Job Description
A Sr. Hardware Systems Engineer responsible for leading the design, development, and lifecycle management of high-volume hardware products, collaborating across teams to ensure robust, manufacturable, and scalable solutions for connected operations technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute and lead the electrical engineering architecture and design for new products, including component selection and technical execution in areas like power, thermals, RF antenna design, and PCB specifications.
- Manage the full product lifecycle from prototyping, system bring-up, and debugging to validation, certification, and high-volume manufacturing.
- Collaborate with product management and customers to translate system requirements into robust hardware specifications and designs.
- Work with cross-functional teams including Product Design, Firmware, Engineering Program Management, and NPI to resolve integration challenges and optimize technical and schedule tradeoffs.
- Partner with Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) partners to provide technical direction and validation for product quality and timely delivery.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in systems design, encompassing multiple areas such as chipset SoC selection, power optimization, antennas RF, batteries, sensors, and PCB design.
- A strong record of navigating and resolving complex tradeoffs among design performance, manufacturability, cost, and aggressive schedules.
- Experience in shipping high-volume hardware programs, working effectively with ODM JDM partners, with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Experience across a variety of hardware systems, including those leveraging low power design, wireless technologies LTE, BLE, WiFi, GPS, embedded computing, and sensing imaging.
- Expertise in system bring-up and debug, including validation, desense mitigation, and power characterization.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with global cross-functional teams and drive independent work.
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience with certifications and testing involved with industrial and automotive settings, e.g., ISO 16750, AEC-Q100.
- Familiarity with schematic and layout tools such as Altium, Cadence Allegro.
- Experience with design for supply, design for reliability testing, and design for manufacture (DfX) principles.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive total compensation package including base salary, bonus, and equity (RSUs)
Hybrid work schedule with three days in the office and two days remote
Relocation assistance
Health benefits
Flexible working arrangements including remote and flexible hours
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