About this role
Project Canary is a climate technology company offering an enterprise data platform that helps energy companies improve and report on their emissions footprint. Project Canary builds high-fidelity sensors, ingests data from various other technologies and sources, and leverages proprietary analytics and models to deliver insights that operators can act on to reduce emissions. The data-driven technology enables energy operators to stop leaks faster, reduce risk, streamline reporting, and differentiate their operations for key stakeholders. The Senior Electrical Engineer will join the Hardware team based out of our office in Denver, Colorado. This role will focus on the electrical design and development of our next generation of high-precision, ultra-sensitive trace gas analyzers. The ideal candidate will have experience designing electronics for laser-based gas spectroscopy systems, with a deep understanding of MIR/NIR lasers, optical detection chains, and the exceptional signal fidelity required for trace gas measurement. Working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, this person will own the electrical architecture from concept through production, helping drive new product development and continuous improvement of existing systems. We're looking for an engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems and is energized by building products that move from concept into production. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with curiosity, collaboration, and a practical approach to engineering, helping turn complex optical systems into reliable products that customers depend on. Design, build, debug, and validate the electronics for next-generation laser-based gas analyzers. Lead the design and development of high-precision electrical systems, including analog front-ends for photodetectors, laser driver circuits, high-ENOB ADC/DAC chains, and high-speed communications. Select and integrate components for ultra-sensitive trace gas analyzers used in production environments. Drive circuit modeling, simulation, prototyping, and validation against demanding noise, stability, and precision requirements. Lead the PCB lifecycle from architecture and layout through production and continuous product improvement. Explore and evaluate emerging lasers, detection approaches, and signal processing techniques to improve analyzer performance. Partner closely with software, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, sales, and operations to bring new products from concept to production and continuously improve existing systems. Mentor engineers as the team grows while remaining actively engaged in hands-on design and development.