to qualify and respond to tickets
  • Strategize Smallhold product rollouts by region and version alongside sales and operations teams
  • Act as the binding agent between our IoT technology and our mushrooms

 

The Requirements

  1. Bachelors of Electrical Engineering or a related field
  2. 3+ years professional experience in a technical role working with hardware applications and product roll-out
  3. Experience creating schematics and PCB layouts
  4. Experience with at least 2 NPI cycles
  5. Experience integrating wireless (cell, WiFi, BLE, etc.) into embedded designs

 

Bonus Points

  • You have a strong appreciation for fresh, local, and sustainable food.
  • Full Stack Developer Experience
  • Provide technical support to insure a successful launch of a product
  • This function extends to the areas of resolving quality issues with new and existing products
  • Experience with various industry standards (compliance, safety, performance, etc.)
  • Preferred experience with: Kicad or EAGLE, Git Proficiency, Arduino, MQTT, ESP8266, Node-red
  • High-growth company experience
  • Experience with retail, agricultural, commercial/refrigerated merchandising products

 

To Apply

Email your resume to hello@smallhold.co with a short intro explaining who you are and why you’re interested in this role.

 

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At Smallhold, we’re building the resilient farming infrastructure of the future. From advanced distribution and farming hubs to modular, high-output technology-enabled Minifarms, we’re bringing the farm to the people, supplying the freshest organic produce to entire cities on a block-by-block basis. 

Since 2017, Smallhold has established itself as the leader in US specialty mushroom production with our products found in top retailers like Whole Foods and Central Market and some of the nation’s most exciting restaurant kitchens, such as Maison Yaki, the Standard Hotels, and Bunker Vietnamese. 

Our mushrooms, farms, and team (including an amazing cohort of farmers) have been featured in publications like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Bon Appetit, Martha Stewart -- to name a few. 

What’s next for Smallhold? Our network is growing and with it we’re rapidly expanding our infrastructure, building farms in new markets and bringing specialty mushrooms to more people than ever before. We have big plans for this year and need people like you to help us spread our roots across the country!

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