Biometric Firearm Startup Seeks Lead Hardware Engineer in Broomfield

We support civilian firearm ownership, as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment, and simultaneously recognize that the substantial public health issues resulting from unsecured firearms.

The unfortunate reality is that far too many gun deaths each year are accidental or happen with a gun that is not owned by the shooter.

The Risk To Children

• 1,500 children are shot and killed each year. Many of these deaths are accidental.
• Gun violence is the second-leading cause of death among children overall and the first-leading cause of death among Black children.
• Black children are 10 times more likely to be killed in a gun homicide than White children.

Suicide

• There are more than 23,000 suicides in the US that involve firearms each year.
• When American children die by firearm suicide, over 80 percent use a gun belonging to a family member.
• In many cases, suicide attempts are impulsive responses to acute crises. 90% of people who survive suicide attempts do not go on to die by suicide.

We've been retained by Biofire in Broomfield - called the Tesla of the Gun world by the Wall Street Journal to help them scale their efforts to ensure that the owner of the gun is the one using it. Here is some additional coverage on Biofire by Bloomberg.

We've long worked with mission-driven organizations and we're passionate about making guns safer in America. If you're still reading, you likely agree.

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Lead Embedded Hardware Engineer for the World’s first Smart Gun

Biofire’s mission is to redesign firearms from the ground up for the 21st century, bringing much-needed innovation to a space that has seen little innovation in 50 years. Named the “Tesla of the gun world” by the WSJ, Biofire is enabling radically safer ownership of firearms.

A technological solution that sidesteps the political conversation around guns, Biofire’s Smart Gun? is uniquely able to prevent avoidable and accidental gun deaths. By offering gun owners the option of a Smart Gun? that only they can use, we are empowering them with full control over their firearm so that the next time a child or teenager finds a gun, it will be locked and unusable. This is just the beginning of the improvements we will bring to market by solving the hard problems and rethinking every aspect to create the modern firearm.

Biofire has received international recognition in the WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg, Fast Company and many more for our industry-changing technology. We are backed by expert investors, founders and advisors.

Culture

We are a small but growing mission-driven engineering company based in Colorado. You will be an integral part of a team of talented individuals passionate about solving the hard problems to make Biofire’s mission a success. We operate in a fast paced, high accountability, “there is no box” environment where the goal is always to reach the best solution as efficiently as possible. Adaptability and willingness to accept feedback are critical.

We’re collaborative, we work cross-functionally every day, helping one-another vet and prove new ideas, we over-communicate expectations and we have leadership principles based in kindness, professionalism and respect. We love what we do. We all win when we are unified as a team.

At Biofire we celebrate diversity of thought and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our team. We welcome all qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or Veteran status. We are an LGBTQ-friendly workplace.

Role

As Biofire’s Lead Embedded Hardware Engineer you will be responsible for our embedded hardware development efforts on high-reliability, safety critical products.

To succeed you will need to be

• Self-driven
• Obsessed with the details
• Comfortable operating in a multidisciplinary R&D environment

You will need to be able to architect an embedded hardware system at the highest levels while digging into the details as an individual contributor.

Day to day responsibilities of the role will include

• Hardware standards and process definition
• Architecture development
• Schematic and board layout implementation including component selection
• Management of internal and external hardware engineering resources

Qualifications

If you feel you would succeed in the role described above, we encourage you to apply regardless of industry or background.

Biofire evaluates candidates based on their fit for this specific role, not a predetermined list of qualifications.

Experience in safety-critical (e.g. aerospace, medical devices, automotive) and/or mass-market (e.g. consumer electronics, automotive) products required for this role.

Location and Benefits

This is a full time, on-site role at our Denver Area Headquarters. We offer fully covered platinum medical benefits, 401(k) with matching and flexible work hours with the ability to work from home when not needed on site.

Eligibility

This role handles information subject to US Export Regulations. Due to these government regulations, applicants must be (a) a citizen of the United States; (b) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (“Green Card” holder); or (c) a person admitted into the United States as an asylee or refugee to be considered for the position.

About Biofire:

Biofire’s mission is to redesign firearms from the ground up for the 21st century, bringing much-needed innovation to a space that has seen little innovation in 50 years. Named the “Tesla of the gun world” by the WSJ, Biofire is enabling radically safer ownership of firearms.

A technological solution that sidesteps the political conversation around guns, Biofire’s Smart GunTM is uniquely able to prevent avoidable and accidental gun deaths. By offering gun owners the option of a Smart GunTM that only they can use, we are empowering them with full control over their firearm so that the next time a child or teenager finds a gun, it will be locked and unusable. This is just the beginning of the improvements we will bring to market by solving the hard problems and rethinking every aspect to create the modern firearm.

Biofire has received international recognition in the WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg, Fast Company and many more for our industry-changing technology. We are backed by expert investors, founders and advisors.